SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – With the game tied at six in the bottom of the eighth, Rykker Tom hit a two-run triple to give the Utes an 8-6 victory over No. 24 BYU at Smith’s Ballpark on Tuesday, April 2. BYU tied the score once in the seventh and then again in […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Alliance of American Football has ended its first season prematurely and told most employees that they will be terminated as of Wednesday. Employees were notified of the decision in a letter from the AAF board on Tuesday afternoon. The board essentially is majority owner Tom […]
Baseball Region 15 RICHFIELD, Utah-Morgan Albrecht pitched four innings and amassed seven strikeouts, earning the win as the Richfield Wildcats downed Manti 7-2 Tuesday in Region 15 baseball action. Albrecht added 2 RBI in the win for Richfield, while Emmitt Hafen added a home run for the Wildcats. Adam Huff had […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A measure strengthening Utah’s hate crimes law is being hailed as historic as Gov. Gary Herbert signs it into law. Herbert said at a signing-ceremony Tuesday the law sends a message that “every individual in our society is worthy of dignity, respect and love.” The […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother faces charges accusing her of drinking alcohol with teenagers and performing lap dances for them during a birthday party at her home. The Deseret News reports that 40-year-old Rhianna Renae Nivens of Harrisville was charged Tuesday with four counts each of dealing in harmful materials […]
MOUNTAIN GREEN, Utah (AP) — Residents in a small Utah town are being advised to boil their drinking water after someone broke into a water storage tank. The Cottonwood Mutual Water Company issued the warning to customers in the Morgan County town of Mountain Green after discovering the breech during […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Public Safety says it arrested nearly 40 people under Utah’s new drunken driving law in its first month. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that 38 people were arrested in January under the state’s DUI law implemented that month. Authorities say the statute […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Officials say 19 students and employees at a Utah high school were treated for respiratory distress after a student released pepper spray. Park City fire information officer Tricia Hazelrigg says police were called to Park City High School about 2 p.m. on Monday. Hazelrigg says […]
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Charges have been dropped against a Colorado man accused of attempting to kill cattle in Utah. The Durango Herald reports that 63-year-old Mark Franklin entered a plea agreement rather than stand trial and face up to six years in jail on a felony charge of “attempted wanton destruction […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Utah rolled out its partial Medicaid expansion Monday, health care advocates said they’re worried the scaled-back version of a voter-approved law will leave thousands of people behind. While they’re glad more people will get coverage, they’re worried about people such as Leonard Bagalwa, a […]
