SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state lawmaker plans to again propose legislation that would add oversight of amusement parks in Utah, one of only six states where an agency isn’t assigned to keep tabs on the parks. Republican state Rep. Val Potter sponsored a bill last year that would […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — A Layton city councilman has been named the city’s mayor a year after his drunken-driving arrest made headlines. The Standard-Examiner reports Scott Freitag was selected over four other candidates on Tuesday to replace Layton mayor Bob Stevenson, who stepped down to take a county commission seat. Freitag was […]
Weather Alert Avalanche Warning issued January 17 at 6:23AM MST by NWS Saltlake THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER. THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING. * TIMING…THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THE MLK […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Diogo Brito scored 23 points with six assists and five rebounds and Utah State defeated San Jose State 81-63 on Wednesday night. Brito, a junior from Portugal, averages 5.6 points per game and had a previous career high of 16 points against Weber State last […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the Utah Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 129-109 on Wednesday night for their first five-game winning streak of the season. Mitchell, coming off Western Conference player of the week honors, has averaged 30.3 points over his last six games. […]
Boys Basketball Region 15 RICHFIELD, Utah-Emmitt Hafen amassed 23 points and 5 rebounds on 6 of 8 from the field and 5 of 7 behind the arc as the Richfield Wildcats won their ninth straight game, routing North Sanpete 72-46 in Region 15 boys basketball action Wednesday. Hafen also made all six […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A committee of students, teachers and tribal members is recommending a southern Utah high school get rid of its “Redmen” mascot that is offensive to Native Americans and others. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that the committee voted 17-7 on Tuesday night to change Cedar […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams is rescheduling town hall meetings because Congress is expected cancel its typical Martin Luther King Day holiday break as the government shutdown drags on. The Deseret News reports McAdams said in a statement Wednesday that he hopes the new times are not too […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A recent audit says the state is illegally sharing personal data from drivers’ licenses. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the audit, released Tuesday by the office of State Auditor John Dougall, says the Utah Driver License Division is sharing data such as Social Security numbers, birthdates, physical […]
OGDEN, Utah-Thursday, Weber State men’s basketball continues its Big Sky season by hosting Idaho State at the Dee Events Center. The Wildcats are 10-6 and 4-1 in conference play and coming off a 95-88 win last Saturday at Portland State. Weber State will follow up this home game by hosting […]
