3.3 magnitude earthquake hits northwest of Park City
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Summit County just after 11:20 a.m., according to the University of Utah’s seismograph stations.The tremors hit about 7 miles northwest of Park City. Several...
View ArticleBYU football: Aside from some decent red zone stops, defense has faltered...
Provo • It is well-documented that BYU has one of the worst offenses in major college football this season.However, head coach Kalani Sitake said after the devastating 40-6 loss to Wisconsin on...
View ArticleWellsville leaders pledge to revise 'Sham Battle' with rising tensions over...
After friendly negotiations with tribal members last week, Wellsville leaders have vowed to rework the town’s annual “Founders’ Day” tradition in which white residents slather themselves in red paint...
View ArticleProvo’s 2 bars had their best weekend ever thanks to beer-loving Wisconsin...
Gary Whiting spent his Monday morning doing inventory and replenishing his stock of hamburgers, Pabst Blue Ribbon and Miller High Life. Wisconsin fans, in town to watch their Top 10-ranked team take on...
View ArticleUtah football notes: Utes’ Matt Gay now nation’s top kicker
The Matt Gay revelation continues.Utah’s senior transfer and former Utah Valley University soccer player enters Week 4 of college football as the nation’s top field-goal kicker. Gay, a former forward...
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More California condors to be released in northern Arizona at end of September
Outdoor enthusiasts and especially those with an interest in birds may want to set aside Sept. 30 for a trip to northern Arizona.That’s when the public is invited to watch California condors — so...
View ArticleRepublicans might hate Count My Vote, but it will save Orrin Hatch a bundle
Say what you want about controversial SB54, the compromise legislation passed a few years ago that provides alternative paths to the primary election ballot.It ostensibly will save Orrin Hatch $3...
View ArticleCedar City boy dies of auto-pedestrian crash injuries
A 13-year-old Cedar City boy has died of injuries sustained when he was hit by a car on a darkened road this weekend.The Cedar City Police Department confirmed Monday that the boy, whose name was not...
View ArticleUtah teen charged with 22 felonies after police say he posed as a woman and...
A Utah teenager is facing 22 felonies in adult court after police say he posed as a woman online and solicited nude photos from minors.The 18-year-old man was charged with a dozen counts of...
View ArticleFamily says Weber County showed ‘deliberate indifference’ when inmate going...
The husband of a Utah woman who died of dehydration at the Weber County jail is now suing the county over her death.Marion Dena Herrera, 40, died two days after she was booked into the jail on...
View ArticleHuntsman likely to face questions on Russia's meddling in 2016 election
Washington • Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman had no role in Donald Trump’s presidential bid but the main focus of Huntsman’s hearing Tuesday to be ambassador to Russia will likely be the country’s...
View ArticleRepublican activist launches campaign for Stewart's seat
A longtime GOP activist in southern Utah has launched a bid to challenge — and, she hopes, unseat — three-term incumbent Rep. Chris Stewart next year.Mary Burkett, a member of the Republican State...
View ArticleWomen won big at Emmys, in front of and behind the camera
New York • The Emmy statuette depicts a winged woman, and this year’s Emmy telecast celebrated a TV season in which women, as never before, were able to soar.Strong roles about strong women abounded....
View ArticleUtah State football: Bad news for Aggies — Tonny Lindsey out for season
Logan • For a team that struggled mightily running the ball in a 46-10 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Utah State got further bad news when it comes to its rushing attack for the rest of the...
View Article'Gayest Bake Sale Ever' challenges Mormon church support of baker refusing to...
A group of Salt Lake City activists Monday protested the Mormon church’s support for a Colorado bakery shop owner who refused on religious grounds to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.And they did it...
View ArticleProsecutors will seek the death penalty for inmate accused in prison murder
Salt Lake County prosecutors on Monday announced they will seek the execution of a prisoner who is accused of stabbing and stomping a fellow inmate to death at the Utah State Prison.Ramon Luis Rivera,...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman to Acquire Orbital ATK for $9.2 Billion
Falls Church, Va. • Northrop Grumman is buying Orbital ATK for about $7.8 billion, with a backdrop of rising global tensions accelerating big deals in the defense sector.Both companies have a major...
View ArticleChukar populations down in Utah after two-year explosion
Hunters may have to hike a bit farther this year to find the hard-to-get chukar partridge.Chukar populations dropped sharply this year from 2016 — helicopter counts in Tooele and Box Elder counties...
View ArticleArizona man gets prison term for threatening Mormons in Utah
Tucson, Ariz. • An Arizona man has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for threatening members of the Mormon church in Utah.Prosecutors say 72-year-old Richard Corrie Beals of Tucson...
View ArticleDraper councilwoman and mayoral candidate says report on use of email clears...
After months of review and $3,300 in legal bills, an outside attorney told the Draper City Council he found ethically questionable use of government email by a councilwoman and front-runner for mayor...
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