OREM, Utah-Saturday, the Utah Valley men’s and women’s basketball teams confirmed their games slated for March 7 have been canceled because of travel concerns related to COVID-19 or coronavirus. The Wolverines’ men’s squad would have hosted Chicago State Saturday at the UCCU Center but the Cougars, citing concerns with coronavirus, […]
Almost three years after her death, Kammy Mae Edmunds killer is going to prison. Anthony Jeffrey Christensen pleaded guilty to her murder in January, and Wednesday, following impassioned statements by Kammy’s family, he was sentenced to five years to life on the first-degree murder charge, and 1 to 15 years […]
EPHRAIM, Utah-The Snow College Badgerettes will host their annual showcase on Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. in the Horne Activity Center. The public is invited to attend. Admission is just $5 for the general public, and $3 with a student ID. The Badgerettes are a precision dance team that focuses […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University in Utah says “same-sex romantic behavior” isn’t allowed on campus even under recent changes to its strict code of conduct. The revision dropped a section that banned any behavior reflecting “homosexual feelings.” The university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day […]
Utah Highway Patrol received a call around 1:00 a.m. on Mar. 4 about a semi truck fire on westbound I-70 near mile marker 51 between Richfield and Salina. Upon arrival it was discovered that it was the trucks trailer that was on fire. Fortunately the driver was able to detach […]
Republican lawmakers may have reached a compromise with Utah educational groups on a possible change in the way the state funds public education. According to UtahPolicy.com the lawmakers’ plan would move programs for the disabled and children from the General Fund to the Education Fund, freeing up about $600 million […]
Wayne county has declared itself as a Second Amendment Sanctuary. Wayne county Commissioners passed an ordinance declaring that the enforcement of any new gun control measures passed by the federal or the state government will be prohibited. It also prohibits the use of any public funds to restrict the rights […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Amid apprehension about a possible outbreak of coronavirus, Utah lawmakers are distancing themselves from a political mainstay of handshaking while a major business conference scheduled for mid-March with Michelle Obama speaking has been canceled. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that signs posted around the capitol on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is poised to study the disproportionate violence inflicted against Native American women and girls after the Utah Legislature voted to create a task force. The Deseret News reports indigenous communities gathered at the Utah Capitol to celebrate Tuesday after the proposal passed the Senate […]
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A June 15 trial start has been scheduled for a Utah truck driver accused in the Nebraska crash death of a Wisconsin woman. Court records say Peterson Black, of Taylorsville, Utah, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol. The […]
