SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has reinstated the armed robbery conviction of an Ogden 16-year-old who was tried as an adult and sent to prison. The conviction had been thrown out by the Utah Court of Appeals after Cooper Van Huizen, now 21, served his sentence. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker is proposing changes to a full Medicaid expansion passed by voters in November. Republican Sen. Allen Christensen of North Ogden tells The Salt Lake Tribune that the plan needs “guardrails” in place to avoid cost overruns. He says a sales tax increase […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A former Utah State University student accused of sexually assaulting another student has been sentenced to six months in jail. The Herald Journal reports Scott R. Simmons was sentenced to 180 days on Monday after pleading guilty to forcible sexual abuse. The woman told a judge she knew […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Braxton Huggins poured in a career-high 33 points, and with five seconds left nailed a straightaway 3-pointer after shaking a defender and Fresno State pulled out a 78-77 win over Utah State on Wednesday night. Fresno State (12-3, 3-0 Mountain West) had trailed the entire game […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 33 points and seven assists and the Utah Jazz rallied to beat the Orlando Magic 106-93 on Wednesday night. Joe Ingles added 16 points and seven assists, and Rudy Gobert had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Utah improved to 21-21, winning for […]
Boys Basketball Region 18 SALINA, Utah-Nathaniel “Hoss” Houston posted 14 points and Samuel Orton added 13 points and 7 rebounds on 5 of 6 from the field as the Kanab Cowboys outlasted North Sevier 51-45 in Region 18 boys basketball action Wednesday. Tyler Clark added 11 points and 13 boards for the […]
PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU men’s basketball star junior guard Yoeli Childs was named to the mid-season watch lists for the Lute Olson Award and the Lou Henson Award. Both awards are presented by collegeinsider.com. The Olson award, named for the legendary former Arizona, Long Beach State and Iowa head coach, is […]
PORTLAND, Ore.-Saturday, Weber State seeks to shake off the ill effects of an overtime loss to Southern Utah last week by hitting the road at Portland State as Big Sky Conference play ensues. The Wildcats currently find themselves at 9-6 and 3-1 in league play. Weber State comes into Saturday’s […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — Twenty investors who lost money in a Utah coin dealer’s alleged silver Ponzi scheme have sued Zions Bank. The investors are involved in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday, claiming the bank “aided and abetted” and “perpetuated” an alleged Ponzi scheme involving Rust Rare Coin Inc. […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Another member of the Navajo Nation is suing the Mormon church, saying he was abused in a now-defunct program that sent children into foster care for the school year. Unlike similar lawsuits, the complaint filed Tuesday in tribal court doesn’t seek changes to the policies of […]
