Utah’s Bishop, Love back Harvey funding relief and credit increase; Stewart...
Washington • Utah Reps. Rob Bishop and Mia Love voted Friday for an emergency funding bill for victims of Hurricane Harvey, a bill that later would be tied to raising the nation’s credit limit, while...
View ArticleVernal educator named Utah's Teacher of the Year
Aaryn Birchell traces the roots of her teaching career to when she was a 5-year-old kindergarten student in the small Utah community of Jensen. After school, Birchell said, she would pass on the...
View ArticleUtah’s Best Friends Animal Society sues PetSmart over smiling animal-face logo
Kanab-based Best Friends Animal Society says PetSmart Inc.’s use of a logo similar to its own confuses consumers and has caused irreparable damage to the nonprofit.In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S....
View ArticleMcGrady, Lobo, Self and McGraw headline Hall of Fame class
Springfield, Mass. • Tracy McGrady says his wife, Clerenda, has been trying to get him to say that he deserves to be in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.The seven-time NBA All-Star and...
View ArticleHurricane Katia makes landfall in Mexico
Miami • Katia makes landfall north of Tecolutla, Mexico, as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 75 mph.Although the storm was downgraded, it still is expected to bring life-threatening floods and a...
View ArticleA rivalry appetizer — Utah and BYU battle to 1-1 tie in women’s soccer
Provo • Although BYU’s women’s soccer team has dominated its series against Utah throughout the years, the matches are always close, intense and highly entertaining.Friday night at South Field was no...
View ArticleSuspect, victim in Magna homicide had ‘various disagreements over the past...
Hours after a man was stabbed to death at a Magna gas station Friday morning, police said they had a suspect in custody who had previous disagreements with the victim.Just before noon Friday, police...
View ArticlePrep football: Corner Canyon's two INTs help Chargers take down Orem
Orem • Corner Canyon probably entered Friday’s road contest expecting Tigers ace wide receiver Puka Nacua to get his regular quota of catches.And Nacua did, finishing with nine grabs for 142 yards.But...
View ArticlePrep football: Skyridge gets two big stops to dump Viewmont, stay unbeaten
Bountiful • The Viewmont Vikings and Skyridge Falcons had their fans on the edge of their seats throughout Friday night’s battle of unbeatens.And that is exactly how Skyridge coach Jon Lehman wanted...
View ArticlePrep football: Wakley, Jordan outduel Leituala, Taylorsville to move to 3-1
Sandy • Compared to last season’s memorable 91-83 Jordan win at Taylorsville, the Beetdiggers’ 49-33 thrashing of the Warriors on Friday was a defensive struggle.Still, first-year Jordan coach Kaleo...
View ArticlePrep football: Schenck, Weber overpower Northridge 33-0
Layton • Weber opened a few eyes when it upset Roy in Week 2. After taking care of business against Northridge in a 33-0 road win Friday night, the Warriors won’t be sneaking up on anyone.“This feels...
View ArticlePrep football: South Summit overwhelms Beaver in second half to pull away
Kamas • Judging by the balloons, face paint and sea of green nearly overflowing the stadium, this was a game fans in Kamas had been waiting for.South Summit led by just a touchdown at half against...
View ArticlePrep football: Timpview holds off Provo's rally to hand Bulldogs first loss
Provo • Timpview punt returner Peyton Madsen was the catalyst in getting his team out to fast start and ultimately was a leader both on special teams and defensively.Madsen’s efforts helped the...
View ArticlePrep football: Pick-6 helps rally Kearns past Olympus
Holladay • Olympus sat in prime position to build upon its touchdown lead following a Kearns long snap on a punt that sailed over the head of Tre Sosi.Titans quarterback Harrison Creer dropped back and...
View ArticlePrep football: Week 4 scores
ThursdayWest Jordan 28, Hunter 8FridayRich 21, Monticello 6Clearfield 20, Davis 0Brighton 35, Granger 13Syracuse 30, Bountiful 7Desert Hills 28, Hurricane 3Woods Cross 43, Logan 0Dixie 13, Snow Canyon...
View ArticleNorthwest Shoshone want American Indian vs. Mormon ‘Sham Battles’ to stop,...
Representatives of the Northwest Band of the Shoshone Nation hope to end an annual Wellsville tradition in which residents paint themselves red and, whooping and hollering on horseback, pretend to raid...
View ArticleUtah Red Cross volunteers being deployed to Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma
Three days before Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, the American Red Cross of Utah deployed dozens of volunteers to prepare for the relief efforts.As Hurricane Irma approaches the Florida peninsula this...
View ArticleUtah and BYU students hope halftime prank will help heal national feud over...
A coalition of college students plans to use Utah’s football rivalry-turned-holy war and a time-honored tradition of campus pranks to make a joint political statement this Saturday.To bring attention...
View ArticleOrrin Hatch: Obamacare doesn’t deserve a bailout
Since the day Obamacare became law — having passed with only support from Democrats — Republicans have worked to repeal the partisan law and replace it with patient-centered reforms. While the effort...
View ArticleLetter: Removing statues is not rewriting history
Recent polls indicate that 60 percent of Americans do not think that Confederate statues should be taken down. In President Trump’s defense of the monuments, he poses the question, “Where does it...
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