OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A festival celebrating LGBTQ pride in Ogden is growing fast. The Standard Examiner reports that Ogden Pride Festival has grown from about 500 attendees in the first year to an estimated 7,000 for the 2019 festival, which ended on Saturday. The event featured more than 100 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert is ordering all U.S. and Utah flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the weekend’s two mass shootings. Herbert’s office announced Monday morning that the flag lowering in memory of the victims of shootings in El […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Starter Matt Ball got chased in the third inning as the Bees fell to the Baby Cakes 8-2 at Smith’s Ballpark. Michael Hermosillo homered in defeat. The Bees fell to 49-and-64 and will try to prevent the series sweep at home tonight.
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Albert Rusnák and Jefferson Savarino scored and Kyle Beckerman had two assists to help Real Salt Lake beat New York City FC 3-1 on Saturday night. RSL (10-9-4) is unbeaten in its last four games and has just one loss in its last eight. NYCFC’s clearance […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service wants to reduce designated habitat in Wyoming and Nevada for a ground-dwelling bird. The agency said Friday its plan would target 300 square miles (800 square kilometers) now set aside for sage grouse in Wyoming and Nevada, with nearly all of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Board of Education will form a new task force to examine charter school finances. The board voted Thursday to create the panel to look into charter school spending and how the schools can restructure their finances. The decision comes amid ongoing financial strife […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden says he’ll make a campaign stop in Utah at the end of September. The Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign said Friday in a news release that Biden will be in the ski resort town of Park City, Utah, on Sept. 28. […]
LOGAN, Utah-Thursday, Utah State football commenced its first fall practice of the season which featured 107 Aggies in helmets, practice jerseys and shorts. Head coach Gary Andersen, who returned to Logan after coaching the Aggies from 2009-2012, called Thursday a “positive first day.” Strong showings came from junior safety Cash […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Environmental groups are challenging the U.S. government’s decision to reopen a large swath of southern Utah’s badlands to off-road vehicles. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and two other conservation organizations filed a lawsuit Thursday arguing ATV traffic will harm the endangered plants. The lands had […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Officials say the mayor of a city in northern Utah is being investigated for misusing his city retirement account. The Daily Herald reports the Orem City Council said Thursday in a statement that they are investigating Mayor Richard Brunst on claims he altered dates and made unauthorized withdrawals […]
