SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have arrested a juvenile for allegedly starting a brush fire in Herriman that burned two homes and prompted neighborhoods to be evacuated. Unified Fire Authority officials say the juvenile sparked the blaze while allegedly playing with a smoke bomb. The name and age of […]
HOOPER, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah city worker has died after he fell headfirst into a pipe in the city’s sewer system and drowned. The Weber County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that the worker with the city of Hooper was stuck after he fell in the pipe. A co-worker […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The political signs sprouting up across the Salt Lake City area on overpasses, pedestrian bridges and highway boundary fences are technically illegal but the law isn’t really enforced. Utah Department of Transportation spokesman John Gleason tells the Salt Lake Tribune that it is illegal to place campaign […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Myles Gaskin ran for 143 yards on 30 carries and added a touchdown, and Washington’s defense forced three turnovers as the No. 10 Huskies beat Utah 21-7 on Saturday night. Jake Browning threw for 155 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. Aaron Fuller led the […]
TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — Khalil Tate passed for a career-best 349 yards and five touchdowns, then sat out most of the fourth quarter and Arizona gave Kevin Sumlin his first victory as Wildcats coach with a 62-31 rout of Southern Utah on Saturday night. Tate needed just 13 completions, in […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Jake Constantine threw a touchdown pass, Josh Davis ran for 105 yards and Weber State used stout defense to defeat South Dakota 27-10 on Saturday night. Trey Tuttle, who made four field goals, nailed a 42-yarder to put Weber State (2-1) on the board with 5:12 […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Miguel Ibarra tied it for Minnesota in the 84th minute in United’s 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Darwin Quintero found Ibarra open in the middle of box and Ibarra turned with a chip shot to beat the goalkeeper. Ibarra scored again three […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Squally Canada ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns and BYU handed mistake-prone Wisconsin its first nonconference home loss since 2003, giving the No. 6 Badgers fits with its motion offense in a 24-21 victory Saturday. The Cougars (2-1) tossed in a trick play, too, when […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new report says a firefighter battling the largest wildfire in California history was killed last month when thousands of gallons of flame-suppressing liquid were dropped from a Boeing 747 flying only 100 feet (30 meters) above treetops. The retardant struck with such force it uprooted […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — The Latest on a Utah wildfire that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes (all times local): 10:45 a.m. A fast-moving Utah wildfire fanned by high-winds has more than doubled in size as it burns through dry terrain and forces evacuations of hundreds of […]
