The Central Utah Correction Facility in Gunnison is closed to visitors Thursday after reports of an inmate attacking a guard. Corrections officials say the attack happened Wednesday and prompted a lockdown at the prison. No details about the attack have been released, but the guard is expected to recover.
A warning advisory is in place for Yuba Lake due to an algal bloom in the water. The Department of Environmental Quality says the bloom is creating elevated toxic levels near the lake’s north shore. Swimmers are told to stay out of the water in that area and boaters are […]
One man is in police custody after a domestic violence incident in Ephraim early Thursday morning. According to Ephraim City Police Chief, Aaron Broomhead, a women called 911 just before midnight Wednesday night about a domestic violence incident. Officials could hear arguing in the background before the line disconnected. Police […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who survived a mass shooting in Salt Lake City 12 years ago is slowly dying from lead poisoning after a shotgun left 300 pellets in her body, a report said. Carolyn Tuft, 56, has struggled with grief after surviving the 2007 Trolley […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Jazz president Steven Starks has been named the new CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. Company officials said Wednesday the 40-year-old executive will leave the NBA franchise team next week to oversee the company’s car dealerships, sports teams, movie theaters and […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police say panic spread briefly through a Utah mall after a falling sign made a gunshot-like sound, reflecting widespread anxiety after recent back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. The Deseret News reports that no one was hurt and a search found no shooter at Valley […]
BEAVER, Utah- 1:38 pm Kanab concluded the media day presentation. They were represented by head coach Bucky Orton and student-athletes lineman Jace Reidhead, lineman Cade Szymanksi, tailback, receiver/safety Trey Chatterly and wing/safety Kyle Blomquist. Orton said he expects his squad to lead by example and wear the “Kanab Cowboy jersey” […]
(Omaha, NE) — Michael Hermosillo homered twice as the Bees outlasted the Storm Chasers 12-11 in the 10th inning from Omaha. Josh Thole also went deep as Salt Lake ended a four-game losing streak. Jeremy Rhoades earned the win. The series continues tonight in Omaha.
(Sandy, UT) — Real Salt Lake is upgrading the roster via trade. Real acquired infielder Kelyn Rowe from Sporting KC for an international roster slot and 75-thousand dollars in allocation money. Rowe will join the team on Monday. He has two assists in 14 games for Sporting KC this season.
OGDEN, Utah-Wednesday, a pair of Weber State men’s basketball standouts signed pro contracts. Brekkott Chapman has signed with s. Oliver Wurzburg of Bundesliga, a team belonging to Germany’s first-division professional league. Chapman is tied for fifth all-time in school history in blocks with 100 and his 43.1 percent 3-point shooting […]
