JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys for a Utah man who pleaded guilty to murder in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska cruise say he had brain abnormalities that a defense expert deemed consistent with injuries caused by playing contact sports. Attorneys for Kenneth Manzanares say that, along […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 16-year-old Utah boy has been charged as an adult with stabbing a woman to death after she told him to stop using racial slurs. Court documents say Izaak Joseph Vijil was charged Thursday in the death of 34-year-old Melissa Wood in Murray on April […]
PROVO, Utah-Friday, ahead of the region and state track championship meets, the BYU Invitational resumed after a one-year hiatus at Robison Track in Provo. This is a two-day meet that will conclude Saturday May 8. Through Day 1 of competition, Delta’s girls lead with 52 points. Lone Peak’s girls are […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a Utah man who was shot and killed by a police officer are suing the police department for his death. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the family of Bryan Peña-Valencia is claiming that Omar Flores, an officer with the Unified Police Department […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says the state has no plans to renew a mask order for K-12 schools next fall. The decision comes after months of mounting pressure from parents calling for the mandate’s end. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has previously defended his administration’s decision to mandate […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates. Thursday’s ruling came as a bright spot for advocates amid a wave of legislation targeting transgender people around the country. Several states have passed bills banning […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-In news released Thursday, Dixie State senior forward Hunter Schofield was named to the NCAA Division I men’s basketball CoSIDA Academic all- District 8 squad. This consists of NCAA and NAIA Division I schools in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Through all NCAA and NAIA divisions, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jordan Clarkson scored 30 points, Bojan Bogdanovic added 24 and the Utah Jazz routed the San Antonio Spurs 126-94 on Wednesday night. Bogdanovic helped stake the Jazz to an early lead and Clarkson pushed it out of reach. With Atlanta’s 135-103 victory over Phoenix, the […]
3-A Boys Soccer Playoffs Second Round MORGAN, Utah-Jamin Hayward scored twice and the No.1 Morgan Trojans routed No. 17 American Leadership 8-0 Wednesday in the second round of the 3-A state boys soccer playoffs. Tanner Stanley and Braden Howe combined on the shutout for the Trojans. Morgan next hosts No.8 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-San Antonio Spurs (31-33, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (47-18, first in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 7 p.m. MDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio aims to stop its four-game skid with a victory against Utah. The Jazz are 23-12 in conference matchups. […]
