SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Defeated Democratic congressional candidate Shireen Ghorbani is running to become the next mayor of Salt Lake County. Ghorbani declared her candidacy Saturday for the mayoral post being vacated by U.S. Rep.-elect Ben McAdams. Ghorbani works in communications at the University of Utah. In her first […]
Utah lawmakers have voted down a Democratic effort to keep intact a voter-approved plan to legalize medical marijuana in favor or a compromise bill. Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck asked fellow lawmakers on Monday to “stay in our lane” and keep the original proposal rather than make changes under the agreement between […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — An inmate on death row in Utah has died. The Utah Department of Corrections says 63-year-old Floyd Maestas died of natural causes Sunday at the prison in Draper. Maestas had been behind bars since 2008. He was convicted of aggravated murder in beating death of 72-year-old […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Police in Utah say an ex-convict with a record of violent crime was killed in an exchange of gunfire with officers when a former girlfriend flagged down police after allegedly being abducted by the man. Police said Saturday that 37-year-old Richard Galvan fired first and officers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah leaders are resigned to the fact that they are likely to never be repaid the nearly $1 million the state spent in 2013 to keep its popular national parks open during a government shutdown. It would take an act of Congress to get repaid, […]
MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade made a pair of free throws with 3.2 seconds left for what became the winning scores, and the Miami Heat rallied from down 19 early to beat the Utah Jazz 102-100 on Sunday night. Hassan Whiteside scored 23 points and grabbed 20 rebounds for Miami, […]
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Quinn Taylor scored 21, Neemias Queta had his first career double-double and Utah State never trailed in an 89-65 win over UC Irvine on Saturday night. Queta had 11 points and a career-high 19 rebounds. As late as the 7:22 mark in the second half, Queta […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Jerrick Harding made 11 of 17 from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and finished with 30 points to help Weber State beat BYU 113-103 on Saturday night. Cody John tied his season-high with 22 points and Zach Braxton had 10 points and […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Conner Toolson scored a season-high 26 points and Utah Valley led from the opening minute in a 98-75 win over Denver on Saturday night. Toolson was 5 of 10 from 3-point range and the Wolverines (6-3) made 13 of 29 3-point attempts while hitting 31 of […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Jake Constantine threw for four touchdowns and ran for another and the Weber State defense picked off four passes to lead the second-seeded Wildcats to a 48-23 win over Southeast Missouri on Saturday in the second-round of the FCS playoffs. The Wildcats (10-2) are home against […]
