SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has pleaded guilty to killing a 15-year-old girl who threatened to tell police he had sex with her. The Deseret News reports 26-year-old Shaun Patrick French pleaded guilty to aggravated murder. French admitted to waiting for 15-year-old Baleigh Bagshaw to return home […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The longest-serving member of the Utah Legislature has been ousted, months after sponsoring a controversial tax-overhaul bill. Republican Sen. Lyle Hillyard of Logan conceded the race to the Deseret News on Wednesday. He had held the seat for nearly 40 years. His opponent, Republican businessman […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Wednesday, Dixie State University officially advanced to Division I, joining the Western Athletic Conference as the Denver-based conference’s eighth full member. This officially occurred January 11, 2019 and upon completion of a four-year reclassification process, Dixie State will be eligible for NCAA Division I postseason competitions in all […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have signed each of their two top draft picks: Utah State quarterback Jordan Love and Boston College running back A.J. Dillon. Green Bay gave the Miami Dolphins a fourth-round draft choice to move up four spots in the first round and […]
A woman was struck by a car while riding her bicycle on June 30 in Monroe. The cyclist was riding along the side of the road when the vehicle came up behind her traveling in the same direction. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis the cyclist, 21 year old […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A university in Utah is considering dropping “Dixie” from its name as another example of the nation’s reexamination of symbols associated with the Confederacy. Dixie State University has faced scrutiny in the past over the name’s association to slavery. It has resisted changing it because […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a man who tried to drive through protesters blocking traffic in Provo during a rally against police brutality. Authorities say Jesse K. Taggart of Salt Lake City was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of attempted […]
SALT LAKE CITY-In a letter released by University of Utah athletics director and head football coach Kyle Whittingham Wednesday, the Utes will retain defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley. Scalley, who is in his 13th season on the Utes’ staff and fifth season as defensive coordinator, came under fire in June after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A retired Utah sheriff’s deputy has died following a small airplane crash that critically injured him and killed another man. KUTV-TV reports Jason Sorensen died Monday as a result of injuries sustained in the accident near Centerville Thursday. Sorensen was a lieutenant with the Davis […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A professor has reversed himself again and resigned from a university in Utah after posting inflammatory tweets about nationwide protests concerning race and police use of force. Weber State University officials said Tuesday that criminal justice professor Scott Senjo has now permanently resigned. He had […]
