SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and health officials say the state may soon need to implement crisis care protocols as hospitals reach a breaking point amid a record coronavirus surge. Understaffing and a shortage of ICU beds could soon force Utah hospitals to shift to the […]
2-A State Volleyball Tournament Quarterfinals RICHFIELD, Utah-The North Summit Braves overpowered Kanab 3-0 Thursday in the 2-A state volleyball quarterfinals at the Sevier Valley Center. The Braves prevailed 25-21, 25-15 and 25-14 to obtain the straight sets victory. North Summit next faces Duchesne Friday at 12:00 pm in the state […]
Zach Wilson and the 11th-ranked BYU Cougars have a chance to become only the fourth team in school history to start the season 7-0. They face a 2-4 Western Kentucky team at LaVell Edwards Stadium this weekend. The 2001 Cougars team, along with the ’84 and ’79 squads, won their […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in Utah have arrested a man after police accused him of burning two toddlers with hot water. KUTV-TV reported that 24-year-old Austin Woolsey was arrested Tuesday and faces two felony counts of child abuse. The relationship between Woolsey and the children is unclear. Police […]
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah have identified the woman killed in a violent incident at a home south of Salt Lake City, where a child was also injured. KUTV-TV reported Wednesday that the Unified Police Department identified 41-year-old Utahna Halona. Police say two children came out of the […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Chris Wondolowski scored twice and the San Jose Earthquakes beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Wednesday night. San Jose moved into seventh place in the Western Conference, one point behind LAFC and FC Dallas. Real Salt Lake has been shut out in back-to-back games and […]
3-A State Volleyball Championship Match RICHFIELD, Utah-The Union Cougars prevailed 3-1 over Morgan at the Sevier Valley Center Wednesday in the 3-A state volleyball championship match. The Cougars downed the Trojans 20-25, 28-26, 25-16 and 25-20 to win their second consecutive 3-A state title. This is Union’s third all-time state […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal environmental officials have approved a plan by the state of Utah for new pollution controls at the state’s oldest coal-fired power plants. The plan aims to reduce haze near Arches and Canyonlands national parks and other wilderness areas. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’ announced […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will go from two daily printed newspapers to none after both of its major publications cut print days to once a week in moves that could portend more struggles for the country’s newspaper industry. The 170-year-old Deseret News said it will stop […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Burgess Owens is refunding and reallocating illegal campaign donations that went above contribution limits. The New York Times reported Tuesday the former football player challenging first-term Congressman Ben McAdams collected about $135,000 in excess contributions. The news comes shortly after he raised a large […]
