LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jake Toolson scored 19 points, Connor Toolson added 18 and only missed one free throw between them as second-seeded Utah Valley scored 21 points at the line, defeating No. 7 seed Cal State Bakersfield 81-74 in a Western Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday. Utah Valley […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Andre Spight scored 25 points, Jonah Radebaugh added 20 and fifth-seeded Northern Colorado raced past fourth-seeded Weber State 80-55 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big Conference Tournament. Spight had three 3-pointers and a 3-point play, scoring the last 12 points of a 14-0 run […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a teenage girl killed in a massacre at her Florida high school says Utah lawmakers’ move to designate a month of kindness will help keep survivors’ vow that the shooting in Parkland will be different. Ryan Petty said Thursday that avoiding political […]
One man is now in jail after hiding from police overnight in Monroe. The Sheriff’s office responded to a call Wednesday evening after the man told someone else that he had been beat-up. As the deputies were talking to him, the man ran. Police were finally able to catch up […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — About 200 people rallied inside Utah’s Capitol building Thursday to celebrate International Women’s Day and hear a performance from the indie band Lucius. The event put on by Salt Lake City radio station KRCL coincided with the final day of the state Legislature’s 2018 session. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers are using their last two days of the legislative session to finalize a $16.7 billion budget plan that includes $10 million to help tackle homelessness and $8.5 million to get the state’s Winter Olympics facilities ready for another bid for the games. Surplus […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker’s proposal to rename a scenic highway after President Donald Trump has reached the end of the road. Republican Rep. Mike Noel said Wednesday that he believes he had enough votes to pass the bill through Utah’s GOP-dominated Legislature but he was worn […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has banned executive branch employees from lobbying on legislative issues after lawmakers discussed a proposal to do the same thing. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Herbert signed the executive order on Monday, which applies to Utah’s executive branch, including colleges and […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The president of the Navajo Nation says a proposal that would have renamed a Utah highway after Donald Trump was insulting. Navajo President Russell Begaye says naming the highway that connects national parks such as Zion, Arches and Bryce Canyon after President Trump would have […]
DALLAS (AP) — The NBA says it is reviewing a 2011 allegation of sexual assault against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the decision by prosecutors not to pursue the case. League spokesman Mike Bass said Wednesday the NBA was looking into the matter after a weekly alternative newspaper in […]
