ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Utah wildlife officials plan on issuing additional cougar hunting permits in an attempt to reverse dwindling mule deer populations. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources says evidence suggests that reducing the number of cougars may spur an uptick in mule deer populations. The Spectrum reports […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Dixie Center in southern Utah has announced it will keep its name despite previous considerations after voting to rebrand the convention center in June. KUER-FM reported that the center’s board voted 5-2 on Tuesday to keep the name, but incorporate the county’s Greater Zion […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — An organization calling itself Utahns for Medical Freedom wants to repeal a citywide mandate in Provo that would require people to wear facial coverings indoors and outdoors in public areas and at large gatherings. KSTU-TV reported that the group filed the referendum on Tuesday. Mayor Michele […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Pablo Ruiz scored his first MLS goal, Justen Glad also scored, and Real Salt Lake tied 2-2 with the Seattle Sounders. The 21-year-old Ruiz rifled a left-footer from nearly 30 yards out to cap the scoring in the 85th minute. The Sounders (4-1-3) are unbeaten in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has presented the Utah Medal of Valor to a National Guardsman who saved the lives of at least a half-dozen people after a gunman began firing into a crowd at a Las Vegas music festival in 2017. The Deseret News reports Sgt. […]
The sixth-seeded Utah Jazz wound up on the wrong side of NBA history as they were sent home from the bubble after a Game 7 loss to Denver. The Nuggets became the 12th team in the annals of the league to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a series. But […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking basket with 27 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs by the slimmest of margins. Denver beating the Utah Jazz 80-78 in Game 7 on Tuesday night when Mike Conley’s 3-pointer […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Utah schools have halted in-person classes and shifted to online learning after coronavirus outbreaks during the first weeks of the school year. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the American Preparatory Academy charter school closed a campus in Draper on Tuesday after 15 students […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Utah State University says nearly 300 students have been quarantined after wastewater samples from four dormitories showed elevated levels of the coronavirus. Students were being tested who live in the Rich, Jones, Morgan and Davis dorms. There have been no reported positive tests for COVID-19 in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah County high school plans to close temporarily and shift to a schedule that mixes online and in-person classes after reporting a cluster of coronavirus cases. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Alpine School District announced the change Monday at Pleasant Grove High School near […]
