Category: Utah

No. 4 USC Falls to Utah in Pac-12 , Damaging Playoff Hopes

LAS VEGAS—No. 12 Utah pounded a limping, bloodied Caleb Williams and roared past No. 4 Southern California 47-24 on Friday night to win the Pac-12 Championship and put USC’s College Football Playoff hopes in doubt. The loss by the Trojans (11-2) could open the way for Ohio State (11-1) to take their spot in the…


ESG Warps Capitalism to Force ‘Globalist Agenda’: Utah Treasurer

In a Nov. 14 interview, Utah’s treasurer Marlo Oaks told The Epoch Times that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria are being used as a political tool, spurring a response from Utah and various other states worried about its consequences. Oaks and a number of other Republican state treasurers had gathered for the national…


Utah Ritual Abuse Case: Victims’ Claims Deserve Our Attention

Earlier this year, a decades-old controversy over satanic ritual abuse re-emerged as Utah authorities sought tips in a case that implicated a county attorney, his family, and other prominent families in the area. Shortly after the sheriff’s request for tips, Utah County Attorney David Leavitt held a press conference in which he denied wrongdoing. Victim statements,…


Air Force F-35 Crashes at Base in Utah: Officials

An F-35 fighter jet crashed at an Air Force base in Utah on Wednesday, with the pilot having ejected from the aircraft prior to the crash, officials said. “At approximately 6:15 p.m. an F-35 A Lightning II crashed at the north end of Hill Air Force Base runway. On and off base emergency crews responded…


Utah Investigators Arrest First Suspect in Ritualistic Child Sex Abuse and Trafficking Case

Special investigators with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office in Utah arrested a Provo man on charges of alleged ritualistic child sex abuse stemming from a year-long investigation that is likely to produce more suspects and arrests. David Lee Hamblin, 68, was arrested in Provo on Sept. 28 by members of the sheriff’s special victims unit…


Brigham Young University: No Evidence Racial Slurs Were Said at Volleyball Game

No evidence has been uncovered to support claims that racial slurs were said at a recent volleyball game, Brigham Young University (BYU) said on Sept. 9. The school in Utah reviewed every available video and audio recording, and contacted more than 50 people who attended the Aug. 26 women’s game, which pitted Brigham Young against Duke…


Utah Sues Biden Over Boundaries of Vast National Monuments

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has filed a lawsuit to challenge President Joe Biden’s alleged unlawful designation of two national monuments, the state’s Republican governor, Spencer J. Cox, said Wednesday. Cox’s government is moving to undo Biden’s decision to restore the original size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah which former President Donald…


6 French Tourists on Plane That Crashed Into Lake, Killing 2

PAGE, Ariz.—A small plane that plunged into a lake that straddles the Arizona–Utah state line, killing two people and injuring five, was carrying six French tourists plus a pilot, authorities said Tuesday. Kane County Sheriff’s officials in Utah said witnesses reported seeing the plane out of Page crash into Lake Powell near Face Canyon shortly…


Officials: Loud ‘Boom’ Heard in North Utah Likely a Meteor

SALT LAKE CITY—A loud “boom” heard across areas of northern Utah was likely a meteor, officials said Saturday. Reports of the loud noise circulated at about 8:30 a.m., with people from Orem to southern Idaho posting that they heard the “boom,” The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wrote on Twitter that his…


Video of 4-Year-Old Child Who Shot at Utah Police Outside McDonald’s Released

Authorities in Utah have released body-camera footage from a shooting incident that happened in mid-February in which a toddler shot at police officers at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Midvale. On Feb. 21, police were called to the fast-food restaurant in Salt Lake County after the 4-year-old’s father allegedly threatened restaurant employees and “brandished” a gun after…