MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 30 points, Donovan Mitchell added 26 and the Utah Jazz beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-95 on Wednesday night to split a home-and-home series. Bogdanovic and Mitchell each hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Bogdanovic was 6 of 11 from 3-point range, and Mitchell […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — High school students in Salt Lake City have protested the suspension of their principal after they say he decided to drive home students who had been drinking alcohol rather than report them to police. Hundreds of students walked out of class at West High School […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in Arizona have hired two law firms and a former attorney general to investigate an elected county assessor who is trying to keep his job as he defends himself against human smuggling charges. Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel said Tuesday that the lawyers will investigate Maricopa […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol warned of hazardous driving conditions Wednesday, saying wet pavement contributed to four rollovers of tractor-trailer rigs on major highways. The Highway Patrol reported rollovers early Wednesday on Interstate 80 in Salt Lake City and in Summit County and on Interstate 15 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A legislative audit says Utah’s oil and gas division has not carried out state-mandated oversight allowing more than 100 noncompliance cases to go unresolved and lack of environmental contamination cleanup at waste disposal sites. The audit released Tuesday says the Utah Division of Oil, Gas […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Amid increasing concern about vaping, Utah lawmakers are approving a proposal to allow schools to destroy confiscated e-cigarette devices. Republican Rep. Susan Pulsipher said Wednesday that schools have seen a spike in the number of confiscated devices, but because the law is unclear they’ve sometimes […]
The College Football Playoff rankings were unchanged at the top this week, with LSU first followed by Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia. The selection committee’s third weekly rankings had little movement in the top 10, with Alabama fifth followed by Oregon, Utah, Penn State, Oklahoma and Minnesota. The committee could […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Jerrick Harding led five players in double figures with 23 points and all 12 Weber State players scored in a 130-50 romp over West Coast Baptist on Tuesday night. Harding sank 8 of 10 shots from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Wildlife officials say the number of reported human encounters with black bears in Utah has almost doubled since last year. The Daily Herald reported Monday that the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has received 53 reports statewide of incidents involving black bears since Nov. 7, two involved physical […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say they are re-opening a 1978 Utah rape and murder case that may have been wrongly blamed on a serial killer who recanted his confessions. Provo police say they will review the case of Marla Scharp, a 26-year-old Brigham Young University student found slain in […]
