PROVO, Utah-Monday, USU-Eastern men’s basketball star Blaze Nield confirmed on his Twitter account that will sign with Brigham Young University. Nield, a 6-1 point guard who averaged 20.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game this season for the Eagles, said he is “beyond blessed” on his Twitter account, […]
PROVO, Utah-Monday, BYU football confirmed the long-anticipated addition of former South Carolina tailback Ty’Son Williams to the program. Williams is a 6-foot 219-pound graduate transfer out of Sumter, S.C. Williams graduated from the University of South Carolina in December 2018 and will have one year of eligibility left to play […]
LOGAN, Utah-This past Saturday, former Utah State and NFL tailback Macarthur Lane passed away at 77. Lane was a two-way star for the Aggies, playing linebacker and running back from 1965-1967. During his junior and senior seasons, Lane had 171 carries for 1,182 yards and eight scores. He averaged 6.9 […]
A Utah man who pleaded guilty to killing a city code enforcement officer and setting her body on fire last year has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. The 65-year-old Kevin Wayne Billings didn’t speak during a hearing Monday in Salt Lake City, but his attorney Nick Falcone […]
SAN DIEGO-Monday, BYU baseball (31-12, 15-6 in West Coast Conference play) visits San Diego State (29-19, 14-9 in Mountain West Conference play). The game has been moved to Tony Gwynn Stadium from Lake Elsinore Stadium because of bad weather that has been forecast in that region. The Cougars are led […]
A new Miss Ephraim was crowned on Saturday night from among a field of nine contestants. Samantha Everitt will represent Ephraim City for the coming year. Samantha is the daughter of Frederic and Muria Everitt. Joining Samantha are first attendant, Dallas Taylor; second attendant, Anna Johnson; and third attendant, Abbie […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is changing wedding rules in hopes of preventing family members who aren’t church members from feeling excluded. The faith said Monday in a news release that couples who get married in civil ceremonies will no longer have […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The city of Provo is ending its urban deer relocation program. The Daily Herald reported Monday that Provo will no longer relocate deer found wandering within city limits in the wake of state officials’ decision to no longer make that an option. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting a West Valley City code-enforcement officer will likely get life in prison. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Kevin Wayne Billings is scheduled to be sentenced Monday morning after pleading guilty in February to aggravated murder, aggravated cruelty to an […]
(El Paso, TX) — The Bees gave up six runs over the final two innings as they fell to the Chihuahuas 6-5 in El Paso. Matt Ramsey allowed the losing run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth. The Bees fell to 10-and-19 and play the finale […]
