SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teacher put on administrative leave for making a 9-year-old Catholic student wash off the Ash Wednesday cross from his forehead is apologizing. Fourth-grade teacher Moana Patterson said Monday that she hopes everyone can move forward and build understanding together. Patterson was surrounded by […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A major Southern California water agency is positioning itself to shoulder the state’s entire water contribution under a plan to preserve a key river in the U.S. West that serves 40 million people. The Metropolitan Water District board is voting Tuesday on a proposal to essentially write […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A legislative proposal inspired by the shooting death of a University of Utah student that would have held gun owners civilly liable if they lend out a firearm used in a crime has hit another roadblock. The house judiciary committee voted unanimously Monday not to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah postal worker is accused of keeping hundreds of parcels for himself. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Monday that 34-year-old Hector Armando Cortes was arrested late last week for investigation of felony mail theft. The U.S. Postal Service and law enforcement spent seven […]
(Provo, UT) — BYU guard Jahshire Hardnett is leaving the program. Hardnett has announced plans to leave as a graduate transfer from the program. Hardnett averaged 9.7 points per game for BYU this season and is set to graduate in April. He was limited to just 20 games this season […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 24 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 98-89 on Monday night to sweep the season series. Westbrook appeared to argue with fans of the Jazz, who knocked the […]
SAN FRANCISCO – In a vote of the 12 Conference coaches, Utah’s Donnie Tillman was named the 2018-19 Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today. Tillman has come off the bench in 13-of-18 Conference games and 16-of-30 games overall, providing 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in nearly 27 […]
PROVO – Utah baseball won its third game in a row 10-6 over the Niagara Purple Eagles on Monday, March 11. After a weekend of battling bad weather, the Utes and Purple Eagles finally squared off down in Provo, Utah at Miller Park on BYU’s campus. Utah scored at least one […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bill that calls for Utah’s required, semester-long high school financial and economic literacy course to include units on socialism and communism has won final passage in the state Senate. The Deseret News reports the bill passed Friday after its Senate floor sponsor, Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bill that would create a commission to review and recommend designs for a new state flag passed the Utah House. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the House voted 46-26 on Friday to approve the commission. The bill now goes to the Senate for […]
