SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ top leader urged people to love one another no matter their differences during a speech at the NAACP convention. President Russell M. Nelson said Sunday night in Detroit that everyone has a God-given responsibility to help make […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Utah man has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges stemming from the alleged murders of an off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy and a professional Russian snowboarder in June. Thirty-year-old Rhett Nelson was arraigned Monday on charges of killing 50-year-old Deputy Joseph Solano and 31-year-old […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Officials in a southern Utah city are considering whether to preserve a painted image of a Native American and the name “Redmen” on a water tank or allow it to be changed. The Spectrum reports the Cedar City Council reviewed last week two competing resolutions on the […]
ORLANDO, Fla.-Monday, Utah State football junior linebacker David Woodward has been named to the Butkus Award watch list as confirmed by the Butkus Foundation. This award annually honors Division I FBS’ best linebacker and consists of 51 candidates, honoring the number of the legendary Dick Butkus who starred both at […]
INDIANAPOLIS-Monday, University of Utah director of athletics Mark Harlan was appointed to the NCAA Division I football oversight committee per an announcement from the NCAA. Harlan, currently in his second year at the helm of the U of U’s athletic department, joins 12 other members on this committee, which is […]
OKLAHOMA CITY-Monday, three Utah college football standouts were named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list as confirmed by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. This award is annually awarded to the top cornerback in NCAA Division I FBS football. Two Utah Utes made the cut, senior defensive back Julian […]
HENDERSON, Nev.-Wednesday, Utah State football will appear at the Mountain West Conference media day at the Green Valley Ranch of Henderson, Nev. Mountain West schools in the West division will meet with the media Tuesday and Wednesday, the Mountain division schools will address the press. The Aggies will be represented […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, the Pac-12 conference released the weekly matchups and site designations for the league’s 2019-20 men’s basketball season. The University of Utah will commence their conference season January 1-5 by hosting Oregon and Oregon State. From January 8-12, the Utes will visit Colorado and Arizona-Arizona State between January […]
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Two Wyoming residents are trying to end the use of a gas chamber for euthanasia at an animal shelter. The Humane Society of the U.S. says Wyoming is one of just four states where shelters still use gas chambers rather than lethal injection to euthanize […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when a pickup truck rolled off a dirt road into a ravine in a crash that also injured five people. The Standard-Examiner reports that 49-year-old Manuel “Tony” Lopez and 25-year-old Leon Hoang were pronounced dead at the scene in rural Weber County […]
