SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Diogo Brito scored 23 points with six assists and five rebounds and Utah State defeated San Jose State 81-63 on Wednesday night. Brito, a junior from Portugal, averages 5.6 points per game and had a previous career high of 16 points against Weber State last […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the Utah Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 129-109 on Wednesday night for their first five-game winning streak of the season. Mitchell, coming off Western Conference player of the week honors, has averaged 30.3 points over his last six games. […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A committee of students, teachers and tribal members is recommending a southern Utah high school get rid of its “Redmen” mascot that is offensive to Native Americans and others. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that the committee voted 17-7 on Tuesday night to change Cedar […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams is rescheduling town hall meetings because Congress is expected cancel its typical Martin Luther King Day holiday break as the government shutdown drags on. The Deseret News reports McAdams said in a statement Wednesday that he hopes the new times are not too […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A recent audit says the state is illegally sharing personal data from drivers’ licenses. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the audit, released Tuesday by the office of State Auditor John Dougall, says the Utah Driver License Division is sharing data such as Social Security numbers, birthdates, physical […]
WELLINGTON, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a speeding tractor-trailer has crashed into a restaurant in a small Utah city, flattening the establishment and injuring 3 people. The Utah Highway Patrol says in a statement that the truck was traveling too fast for conditions in Wellington when it left a highway […]
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — The South Salt Lake Police Department has identified the victim in a fatal stabbing as a 26-year-old Salt Lake City woman. Police previously said the killing of Ashley Vigil appeared to be a domestic incident. Police said 24-year-old Angelo Terry Kirstine was jailed on […]
The case of a Gunnison Valley High School sophomore accused of sexually assaulting multiple students has been settled. The 16-year-old boy, a football player at the school, was charged with object rape and forcible sexual abuse. On Tuesday, he admitted to eight counts of forcible sexual abuse as a part […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors questioned the tactics used by a police detective when he investigated a rape allegation against a promising Utah State University football player as the handling of the allegations surfaced during trial. Defense attorneys for Torrey Green called Logan detective Kendall Olsen to the stand Monday, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and Rudy Gobert tied a career high with 25 rebounds to propel the Utah Jazz past the Detroit Pistons 100-94 on Monday night. Kyle Korver had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, to help the Jazz win for the sixth time […]
