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Month: December 2021

Utah Colleges Report High Vaccination Rates Among Students

Utah Colleges Report High Vaccination Rates Among Students

(Undated) — Utah colleges say a majority of their students are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Eight Utah colleges are reporting a vaccination rate of 60-percent or higher, according to KSTU-TV. Westminster College is reporting the highest vaccination rate in the state at 93-percent, while Dixie State is at the bottom […]

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Earthquake Recorded Near Zion National Park

Earthquake Recorded Near Zion National Park

(Springdale, UT) — Utah seismologists say an earthquake detected near Zion National Park is the largest recorded in the area in nearly 60 years. The quake happened around 3:30 yesterday afternoon and was centered about five miles east of the park. Scientists said the earthquake had a magnitude of three-point-six, […]

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Utah Joins Lawsuit Against Biden Mask, Vaccine Mandate

Utah Joins Lawsuit Against Biden Mask, Vaccine Mandate

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is joining a lawsuit with 23 other states against the Biden administration’s mask and vaccine mandate for Head Start programs. Reyes says the mandate will result in job loss for teachers against the COVID-19 vaccine and says “forcing masks on […]

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Sen. Romney Calls For Bipartisan Approach To Keep Child Tax Credit

Sen. Romney Calls For Bipartisan Approach To Keep Child Tax Credit

(Washington, DC) – Republican Senator Mitt Romney is pushing Congress to pass a bipartisan bill to keep the Child Tax Credit in place. On Twitter, Senator Romney said that Republicans and Democrats need to work on a long-term policy to reduce child poverty now that the Build Back Better plan […]

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Mormon billionaire leaves faith, rebukes LGBTQ rights stance

Mormon billionaire leaves faith, rebukes LGBTQ rights stance

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An advertising-technology billionaire has formally resigned his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and rebuked the faith over social issues and LGBTQ rights in an unusual public move. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Jeff T. Green has pledged to donate 90% […]

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Darthard, Aimaq lead Utah Valley past Washington 68-52

Darthard, Aimaq lead Utah Valley past Washington 68-52

SEATTLE (AP) — Le’Tre Darthard scored 16 points, Fardaws Aimaq added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Utah Valley shut down Washington 68-52. Darthard hit two 3-pointers early in the second half to start a 15-4 run that gave the Wolverines a 54-39 lead with 7:49 remaining. The Huskies drew […]

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Bean scores 29 to lift Utah St. past Portland St. 81-62

Bean scores 29 to lift Utah St. past Portland St. 81-62

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Justin Bean had 29 points and 12 rebounds as Utah State defeated Portland State 81-62. James Jean-Marie led the Vikings with 13 points.

Utah grinds out 55-50 win over Fresno State

Utah grinds out 55-50 win over Fresno State

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Marco Anthony scored 11 points and Lahat Thioune scored 10 and Utah beat Fresno State 55-50. Riley Battin’s 3-pointer with 5:20 left gave Utah a 46-45 lead and the Utes led the rest of the way as Fresno State went scoreless for close to the […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 12/21

Prep Sports Roundup: 12/21

Boys Basketball Non-Region MANTI, Utah-The Manti Templars used a 16-2 4th Quarter run to outlast the Millard Eagles 53-52 Tuesday in non-region boys basketball action. Reggie Frischknecht posted 21 points and 9 rebounds on 8-11 from the field in the win for the Templars as they improved to 5-5 on […]

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University of Utah investigates racist incident reports

University of Utah investigates racist incident reports

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah says its racist-incident team is investigating separate reports of men dressed like the KKK in dorms and excrement smeared on a door of a Black student’s room. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the incidents were reported in the fall but drew […]

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