FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A new report by Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families says the number of uninsured children in the United States has increased for the first time in nearly a decade. In Florida, the uninsured rate went from 288,000 in 2016 to 325,000 in 2017. South […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A funeral service for a South Salt Lake City Police Department officer killed in the line of duty is scheduled for Wednesday at the Maverik Center in West Valley City. Officer David Romrell was fatally injured Saturday when struck by a car driven by a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man accused of stealing a photo of an early 20th century apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could face other charges involving stolen rare items. The Salt Lake Tribune reports an arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for 29-year-old Kevin Schuwer of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah businessman is challenging Salt Lake City mayor Jackie Biskupski in hopes of becoming the capital’s first ethnic-minority leader. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Democrat David Ibarra made the announcement Tuesday backed by Salt Lake County Attorney Sim Gill and former mayor Rocky Anderson. Ibarra’s father […]
OREM, Utah-Late Wednesday, Utah Valley baseball coach Eric Madsen announced five new signings to his program. This group joins Devin Smith, a 2016 signee currently serving a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints mission, as new members of the class of 2020 to enroll at UVU next fall. These […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Jake Toolson scored 19 points and Conner Toolson scored 18 and Utah Valley beat Division II Western State Colorado 82-59 on Wednesday night. Western State surged to a 16-8 lead when Cole Sienknecht made a 3-pointer. But Utah Valley (5-3) came back with a 12-2 run […]
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Phil Fayne scored 20 points with 10 rebounds and put Illinois State ahead with a pair of free throws with 45 seconds left in overtime as the Redbirds defeated BYU 92-89 on Wednesday night. After Fayne’s free throws, Josh Jefferson was fouled after grabbing a defensive […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Sam Merrill scored 20 points as host Utah State beat Northern Iowa 71-52 on Wednesday night in the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Conference Challenge. The Aggies (6-1) snapped a two-game losing skid and are now 2-2 in their annual contest. Merrill, a junior guard who led all […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donovan Mitchell returned from a two-game absence with 29 points, taking over down the stretch and leading the Utah Jazz to a 101-91 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Mitchell showed no effects from his bruised ribs, scoring 12 points in the final 5:42 […]
Boys Basketball Non-Region DELTA, Utah-Derek Smith amassed 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists as the Delta Rabbits routed Beaver 76-40 in non-region boys basketball action at the Palladium Wednesday. Jager Springer added 15 points and 8 rebounds on 6-10 shooting for the Rabbits, who shot 50 percent from the […]
