PROVO, Utah-BYU cornerback Isaiah Herron has entered the transfer portal per numerous reports Thursday. Herron, a 6-1 175-pound defensive back, has two seasons of eligibility remaining as he completed his sophomore season with the Cougars in 2019. Herron starred at Arbor View High School of Las Vegas before coming to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New figures show unemployment claims in Utah are settling into levels that are much lower than the pandemic peak in early April but remain historically high. Nearly 4,900 people requested unemployment assistance in the week ending June 13. That was the fourth consecutive week the […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A professor has reversed his decision to resign from a university in Utah after being criticized for tweets about nationwide protests over race and police use of force. The Standard-Examiner reported Weber State University confirmed in an email that criminal justice professor Scott Senjo rescinded his […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state leaders say that updated plans intended to help drive economic recovery won’t compromise the health of residents even though the state is experiencing a multi-week rise in cases. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, said Wednesday the increase in cases was somewhat expected […]
EPHRAIM, Utah-Wednesday, Snow College men’s basketball signed 7-foot center Levi Dunne, formerly of American Fork High School. Dunne checks in at 200 pounds and has previous experience with the Cavemen as both a center and power forward. Here is the Badgers’ official statement on the matter, via their Instagram page: […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — The Big Sky Conference says it will give its schools a day off from required athletic activities on election day in November. The conference’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee recommended making Nov. 3 a day off from athletic activity. The committee is made up of two athletes from […]
According to a statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints posted on June 17, Elder Jeffery R. Holland has been admitted to the hospital after several days of illness. Elder Holland is a member of the LDS church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. According to Eric […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The four Republicans in the race for Utah governor clashed Tuesday over the response to a police-brutality protest that included the burning of a police car. The Deseret News reports that former House Speaker Greg Hughes said the National Guard should have been called in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say an explosion under the car of a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives was caused by a vehicular malfunction and not an explosive device. Democrat Robert Burch told police a small explosion happened as the car was backed out of his family’s […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah health and water quality officials will temporarily stop monitoring a lake for toxic algal blooms as a result of state funding uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Daily Herald reports the state Division of Water Quality and Utah County Health Department will postpone the […]
