SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, University of Utah cornerback Lacarea Pleasant-Johnson entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. Utah DB Lacarea Pleasant-Johnson is in the NCAA Transfer Portal, per a source with direct access to the database. #GoUtes #UBoyz @TrevorASports @kslsports — Jake Hatch (Yawk) (@JacobCHatch) February 1, 2022 The native […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Tuesday, Southern Utah University men’s basketball senior guard Tevian Jones has been named the ROAR Organic Big Sky Conference Player of the Week. Jones posted 25.5 points and 10 rebounds per game in the Thunderbirds’ wins over Portland State and Northern Arizona. Jones is averaging 15.2 points and […]
ECHO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 58-year-old woman is dead after being shot in an apparent hunting accident in the northern Utah mountains on Monday. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says the woman was riding in a side-by-side ATV when a rifle discharged, hitting her in the mid-body area, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An independent candidate challenging Sen. Mike Lee raised more than the incumbent Republican in the final quarter of 2021, setting the stage for a costly Senate race in Utah where sitting Republicans typically cruise to victory. Campaign finance filings detailing the final three months of […]
FILLMORE, Utah-As confirmed Tuesday, Millard junior wrestler Conner Hem was among The Deseret News High School star athletes of the week. Hem was one of six athletes across the state to receive this honor and the only one in Utah High School Activities Association classifications 1A-3A. Hem was among Millard’s […]
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Per Tuesday news, Utah men’s basketball confirmed they will participate in the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-off Thanksgiving Week (November 21-23) at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Southwestern State College of Fort Myers, Fla. The Utes will be joined by Georgia Tech, Marquette and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health is urging more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine after evaluating data in the state. UDOH officials say unvaccinated individuals in the state are more than two-times as likely to contract the virus than vaccinated Utahns. The unvaccinated are nearly […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — An environmental group is accusing the Bureau of Land Management of damaging a Utah site containing historic dinosaur tracks. The Center for Biological Diversity says the agency has driven over and destroyed up to 30-percent of the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite near Moab while trying […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are trying to make it more attractive for homeowners to ditch landscaping that wastes a lot of water. The House Natural Resources Committee voted to advance House Bill 121 yesterday. The bill by Representative Robert Spendlove would give incentives to homeowners who remove […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two state lawmakers are hoping to push their colleagues into discussing a proposal to eliminate the state’s sales tax on food. Democratic Representative Rosemary Lesser and Republican Representative Judy Weeks Rohner plan to speak to reporters about the issue this morning. Governor Cox has already […]
