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Month: December 2019

Prison speech club helps inmates work at rebuilding lives

Prison speech club helps inmates work at rebuilding lives

Inmates in Utah are learning to tell their stories through a speech club that builds communication skills to help navigate life after release and teach others to avoid their mistakes. The Salt Lake Tribune reports about 50 men are part of the New Visions Speech club, which serves a facility […]

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Judge dismisses ex-Utah attorney general’s $80M lawsuit

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the former Utah attorney general’s $80 million civil rights lawsuit finding those who investigated and charged him with public corruption six years ago cannot be sued for doing their jobs. The 62-year-old former legal advisor says he has not decided […]

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Man convicted of sex crimes for posing as medical researcher

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Provo man has been convicted of sex crimes after he falsely claimed to be a medical professional conducting anatomy research on women. A jury convicted 36-year-old Borzin Mottaghian on Friday of object rape, sexual battery and attempted sexual battery. His defense attorney argued that what happened […]

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Marine killed in WWII combat in Pacific reburied in Utah

Marine killed in WWII combat in Pacific reburied in Utah

BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — A U.S. Marine killed on a Pacific island during World War II has been reburied in Utah. Decades after Pfc. Robert James Hatch of Woods Cross was killed in 1943, searchers found his remains and others in a previously unrecorded burial trench on Betio in the […]

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First group of Chinese immersion students enter high school

First group of Chinese immersion students enter high school

OREM, Utah (AP) — The first class of Chinese dual immersion students in the Alpine School District are entering high school and fresh off a recent trip to China where they were able to try out the language skills. The Daily Herald in Provo reports that the students learned Chinese […]

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Snowboarder caught in Utah avalanche dies

Snowboarder caught in Utah avalanche dies

The Utah Avalanche Center says a 45-year-old snowboarder was killed Sunday after he was caught in an avalanche that he unintentionally triggered and was buried. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the male snowboarder left Canyons Village in Park City via a back-country exit gate at the top of the […]

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Dixie State Men’s Basketball Stays Undefeated With Win at Colorado State-Pueblo

Dixie State Men’s Basketball Stays Undefeated With Win at Colorado State-Pueblo

PUEBLO, Colo.-Hunter Schofield’s 28 points and 9 rebounds led the Dixie State Trailblazers to an 81-69 win over Colorado State-Pueblo Saturday at Massari Arena in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men’s basketball action. The 10-0 (5-0 in RMAC play) Trailblazers broke open a close game with a 44-31 second-half run to […]

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Bowling, McCree lead N. Arizona over Utah Valley 79-73

Bowling, McCree lead N. Arizona over Utah Valley 79-73

OREM, Utah (AP) — Chris Bowling had 16 points to lead five Northern Arizona players in double figures as the Lumberjacks topped Utah Valley 79-73 on Saturday night. Ted McCree added 13 points for the Lumberjacks, Cameron Shelton chipped in 12 and Nik Mains and Brooks DeBisschop scored 10 apiece. […]

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Childs, Barcello help BYU beat Utah St. at Beehive Classic

Childs, Barcello help BYU beat Utah St. at Beehive Classic

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Yoeli Childs had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Alex Barcello scored five of his seven points in the final two minutes, and BYU held on for a 68-64 win over Utah State on Saturday night at the Beehive Classic. It was Childs’ third consecutive double-double. […]

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Knight leads S. Utah to 62-61 win over UC Santa Barbara

Knight leads S. Utah to 62-61 win over UC Santa Barbara

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — John Knight III completed a three-point play in the final minute to give Southern Utah enough cushion to hold off UC Santa Barbara 62-61 on Saturday afternoon. With the score tied at 58-58, Dwayne Morgan collected a steal and fed Knight for a fast-break basket […]

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