Emmanuel Mudiay scored a season-high 20 points against his former team, and Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 16 rebounds to power the Utah Jazz to a 128-104 win over the short-handed New York Knicks. Mudiay, who played for the Knicks last season before signing with the Jazz in the […]
Former Utah House speaker Greg Hughes has pitched himself as a conservative, dynamic candidate for governor at a campaign announcement Wednesday. Hughes spoke at an auto-repair shop owned by an immigrant family. He says he’s the only GOP candidate so far aiming to secure a spot on the primary ballot by […]
A new Utah law will enable family members of crime victims to request a review of cases that have been stalled for more than a year. KUTV-TV reported the law allows family to check on the progress of felony cases including homicides and missing persons. Under the law, families or […]
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona elected official has resigned amid charges he paid women from the Marshall Islands to give up their children for adoption in the U.S. Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen’s resignation Tuesday came after county leaders suspended him. Petersen has been charged with illegally paying women to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials have confirmed the state’s first flu death this season. Southwest Utah Public Health Department officials say the person was under the age of 65 and lived in one of the five counties in its district, which includes Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane and […]
An Oregon woman is suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for $9.54 million after her husband’s confession to church leaders led to his arrest, conviction and imprisonment on child sexual abuse charges. The lawsuit, filed in Marion County Circuit Court, involves a Turner man convicted of abuse after he confessed […]
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A truck driver has been charged with vehicular homicide and other crimes following an Interstate 80 collision in Nebraska that killed a Madison, Wisconsin, woman. Court records say Peterson Black, of Taylorsville, Utah, had been under the influence of alcohol Sunday while driving west on […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — The president of Weber State University has announced a $10 million scholarship initiative will soon be accessible for students encountering financial difficulties. Standard-Examiner reported that President Brad Mortensen made the announcement Tuesday at his inauguration ceremony as the university’s 13th president. University officials say the scholarship […]
Ryan Swan had a season-high 31 points with 11 rebounds as Air Force topped Utah State 79-60. A.J. Walker had 12 points for Air Force. Swan was 11 of 16 from the field and made 8 of 11 free throws. Air Force entered the locker room at the half trailing […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Transportation has started making safety improvements near a homeless resource center where cars killed three men. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the department has installed electronic message signs to urge drivers to be alert for pedestrians near the South Salt Lake […]
