SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says there’s a statewide shortage of teachers and he’s pushing for better salaries to retain the ones in the classrooms and bring back those who have left. At a news conference Wednesday in Salt Lake City, Gov. Gary Herbert says the state needs […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal regulators has lifted the strict government oversight it had imposed on Zions, a big regional bank. The Financial Stability Oversight Council announced Wednesday it had decided to grant the request by Zions allowing it to escape the more strict oversight upon completion of […]
TUCSON, Ariz.-Saturday, Southern Utah football seeks its first win of the season as they travel to the Sonoran Desert to battle the Pac-12’s Arizona Wildcats. This game will be the Thunderbirds’ last foray into non-conference play as they will commence the Big Sky season September 22 at Northern Arizona. Among […]
PROVO, Utah-Late Wednesday, BYU Gymnastics announced its team captains ahead of the upcoming season. They are Shannon Evans of American Fork, Utah and Natasha Marsh of Tucson, Ariz. Evans was a second-team All-American last season after placing seventh on bars at the NCAA National Championships last April, posting a 9.900 […]
A Mt. Pleasant man will spend 45 days in the Sanpete County Jail for his role in enticing a minor through text messages. Bradford Bentley was a teacher at North Sanpete High School when he sent sexually explicit messages to a 16-year old student in March. He was fired by […]
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah-Wednesday, upon the release of the latest NJCAA men’s college soccer poll, SLCC men’s soccer saw its highest ranking in the three-year history of the program as the Bruins checked in at #9. The Bruins, at 7-0, are just behind fellow Scenic West Athletic Conference rival Snow College, as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An ex-convict charged with gunning down a University of Utah student from China, using a stolen gun from a previous killing, has pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping charges. Austin Boutain entered the pleas Wednesday in an agreement with prosecutors that allows him to avoid […]
COVE FORT, Utah (AP) — A small earthquake hit the southwestern Utah desert overnight. The University of Utah’s seismograph stations recorded the 3.8 magnitude earthquake just before midnight Tuesday. The epicenter was 15 miles northwest of Cove Fort, a historical site in Millard County. The university says four aftershocks occurred […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Southern Utah University freshman golfer Chanikan (Pluem) Yongyuan earned Big Sky Conference weekly honors for her individual title at the Hobble Creek Fall Classic Wednesday. She shared this award with Eastern Washington’s Alexa Clark. After carding a 76 in her opening round, she bounced back strongly and amassed […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Wednesday, Southern Utah University softball head coach Kortny Hall announced the hiring of Shannel Blackshear as a new assistant coach. Blackshear comes to Cedar City from Case Western Reserve University of Cleveland where she served as an assistant for the NCAA Division III Spartans. During her time there, […]
