(Salt Lake City, UT) — Newly released data from the FBI is revealing that Utah saw a surge in violent crimes last year. The data shows that the state’s homicide rate in 2020 was 24-percent above the ten-year average. Experts with Weber State University say the pandemic may be a […]
LOGAN, Utah-Utah State senior wide receiver Deven Thompkins was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List Wednesday per a statement from the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation Inc. The 5-8 155-pound Thompkins leads the Mountain West Conference and is third nationally with 514 receiving yards, giving him 128.5 yards per game. […]
Volleyball Region 12 CASTLE DALE, Utah-The Emery Spartans stymied Richfield 3-0 Tuesday in Region 12 volleyball play. The Spartans gashed the Wildcats 25-14, 25-16, 25-23 for the straight sets victory. Region 14 MANTI, Utah-The North Sanpete Hawks gashed Manti 3-1 in Region 14 volleyball action Tuesday. Region 16 SALINA, Utah-The […]
LAS VEGAS-Tuesday, the Utah Jazz made two signings on the first day of training camp at the Wynn of Las Vegas. Utah signed forwards Marques Bolden and Malik Fitts. Bolden, a 6-10 249-pound forward has previously been with the Cleveland Cavaliers, appearing in seven games over the course of the […]
BYU and Notre Dame have scheduled a football game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas next season. The Cougars and Fighting Irish will play Oct. 8 in a Shamrock Series. For BYU, the game with Notre Dame completes its schedule for 2022, which will be its last season as a […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — The police chief in the Utah tourist town where officers stopped Gabby Petito and her boyfriend weeks before her death has taken a leave of absence. A Moab spokesperson confirmed Tuesday that Chief Bret Edge requested a leave of absence that began Monday. Petito and her […]
A dangerous sex offender who escaped from a state mental hospital in Kansas has been arrested in Wayne County. John Freeman Colt, age 42, escaped on June 30. Investigators believe he “planned his escape several months in advance, obtaining a replica of a staff ID badge and dress clothes.” According […]
(Undated) — Community transmission for COVID-19 is starting to decline in at least two Utah counties. Data from the CDC shows Wayne and Sanpete counties fell from the “high” category to “substantial.” Under the CDC’s guidance, people living in those counties should continue to wear masks in public spaces, regardless […]
(Beaver County, UT) — One man is dead and another is in custody after a deadly shooting in Beaver County. Sheriff’s deputies were called out to a home in Minersville on Sunday just after 2 a.m. They arrived and found a 38-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest. […]
STERLING, Utah-The Richfield Wildcats won a close Region 12 tournament Monday at Palisade State Park Golf Course. The Wildcats shot a 327 as a team to win region with Carbon coming in a close second, shooting 331 as a team. Grand County finished third with a 347 followed by Canyon […]
