Utah district bans Bible in elementary and middle schools ‘due to vulgarity or violence’
June 2, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children.
Man shooting air rifle near Utah day care is person of interest for wounding toddler
May 24, 2023 GMTSPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A man shooting birds in suburban Utah with a .22-caliber air rifle is a person of interest for wounding a toddler in the head outside a day care center this week, authorities said Wednesday.
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A 2-year-old boy shot in the head by a stray bullet while playing outside at day care in Utah is in stable condition, the facility's owner and authorities said Tuesday.
Spanish Fork police believe the bullet came from a pellet or air gun shot from a farming field across the street west of the facility, Lt.
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2 empty suburban Utah homes collapse down hill; nobody hurt
April 23, 2023 GMTDRAPER, UTAH (AP) — Two dangerously unstable homes whose occupants were ordered to evacuate six months ago collapsed down a hill Saturday in suburban Salt Lake City.
No one was injured when the unoccupied houses on the edge of the hill broke apart early in the day in Draper, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.
Snowmelt spurs flooding from Southwest to Rockies, 2 rescues
April 14, 2023 GMTFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing residents there and in the Upper Midwest to evacuate or stock up on sandbags amid surging creeks and rivers.
Salt Lake City group hopes to gain MLB expansion team
April 12, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — While Major League Baseball has no current plans to add teams, the family that used to own the NBA's Utah Jazz says it wants an expansion franchise.
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April 11, 2023 GMTUtah woman who died in ice climbing accident saved another
April 6, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City woman who died in a weekend ice climbing accident is being credited with saving the life of a fellow climber by pushing her out of the way when the ice above them fractured, officials said.
Former mayor, Mormon bishop gets prison for child sex abuse
March 2, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) —
A former Utah city mayor and one-time bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Thursday for child sexual abuse at a hearing in which his victims wept while detailing the torment they endured.
NTSB says medical plane apparently broke apart before crash
February 28, 2023 GMTSTAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) — A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground, authorities said Sunday.
The great Bill Russell remembered at NBA All-Star weekend
February 20, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — This was the first All-Star weekend since the death of 11-time champion, Hall of Fame player and Hall of Fame coach Bill Russell.
He was not forgotten.
The entire season has been a tribute to Russell, with all teams putting his No.
NBA All-Star Game: All you need to know about Sunday’s event
February 18, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The fans in Salt Lake City used to serenade Donovan Mitchell with “MVP” chants when he played for the Utah Jazz, a sign of their appreciation and respect.
All-Star weekend arrives, as NBA heads to Salt Lake City
February 16, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — If so inclined, and if fellow captain LeBron James was to cooperate with his own selections, Giannis Antetokounmpo could pick Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Lauri Markkanen to play on his team Sunday night.
Mavs’ Irving sits out at Nuggets with tightness in back
February 16, 2023 GMTDENVER (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving was ruled out Wednesday night against the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets due to tightness in his lower back.
It's the last game for the Mavericks before the All-Star break.
Red states join push to legalize magic mushrooms for therapy
February 15, 2023 GMTSANDY, Utah (AP) — Shawn Blymiller spent 10 years of feeling mostly numbed while prescribed traditional anti-depressants, trudging through his day-to-day life as a suburban Salt Lake City father of two kids balancing the obligations of family and work selling technology software.
Instructure: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
February 13, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Instructure Holdings Inc. (INST) on Monday reported a loss of $5.7 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Salt Lake City-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents.
USANA Health: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
February 7, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — USANA Health Sciences Inc. (USNA) on Tuesday reported net income of $12.8 million in its fourth quarter.
The Salt Lake City-based company said it had net income of 66 cents per share.
Jazz owner aims to showcase Utah with NBA All-Star Game
February 6, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When the NBA All-Star Game returns to Salt Lake City for the first time in three decades, Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith anticipates the event will help build Utah into a destination for other major sporting events.
Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen selected NBA All-Star reserve
February 3, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Growing up in Finland, Lauri Markkanen loved watching the NBA All-Star Game on television but never imagined he’d be a part of it. Even watching the selection show on TNT with his family Thursday night, Markkanen wondered if he’d get an invitation.
Denver’s Michael Malone gets All-Star Game coaching nod
February 2, 2023 GMTMichael Malone might coach Nikola Jokic in the All-Star Game. He might get the rare chance to coach against him, too.
Malone and the staff of the Denver Nuggets have clinched their trip to Salt Lake City for All-Star weekend. Malone will coach Team LeBron — the team that will be drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James — in the Feb.
Ugandan activist’s family awarded $10.5M for Utah park death
January 31, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The United States will pay family members of a Ugandan human rights activist killed in an accident at Arches National Park more than $10 million in damages, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Leading Australian Olympic official Phil Coles dies aged 91
January 29, 2023 GMTSYDNEY (AP) — Phil Coles, who played key roles in getting an Australian team to the 1980 Moscow Olympics despite a U.S.-led boycott and later helped secure the 2000 Games for Sydney, has died, the Australian Olympic Committee said Sunday.
LeBron, Giannis chosen as captains for NBA All-Star Game
January 27, 2023 GMTLeBron James is closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA career scoring record. And now, he has caught Abdul-Jabbar on another page of the All-Star record book.
