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Month: November 2020

3.6 earthquake reported off the coast of Massachusetts

3.6 earthquake reported off the coast of Massachusetts

Petrovich9/iStockBY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS (BOSTON) — An earthquake struck Sunday off the coast of Massachusetts, jolting residents throughout New England, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale struck at 9:10 a.m. in the Atlantic Ocean about 8 miles off the coast of […]

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Legendary ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek dead at 80

Legendary ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek dead at 80

Amanda Edwards/Getty ImagesBY: JUSTIN DOOM AND TROY MCMULLEN, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Alex Trebek, the quick-witted and debonair television host who won over generations of fans at the helm of the popular quiz show “Jeopardy!,” has died after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Trebek died […]

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Tropical Storm Eta making landfall in Cuba, heads toward southern Florida

Tropical Storm Eta making landfall in Cuba, heads toward southern Florida

ABC NewsBY: DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Eta made landfall early Sunday morning along the south central coast of Cuba with winds of 65 mph. The last named storm to make landfall in Cuba during November was Paloma in 2008. The storm is about 235 miles […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 11/7

Prep Sports Roundup: 11/7

Football  2-A State Semifinals CEDAR CITY, Utah-EJ Allred ran for 105 yards and a pair of scores on 11 carries as the Beaver Beavers clobbered Enterprise 40-13 Saturday in the 2-A state semifinals at Eccles Coliseum. Treyson Hunter (4-7, 70 yards, 2 TD’s) threw scoring passes to Statler Wright (37 […]

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Chris Detrick  |  The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah State head coach Gary Andersen celebrates with Utah State Aggies defensive lineman Havea Lasike (57) after winning the game at Romney Stadium Saturday November 26, 2011. Utah State defeated Nevada 21-17 and will be bowl-eligible for the first time since 1997.

Utah State, coach Andersen part ways after 0-3 start

Utah State and football coach Gary Andersen are parting ways after a 0-3 start to the season for the Aggies. Andersen was in Year 2 of his second stint as Utah State coach. He went 26-24 at Utah State from 2009-12, leaving after an 11-2 season to take over at […]

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No. 9 BYU routs No. 21 Boise State 51-17 to remain unbeaten

No. 9 BYU routs No. 21 Boise State 51-17 to remain unbeaten

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Zach Wilson threw for 359 yards and two touchdowns and Tyler Allgeier rushed for 123 yards and a pair of scores as No. 9 BYU routed No. 21 Boise State 51-17. BYU (8-0), which beat Boise State on the road for the first time in six […]

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Utah teachers call for remote learning as virus cases surge

Utah teachers call for remote learning as virus cases surge

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s largest teachers union has called for the governor to move all public secondary schools in high coronavirus transmission areas to remote learning. On Friday, the Utah Education Association also called for Republican Gov. Gary Herbert to suspend all extracurricular activities that can’t comply with […]

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Utah public school enrollment falls for 1st time since 2000

Utah public school enrollment falls for 1st time since 2000

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state Board of Education says enrollment in Utah public schools has declined for the first time since 2000. The agency counted 665,306 public school students in the state, down 0.23% from 2019. Kindergarten enrollment fell statewide by almost 1,457 students, an almost 4% decline. […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 11/6

Prep Sports Roundup: 11/6

3-A Football Semifinals CEDAR CITY, Utah-Trey Lund had 19 carries for 103 yards and a touchdown and the Juab Wasps overcame a spirited effort from Delta to vanquish their Region 14 opponents with a 20-12 victory Friday at Eccles Coliseum on the campus of Southern Utah University in the 3-A […]

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Utah’s attorney general takes time off to aid Trump campaign

Utah’s attorney general takes time off to aid Trump campaign

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s newly reelected attorney general says he is taking personal leave time to help support President Donald Trump’s legal challenges to election procedures. Trump has claimed without evidence that the vote is unfair and rigged. Republican Attorney General Sean Reyes says he’ll be helping support […]

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