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Month: August 2019

Former NBA, ABA coach Tom Nissalke dead at 87

Former NBA, ABA coach Tom Nissalke dead at 87

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tom Nissalke, who won coach of the year honors in the NBA and ABA, has died. He was 87. Nissalke passed away at his home in Salt Lake City on Thursday after facing a “series of health-related problems” in recent years, according to the Deseret News . […]

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Fire in Mt. Pleasant erupts Friday

UPDATE: Fire officials report the fire is out as of 3 p.m. Friday and all evacuations are lifted. — Fire officials from several agencies are working to contain a wildfire in Sanpete County East of Mount Pleasant. The Parleys fire is located near Parleys Pond. It is believed to be […]

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Weber State Football Receives New Locker Room

Weber State Football Receives New Locker Room

OGDEN, Utah-Late Thursday, Weber State football announced the completion of its new locker room for the upcoming season. The locker room, which is a portion of the Barbara and Rory Youngberg Football Center at the north end of Stewart Stadium, features 120 state-of-the-art lockers, a newly-expanded football equipment room and […]

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Utah city outlaws feeding wild deer, elk or moose

Utah city outlaws feeding wild deer, elk or moose

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — A city in Utah has banned residents from feeding wild deer, elk or moose. The Pleasant Grove City Council enacted the ordinance Tuesday as part of an effort aimed at reducing the deer population. City officials say urban deer have increasingly become a nuisance, damaging […]

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Teacher shortage, protests complicate educator pay dynamics

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Across the country, teachers and school districts alike are grappling with the latest political and economic realities of educator pay. The dynamics have been complicated by both the recent national teacher protest movement that’s emboldened the workforce to demand higher salaries and better conditions, and […]

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Pence calls for a Mexico, Canada trade deal vote

Pence calls for a Mexico, Canada trade deal vote

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Utah as the next stop on a trip to promote the Trump administration’s trade deal with Mexico and Canada. Officials announced Pence will tour the offices of disposable medical devices maker Merit Medical in a Salt Lake City suburb […]

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Overstock CEO resigns after ‘Deep State’ comments roil stock

Overstock CEO resigns after ‘Deep State’ comments roil stock

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The CEO of Overstock.com has resigned, saying he’d become “far too controversial” to helm the e-commerce company known for selling discounted sofas and jewelry. Patrick Byrne’s resignation Thursday came after the company issued an bizarre statement last week in which the former CEO referred to the […]

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I-15 back open as wildfire continues in Beaver County

I-15 back open as wildfire continues in Beaver County

Fire officials are gaining some containment on a wildfire burning in Beaver County. According to Utah Fire Info, the Mile Marker 122 fire has burned 1000 acres as of Thursday night, but crews have gained 25 percent containment. UDOT officials had closed both directions of traffic on I-15 Thursday afternoon, […]

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APNewsBreak: US government issues final Utah monument plan

APNewsBreak: US government issues final Utah monument plan

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. government’s final management plan for lands in and around a Utah national monument that President Donald Trump downsized doesn’t include many new protections for the cliffs, canyons, waterfalls and arches found there, but it does include a few more safeguards than were in […]

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Bees Take Down Aces

Bees Take Down Aces

(Reno, NV) — Kaleb Cowart and Jo Adell each drove in two runs as the Bees took down the Aces 5-3 in Reno. Nick Tropeano gave up just two runs over five innings to get the win. The Bees improved to 55-and-73 on the season. The teams will meet again […]

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