HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say a Hawaii man tormented a Utah family for over a year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services, including plumbers and prostitutes. Loren Okamura is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday in Honolulu, where he was arrested. Authorities say […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is set to become the 19th state to ban the discredited practice of conversion therapy after state officials came up with a proposal that has the support of the influential Church of a Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert announced Tuesday […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities have arrested youth treatment facility employee after deputies say he allegedly allowed residents to choke each other as part of a game. Authorities say 20-year-old Tuakimoana Leota was charged Tuesday with two counts of felony child abuse. Prosecutors say Sanpete County sheriff’s deputies […]
ESTERO, Fla.-Wednesday morning, for a 9:00 am tip-off, Weber State and Northeastern meet for 7th place at the Gulf Coast Showcase. The Wildcats have suffered defeats in this tournament against Wright State (57-72) Monday and Murray State (68-69) Tuesday. Under head coach Randy Rahe (267-157, .630) in his 14th season […]
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — David McCormack scored 16 points, Ochai Agbaji added 14 and No. 4 Kansas turned a huge second half into a trip to the Maui Invitational title game with a 71-56 victory over Brigham Young on Tuesday night. The Jayhawks (5-1) dominated inside against the smaller Cougars […]
EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Damian Chong Qui scored a career best 18 points and drove for a layup with 12 seconds remaining as Mount St. Mary’s narrowly beat Utah Valley 64-61 on Tuesday night. Jalen Gibbs added 15 points for Mount St. Mary’s (2-5), which snapped its four-game losing streak. […]
Boys Basketball Non-Region RICHFIELD, Utah-Emmitt Hinck amassed 22 points on 8-11 from the field and 3-5 behind the arc as the Richfield Wildcats hammered Juab 71-42 Tuesday in non-region boys basketball action. This was the first game of the season for either team. The Wildcats also shot 93.8 percent (15-16) […]
FARMINGTON, Utah-Tuesday, the various all-Big Sky Conference teams were announced by the league office, with Southern Utah and Weber State each healthily represented on the rosters. The offensive player of the year was Sacramento State quarterback Kevin Thomson who completes 61.5 percent of his passes for 2,910 yards, 25 TD’s […]
LAHAINA, Hawaii-After a 78-63 win over UCLA Monday evening, BYU men’s basketball (4-2) has advanced to the semifinals of the Maui Invitational against legendary power Kansas (4-1) of the Big 12 Conference. First-year BYU head coach Mark Pope (4-2, .667 at BYU, 81-58, .583 as a collegiate head coach) has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. prosecutors have arrested a Hawaii man they accuse of sending hundreds of unwanted service providers to a Utah home, including plumbers and prostitutes. Court documents show that 44-year-old Loren Okamura was arrested Friday in Hawaii after he was indicted last month on charges of […]
