A Utah lawmaker and prominent attorney for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints advised a church bishop not to report a confession of child sex abuse to authorities, a decision that allowed the abuse to continue for years, according to records filed in a lawsuit. The two pages […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah city mayor and bishop with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been arrested on accusations he sexually abused at least three children decades ago. A probable cause statement shows that 77-year-old Carl Matthew Johnson was arrested Wednesday and booked […]
NEW YORK (AP) — After three years as the festival director of the New York Film Festival, Eugene Hernandez has been tapped to lead the Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute announced Wednesday that Hernandez will become the festival’s fourth director in its nearly four-decade history, in addition to heading […]
Baylor and BYU meet as nonconference foes for the final time with the Cougars set to join the Big 12 next season. The Bears won 38-24 last season in Waco, Texas, on their way to a 12-win season that included a conference championship and a Sugar Bowl victory. They beat […]
Utah will try to bounce back from its loss at Florida when it hosts Southern Utah. The 29-26 loss to the Gators dropped the Utes six spots to No. 13 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25. The Thunderbirds are in their first year in the Western Athletic Conference after […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah’s Evan McMullin is emerging as the nation’s most competitive independent candidate running for U.S. Senate in the 2022 midterm elections. With both parties jockeying for control of Congress, the former Republican’s bid against Donald Trump ally Mike Lee has transformed the reliably Republican state from […]
SALT LAKE (AP) — A heat wave that’s baking parts of the U.S. West has broken the all-time temperature record for the month of September in Salt Lake City. The National Weather Service recorded a high on Monday of 103 degrees Fahrenheit at Salt Lake City International Airport. The previous […]
Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State after the defending national champions dominated their opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Wilson worked out on the field Monday and it remains possible the New York Jets quarterback could return from a knee injury in time to start the season opener. Coach Robert Saleh said during a Zoom call that Wilson did some throwing while testing out […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Hollingshead scored early in the second half and Cristian Arango added a goal later in the half as LAFC defeated Real Salt Lake 2-0. LAFC moved into a tie for the Supporters’ Shield with Philadelphia. The loss leaves RSL tied with Portland for sixth place […]
