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Year: 2018

Utah man sentenced in Arizona for 2016 kidnapping, killing

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has been sentenced to 46 years in prison in Arizona for the kidnapping and killing of David Heisler. The Spectrum reports 57-year-old Francis Lee McCard was sentenced Thursday in a courtroom in Kingman, Arizona, after pleading guilty to charges of murder and kidnapping. According […]

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Jazz-Rockets Game 3: What you need to know

ROCKETS AT JAZZ Series tied 1-1. Game 3, 8:30 p.m. MDT, ESPN. NEED TO KNOW: Adversity, meet the Rockets. A team that had winning streaks of 11, 14 and 17 games in the regular season has now ceded home-court advantage to the Jazz. It’s not panic time for the NBA’s No. 1 […]

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US Rep Rob Bishop says he supports statehood for Puerto Rico

US Rep Rob Bishop says he supports statehood for Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Another Republican official has declared his support for granting Puerto Rico statehood. U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah said Friday that it’s important to rebuild the U.S. territory that was devastated by Hurricane Maria. He also said he will hold an oversight hearing to […]

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Activists charged with stealing turkey from Utah plant

Activists charged with stealing turkey from Utah plant

MORONI, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities have charged six members of a California-based animal rights group with felonies, accusing the activists of breaking into a plant and stealing a turkey. Sanpete County prosecutors filed felony charges Wednesday of burglary and poultry theft against the members of Direct Action Everywhere. According […]

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Medicaid expansion hits threshold to appear on Utah ballot

Medicaid expansion hits threshold to appear on Utah ballot

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah elections data shows backers of Medicaid expansion there have gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot. Organizer RyLee Curtis said Friday her group is going to the voters after years of unsuccessfully pushing state lawmakers to cover thousands of the state’s poor. Similar […]

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Bees Split Doubleheader With Grizzlies

Bees Split Doubleheader With Grizzlies

(Salt Lake City, UT)  —  The Bees are 17-and-11 after splitting a doubleheader with the Fresno Grizzlies last night at Smith’s Ballpark. Ivan Pineyro was charged with the loss in a 7-5 defeat to start the day. Chris Carter ripped a two-run homer in the nightcap as the Bees won […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 5/3

Prep Sports Roundup: 5/3

Boys Soccer 3-A Playoffs MANTI, Utah-Gage Decker and Matt Carr each scored as the Maeser Lions doubled up Manti 2-1 Thursday in the first round of the 3-A state playoffs. Christian Gordon scored in defeat for the Templars. Maeser next faces Judge Saturday at 1:00 pm in the 3-A state […]

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Op-Ed: The inherent risk of sport specialization

Op-Ed: The inherent risk of sport specialization

By Bob Gardner, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Rob Cuff, Executive Director of the Utah High School Activities Association. One of the responsibilities that parents take most seriously is protecting their children from injury, whether it is buckling seat belts in a car […]

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Pac-12 reports revenues topping $500 million for first time

Pac-12 reports revenues topping $500 million for first time

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Pac-12 Conference reported revenues of $509 million for the 2016-17 financial year, surpassing $500 million for the first time. The conference announced Thursday at its spring meetings that it distributed $371 million to its 12 schools, an increase of 8 percent from the previous year. […]

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Walk-off hit nips Cougars again in Golden State, 2-1

Walk-off hit nips Cougars again in Golden State, 2-1

MORAGA, Calif. (May 3, 2018)—Another frustrating walk-off hit led to a 2-1 defeat of BYU baseball on Thursday as it fell to Saint Mary’s College in a pitchers’ duel. Gael pinch hitter Ryan Novis singled to centerfield with two aboard in the ninth inning to break a 1-1 deadlock. Last Tuesday, the […]

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