Salt Lake City leaders have called for immediate pedestrian safety improvements after three men were fatally struck while trying to cross the street near a new homeless resource center. Police say four crashes including three deaths have occurred in the area since the November opening of the 300-bed men’s resource […]
Law enforcement officials say Utah’s tougher standard for drunken driving did not produce a significant increase in the number of DUI arrests in 2019. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the Utah Highway Patrol estimates the number of drunken driving arrests in 2019 remained about the same as the previous year. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Women are expected to run for office in high numbers in 2020, but many of them face financial hurdles paying for child care while they campaign. Candidates for federal office can tap their campaign accounts to pay for it, but it’s a patchwork at the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials are warning people against keeping wild animals as pets after a 5-year-old boy from Uintah County was badly scratched by his family’s pet raccoon. The Deseret News reports Thursday that the boy had to undergo surgery as a result of the scratches he […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state director for a federal agency that manages land accounting for about two-fifths of the state of Utah is retiring. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s state office for Utah announced that State Director Edwin Roberson would retire Friday from a post he has […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The son of television producer Jenji Kohan, who created the series “Örange Is the New Black,” died in a New Year’s Eve ski accident in Utah. Authorities said Thursday that 20-year-old Charlie Noxon was pronounced dead after hitting a sign Tuesday on an intermediate-level trail […]
Boys Basketball Region 20 BICKNELL, Utah-Schade Torgerson posted 18 points and Bridger Brian added 16 more as the Wayne Badgers smacked Diamond Ranch 58-43 Thursday in Region 20 boys basketball action. Ben Killebrew’s 12 points led the Diamondbacks in the loss. JUNCTION, Utah-Quade Gleave’s 20 points led the way as […]
Casdon Jardine and Brandon Averette scored 18 points apiece as Utah Valley romped past Chicago State 94-73. Isaiah White added 16 points for the Wolverines. Xavier Johnson led the Cougars with 20 points.
Jared Samuelson tossed in 21 points and Sayeed Pridgett scored on back-to-back layups late to lift Montana to a 60-58 victory over Southern Utah. Samuelson knocked down 9 of 14 shots from the floor for the Grizzlies (7-7, 3-0 Big Sky Conference), who shot just 41% from the floor (24 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Timmy Allen scored 25 points and collected 10 rebounds to lead Utah to an 81-69 victory over Oregon State in the Pac-12 opener for both teams on Thursday night. Both Gach added 17 points while Rylan Jones scored 14 points and dished out five assists […]