James was announced Thursday as an NBA All-Star for the 19th time, the Los Angeles Lakers’ star tying Abdul-Jabbar for the most selections in league history.
Utah police witnessed drive-by shooting, arrested teenagers
January 22, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police officers witnessed a drive-by shooting Saturday before pursuing the involved vehicle and arresting three teenagers, according to law enforcement officials.
NBA updates All-Star vote numbers; LeBron, Durant still lead
January 12, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is well on his way to catching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on more than the NBA’s career scoring list.
Jazz take on the Magic in non-conference action
January 12, 2023 GMTOrlando Magic (16-26, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (21-23, ninth in the Western Conference)
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BOTTOM LINE: Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz host Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic in non-conference action.
Outdoor Retailer returns to Utah while top brands boycott
January 10, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Vendors selling hiking apparel, e-bikes, zippers and other outdoor gear gathered in Utah this week for what has long been one of the country's largest trade shows catering to the recreation industry, marking its return to the deeply Republican state after a four-year boycott over its land management stances.
8 dead in Utah murder-suicide after wife sought divorce
January 6, 2023 GMTENOCH, Utah (AP) — A Utah man fatally shot his five children, his mother-in-law and his wife and then killed himself two weeks after the woman had filed for divorce, according to authorities and public records.
8 found fatally shot in Utah home, including 5 children
January 5, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Eight family members, five of them children, were found dead from gunshot wounds in a southern Utah home Wednesday, according to authorities who did not provide more details or a potential motive for the killings.
Action sports icon Ken Block dies in snowmobile crash at 55
January 3, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ken Block, a motorsports icon known for his stunt driving and for co-founding the action sports apparel brand DC Shoes, died on Monday in a snowmobiling accident near his home in Utah.
Herro’s 3 as time expires gives Heat 126-123 win over Jazz
January 1, 2023 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tyler Herro made a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Miami Heat a 126-123 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.
Bam Adebayo had 32 points and eight rebounds for the Heat, while Herro finished with 29 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
Kneepkens, No. 12 Utah women swamp Southern Utah 90-56
December 23, 2022 GMTSALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens scored 17 points and No. 12 Utah used a hot second half to race past Southern Utah 90-56 on Thursday night as the Utes matched the best start in school history.
Sapporo mayor says Tokyo bid-rigging hurt its Olympic bid
December 21, 2022 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and the Japanese Olympic Committee say they will “discontinue for some time” their effort to land the 2030 Winter Games because of damage done by the Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal.
Salt Lake to provide more shelter beds amid weather, deaths
December 21, 2022 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City will make additional shelter beds available for people experiencing homelessness after five died in recent days amid sub-freezing temperatures that are expected to plunge further throughout the United States this weekend.
Winter Olympics focus on climate change, rotating hosts
December 14, 2022 GMTTo hear the world's Olympic leaders tell it, the bidding for future Winter Games has been jumbled by internal disputes at India's Olympic committee, a newfound affinity for streamlining the bidding process and, most recently, a long-overdue nod to the impact of climate change.
23 injured in Utah tour bus crash as snowstorm pelts region
December 12, 2022 GMTTREMONTON, Utah (AP) — A tour bus crashed in northern Utah on Monday morning, injuring 23 passengers as snowstorms slickened the roads throughout the region.
The Salt Lake Express bus en route from Boise, Idaho to Salt Lake City, Utah had 33 passengers aboard.
Trial begins over death of Ugandan woman killed in Utah park
December 5, 2022 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ludovic Michaud was driving around the scenic red rock landscapes of Utah's Arches National Park on a windy spring day in 2020 when something unthinkable happened: A metal gate whipped around, sliced through the passenger door of his car and decapitated his new 25-year-old wife, Esther Nakajjigo.
Utah man charged with threatening passenger on flight
November 26, 2022 GMTSALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah man was arrested and charged in federal court with carrying a straight-edge razor blade on a JetBlue flight and using it to threaten another passenger, according to the federal prosecutors.
Western US cities to remove decorative grass amid drought
November 18, 2022 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of 30 agencies that supply water to homes and businesses throughout the western United States has pledged to rip up lots of decorative grass to help keep water in the over-tapped Colorado River.
McMullin loss in Utah raises independent candidacy questions
November 12, 2022 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Democrats' decision to back an independent rather than nominate a member of their own party to take on Republican Mike Lee transformed the state's U.S.
Burgess Owens, GOP congressmen win reelection in Utah
November 9, 2022 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens won reelection to a second term on Tuesday, solidifying the Republican Party’s grip on Utah’s delegation to Washington as it vies for control of the U.S.
Gabby Petito’s family files wrongful death suit against Moab
November 8, 2022 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family members of a 22-year-old woman whose boyfriend admitted to killing her last year have filed a wrongful death suit against the Moab Police Department, claiming their negligence led to her death weeks later.
Family of bullied Utah girl who died by suicide files claim
November 3, 2022 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The family of a Black fifth grader in Utah who died by suicide last year plans to file a $14 million lawsuit against her school, arguing that an inadequate response to reports of her being bullied over her race and disabilities led to her death.