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Month: February 2019

BYU Wins with Opening Day Walk-Off

BYU Wins with Opening Day Walk-Off

MESA, Ariz. – BYU baseball took the Opening Day victory in dramatic fashion, defeating Northwestern 4-3 in 10 innings on Friday at Sloan Park. With runners on first and second and two outs in the bottom of the 10th, sophomore Jackson Cluff hit a hard shot to right-center field that […]

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Utah Baseball Drops Season Opener at Texas State

Utah Baseball Drops Season Opener at Texas State

SAN MARCOS – Utah dropped its season opener to Texas State 8-3 in San Marcos, Texas on Friday, February 15. Erick Migueles led the way at the plate going 2-4 and having an RBI. Dominic Foscalina also had an RBI for the Utes. Utah got to the Bobcats early scoring two runs in the […]

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Mormons up missionary calls home from twice yearly to weekly

Mormons up missionary calls home from twice yearly to weekly

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Parents of Mormon missionaries will be able to hear their children’s voices a lot more often under new rules announced Friday. The proselytizing youngsters can call home every week instead of only twice a year. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in […]

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Support for beefing up hate-crime law could be faltering

Support for beefing up hate-crime law could be faltering

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A proposal to strengthen hate-crimes legislation in Utah could be faltering. Republican Senate President Stuart Adams said Friday it doesn’t yet have broad support in the GOP caucus. State lawmakers say concerns remain about which groups would have protections and whether the measure would be […]

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Mountain lion sighting near school triggers shelter-in-place

Mountain lion sighting near school triggers shelter-in-place

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Salt Lake City area elementary schools are keeping students inside after reports of a mountain lion sighting in a backyard near one of the schools. Jordan School District spokeswoman Sandra Riesgraf said Friday that the cougar was spotted by a resident early Friday morning […]

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2 small earthquakes felt in Salt Lake City area

2 small earthquakes felt in Salt Lake City area

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two earthquakes gauged small in strength shook the Salt Lake City area Friday morning. University of Utah Seismograph Stations put the quakes that occurred shortly after 5 a.m. at magnitude 3.2 and 3.7 and said they were centered on the suburb of Bluffdale and occurred […]

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Utah’s largest health provider changes policy on marijuana

Utah’s largest health provider changes policy on marijuana

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s largest health provider has given its doctors the green light to recommend medical marijuana to patients with qualifying conditions. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Intermountain Healthcare sent out new guidance this week to its network of providers, reversing a previous directive that advised physicians against recommending […]

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Trump administration approves 2 coal mining projects in Utah

Trump administration approves 2 coal mining projects in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday announced the approval of two coal mining projects in southern Utah, including one nestled between two national parks in the state’s red rock region. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the mining projects in a news release Thursday, declaring […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 2/15

Prep Sports Roundup: 2/15

Boys Basketball Region 19 MONTICELLO, Utah-Garrett Chappell and Wyatt Van Orden had 20 points apiece and the Wayne Badgers edged Monticello 67-64 Friday in Region 19 boys basketball action. Lucas Hatch had 17 points for the Buckaroos in the loss. 2-A Girls Play-In Tournament EPHRAIM, Utah-Ashlyn Gatherum posted 9 points and 5 rebounds as […]

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Haws has career-high 35 to lead BYU over USD, 88-82

Haws has career-high 35 to lead BYU over USD, 88-82

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Junior guard TJ Haws scored eight of his career-high 35 points in overtime while Yoeli Childs had five of his 27 in the extra period to lead BYU to an 88-82 victory against San Diego on Thursday night. Childs also had 12 rebounds for BYU (17-10, […]

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