SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Health is expanding the number of free coronavirus testing locations as doctors say the state’s positivity rate is troublingly high. The nearly two dozen sites across the state are open for anyone to be tested even if they do not have […]
The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way the NBA schedules games and schedules referees. In past years, the policy typically was that officials would go at least 13 days between working games in the same city and six days between seeing the same team after reffing one of its games. […]
WACO, Texas (AP) — Jeff Grimes is the new offensive coordinator at Baylor after three seasons in the same position at BYU. Baylor coach Dave Aranda and Grimes were on the LSU staff together in 2016 and 2017. Grimes replaces Larry Fedora, who departed the program after the Bears averaged […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Spencer Cox called for unity after being sworn in as Utah’s first new governor in more than a decade. On Monday, Cox denounced misinformation and division that he says have further taken hold throughout the pandemic. But the new governor says it’s not too […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — An Ogden coffee shop owner and local activist have joined forces to create three coffee blends highlighting social justice. The new products are called “Diversity Blend,” “Unity Blend” and “Equality Blend.” Amir Jackson founded and operates Nurture the Creative Mind, a nonprofit that works to empower […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is among a group of U.S. lawmakers who have objected to an effort by fellow lawmakers to overturn the presidential election results. The Salt Lake Tribune reports a bipartisan group of 10 senators issued a statement Sunday calling for an end […]
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points and the Utah Jazz made a season-high 21 3-pointers to beat the San Antonio Spurs 130-109. It was Utah’s largest margin of victory and their third win in four games. San Antonio suffered its fourth straight loss as well as its […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A single mother with two advanced degrees who works as a licensed clinical social worker wants to buy a gun to protect herself and to go hunting and target shooting with her family. But a federal felony conviction in 2008 for trying to cash a […]
EDEN, Utah (AP) — Mary Spencer was 19 years old when she dropped out of college. Now, over 61 years later, the 80-year-old has earned her bachelor’s degree. In a virtual Brigham Young University-Idaho commencement held earlier this month, Spencer was awarded a Bachelor of Science in marriage and family […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Park officials in Utah have said residents will see an increase in annual pass prices for state parks this year. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that passes for visitors living in the state increased from $75 to $100 and senior passes increased from $30 to […]
