LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to indelible character actor in films including “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died. He was 85. Brimley’s manager says the actor died Saturday morning in a Utah hospital. She says he was on dialysis and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah protest over the death of a man who was fatally shot by police has resulted in skirmishes with officers and several people being taken into custody. KSTU-TV reports that Cottonwood Heights Police say officers took eight people into custody and impounded three vehicles […]
SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park rangers are seeking information about vandalism at the park after several blue squares were found painted on the sandstone. A park spokesman said Friday that most of the paint was removed, but park staff often cannot restore vandalized sites to their former condition. […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses Utah State University of unlawfully discriminating against and expelling a student with Down syndrome. The Deseret News reports Emily Arthur was in the Aggies Elevated program which offers students a mix of career exploration and independent living […]
A text message circulating among Pac-12 football players is encouraging them to opt-out of practices and games until they can negotiate protections and benefits related to health and safety, economic rights and the fight against racial injustice. ESPN first reported the possible movement among players at multiple Pac-12 schools and […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 19 points, Chris Paul added 18 and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Utah Jazz 110-94. Steven Adams had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Danilo Gallinari added 15 points for the Thunder. Oklahoma City shot 53 percent from the […]
The Pac-12 has set Sept. 26 as the start of its 10-game conference-only football schedule. The Pac-12 announced three weeks ago it would eliminate non-conference games for its 12 member schools. The new plan adds an additional cross-divisional game to each team’s slate and moves the conference championship game back […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah County Commission will no longer consider a letter requesting that the county health department ask the governor to grant the county exemptions to the statewide public K-12 school mask mandate after a new state order seemingly addressed all concerns. The Daily Herald reported that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says the state has no intention of delaying the November election following President Donald Trump’s suggestion that increased mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic would result in fraud. Herbert characterized postponing the election as “foolish.” Meanwhile, the state hit […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Players and coaches from the New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers knelt alongside one another before the first games of the NBA restart. They were unprecedented images in unprecedented times. Some players raised a fist as the final […]
