SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s unemployment rate for November remained unchanged at 3.2 percent compared with October, with approximately 50,000 residents unemployed and looking for work. The Department of Workforce Service said Friday the nonfarm payroll for November grew by 2.9 percent, adding 43,000 jobs to the state’s economy […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah lawmaker is proposing a measure that would hold gun owners liable if they lend out firearms used in crimes, even if they weren’t aware of the borrowers’ intentions. Democratic state Rep.-elect Andrew Stoddard is calling the measure “Lauren’s Law” after the 21-year-old University […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Western Michigan (7-5) vs. BYU (6-6), Dec. 21, 4 p.m. EST (ESPN) Line: BYU by 12. Series Record: BYU leads 3-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE Back in a bowl game after missing last year, the Cougars look to close out a roller coaster […]
Boys Basketball Walker Memorial Classic ST. GEORGE, Utah-Mason Thompson posted 27 points, including six 3-pointers, as the Manti Templars routed Hurricane 79-63 Thursday at the Walker Memorial Classic at Burns Arena. Bryce Thomas netted 21 points and 9 rebounds in the loss for the Tigers. Emerald Coast 16 NICEVILLE, Fla.-Marvin […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Armoni Brooks scored all of his 15 points in the second half and No. 21 Houston overcame a sluggish first half to rally past Utah State 60-50 on Thursday night. Brooks shot 5 for 10 in the second half and led the way as the Cougars (11-0) […]
OGDEN, Utah-Thursday, per an announcement from weberstatewildcats.com, former Weber State and Snow College men’s basketball coach Ron Abegglen passed away at the age of 81 Wednesday night. Abegglen coached the Wildcats from 1991-1999 and led the Wildcats to victories over #3 seed Michigan State in the 1995 NCAA Tournament as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man is accused of running over a Salt Lake City restaurant employee who confronted the man about unauthorized use of the business’ parking lot. A criminal information filed Wednesday charges 27-year-old Patrick Walker of Sandy with aggravated assault and failure to stop at a […]
HOUSTON-The 9-2 Utah State men’s basketball team travels to Houston Thursday to face the unbeaten Cougars, who currently sport a 10-0 record. This will be only the third meeting against Houston for the Aggies and their first since the 1969-70 season. The series is tied 1-1 all-time. The Cougars come […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities say a 35-year-old Salt Lake City man is accused of sexually abusing several children at his mother’s home daycare in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Theodore Joseph Heaps remained in jail Thursday after being arrested Wednesday on suspicion of rape of a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge reduced the sentence of a Utah businessman after the man tearfully apologized for his “foolish” and “selfish” actions that caused the demise of his multimillion-dollar internet business and landed him behind bars. A jury convicted Jeremy Johnson in 2016 of eight counts of […]
