SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, Alta High School boys basketball standout Jaxon Johnson signed with the University of Utah. Johnson led the Hawks to the 5A state championship last season, averaging 16.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Johnson is also the defending 5A MVP from last season and has obtained academic […]
PROVO, Utah-Per Wednesday news, BYU men’s basketball signed Texas high school star guard Brooks Bahr to a national letter of intent. Bahr, a 6’4″ guard out of Keller, Texas, is a 247sports.com 3-star recruit is the 132nd ranked player in the Class of 2024 recruiting class. BYU head coach Mark […]
(Undated) — Hospitals in St. George and Cedar City are getting high marks for patient safety. The nonprofit Leapfrog Group has given St. George and Cedar City hospitals “A” grades for safety. And, for the first time, Utah leads the nation in safety grades for its hospitals in Leapfrog Group’s […]
(Brian Head, UT) — Brian Head Resort is pushing back its opening date. The ski area 40 minutes east of Cedar City said yesterday it will open for the season November 17th, one week from this Friday. Resort managers say they need more time to get the runs ready. They’ve […]
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (DENVER) — The owners of a Colorado funeral home where 189 decomposing bodies were found have now been arrested, according to authorities. The improperly stored bodies sparked the governor to declare a local disaster emergency and call for assistance from the FBI. On Wednesday, the owners of […]
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (MENTONE, Texas) — A rare earthquake stronger than magnitude 5.0 on the Richter Scale struck a remote area of West Texas early Wednesday, rattling homes and jolting residents awake, officials said. The 5.3 magnitude quake occurred at 3:27 a.m. local time and its epicenter was about […]
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A massive fire at a chemical plant near Houston is prompting evacuations, according to authorities. All employees are accounted for, with only one worker suffering a minor burn injury, according to Sound Resource Solutions, which owns the plant. Evacuations were in process in the town […]
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NASHVILLE) — An 18-year-old college freshman was shot in the head and very critically wounded while she was walking on a track in Nashville, authorities said. Shaquille Taylor, 29, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and evidence tampering for allegedly shooting Jillian Ludwig Tuesday afternoon, according […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric Trump and and Donald Trump Jr., and […]
JNI/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — After years of distancing herself from her father’s business empire, Ivanka Trump will be appearing in court Wednesday as the state’s final witness in the New York attorney general’s $250 million civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump and his namesake company. A […]
