The NCAA will permit spring-sport Division I athletes who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus outbreak to have an additional year of eligibility. The NCAA Division I Council voted to give college athletes who compete in spring sports such as baseball, softball and lacrosse a way to get back […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For grandparents all over the world, being protected from the coronavirus pandemic has meant a piercing distance from their loved ones. Children don’t seem to be getting seriously ill as often, but likely spread the virus. Older adults are at higher risk of complications from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — Eight people were injured, at least five of them critically, after their sport utility vehicle collided with a light rail train on Sunday. South Salt Lake City Deputy Fire Chief Rodger Hoffman told the Deseret News that the crash happened when the westbound SUV hit […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former speaker of the Utah House, auto executive and philanthropist Robert Garff has died of COVID-19. His daughter, state Republican Rep. Melissa Ballard, announced the death on her Facebook page Sunday. Garff was a prominent Utah businessman and chairman of the Ken Garff Automotive Group, […]
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year’s games. Tokyo organizers say the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021. That is almost exactly one year after the games were due to start this year. The IOC […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah congressman who tested positive for the coronavirus has been released from the hospital as the number of cases in the state jumped to more than 600. Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams said on Twitter Saturday that his doctors released him from the hospital after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Hebert issued a stay-home directive Friday as the state works to curb the spread of the new coronavirus that’s now infected hundreds of people and killed two in the state. The directive calls on people to avoid non-urgent visits and public places […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three more of America’s most popular national parks have closed their gates as pressure mounts on superintendents to prevent crowded trails that could lead to more spread of the coronavirus even as the Trump administration sticks to its decision to waive entrance fees at the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Attorney General’s Office is investigating the hacking of a video call hosted by a gubernatorial candidate who saw the call hijacked by pornographic images and racial slurs on Thursday. A spokeswoman for Republican Aimee Winder Newton said she was about five minutes into […]
SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) — The Salt Lake City Police Department has launched an investigation Thursday into a possible hate crime after a man was arrested on multiple sexual misconduct charges. The Deseret News reported that 34-year-old Adam Quinn Atwood was accused of sexually assaulting a lesbian woman, who […]
