‘The Lord has extended his hand again’ — hundreds gather, canonize new...
Boise • Almost 600 people collected at Eagle Island State Park near Boise on Saturday afternoon, their picnic blankets spread on the grass and camping chairs dotted between white plastic seats in rows...
View ArticlePrep volleyball: State rankings for Sept. 3
Note: All records are from best of five matches.Class 6A1. Lone Peak (2-0) • Four-set win on road against Park City set up Knights for region opener with Pleasant Grove on Tuesday.2. Pleasant Grove...
View ArticleYou’re not imagining it — SLC feels tremors of Idaho earthquake
If you felt the earth move under your feet about 6 p.m. Saturday, you weren’t imagining things.A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit about 17 miles east of Soda Springs, Idaho, just before 6 p.m. MDT, sending...
View ArticleLSU 27, BYU 0: Cougars offense stifled by Tigers in New Orleans
New Orleans • Dominated, embarrassed and overwhelmed in every way imaginable.How else to describe BYU’s latest venture into SEC territory on Saturday night?The No. 13 LSU Tigers, supposedly shorthanded...
View ArticleNorth Korea may have conducted a 6th nuclear test after showcasing possible...
Seoul, South Korea • South Korea’s military said Sunday that North Korea is believed to have conducted its sixth nuclear test after it detected a strong earthquake, hours after Pyongyang claimed that...
View ArticlePolice investigating after body is found in Ogden River
Police are investigating after rafters on the Ogden River discovered a submerged body Saturday evening.Ogden police Lt. Clint Christensen said police were alerted about 5 p.m. to the discovery of the...
View ArticleNo. 4 USC rallies past Western Michigan 49-31 with big 4th quarter
Los Angeles • Ronald Jones II ran 37 yards for the tiebreaking touchdown with 6:57 to play, and No. 4 Southern California rallied from a second-half deficit for a 49-31 victory over Western Michigan on...
View ArticlePrep football: State rankings after Week 3
Class 6A1. Bingham (3-0) • Ryan Wood throws a pair of touchdowns and Miners thump Herriman 34-0.2. East (2-1) • Leopards regroup after Bingham loss and beat Saguaro (Ariz.) 35-14 in Scottsdale.3. Lone...
View ArticleNew Orleans the big winner in relocated BYU-LSU clash
New Orleans • The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau donated $25,000 to the relief efforts in Houston on Saturday after the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff was moved from Houston to New Orleans last...
View ArticleKevin Harvick takes pole for Southern 500 at Darlington
Darlington, S.C. • Kevin Harvick accomplished his first goal at Darlington Raceway — winning the pole. The next one is to win the Southern 500.Harvick held off defending Darlington champion Martin...
View ArticleLetter: Afghan soldiers need 16 years of training?
Unlike Iraq, Afghanistan has few resources to sell, except poppies for drugs. A little Agent Orange would do the trick to shut down their whole drug-selling operation.Iraq is a whole different dynamic...
View ArticleLetter: Texas knows how to help its own
I understand Pat Bagley doesn’t understand states like Texas that don’t rely on the federal government to solve their problems.His cartoon Sunday morning was a cheap shot at folks who had a natural...
View ArticleLetter: NRA does not belong on a list of dictators
Your Aug. 29 news story, “Sacred sign or Nazi symbol? Swastika provokes uproar,” by Rich Kane was great. I know the history of the “Rolling Log” and its place in old Hindu, Buddhist and American...
View ArticleLetter: Trump is a leader without a clue
With the events of the last two weeks, I’ve come to realize the president could not pass a fifth-grader’s exam. I’m not sure he could pass a third- or fourth-grader exam.He definitely has no clue about...
View ArticleLetter: Romney’s cheap shot
It is sad to see a person whom I once respected and admired, Mitt Romney, embrace the reprehensible tactics of division and race-baiting used by the left. I understand Gov. Romney’s dislike of Donald...
View ArticleLetter: Idea about voting was hardly ‘ethical
There is just so much wrong with the call to “affiliate and vote,” espoused by Mormon Women for Ethical Government.First, the assumption that whoever wins the Republican primary will win the general...
View ArticleNo. 1 Alabama defense smothers No. 3 Florida State 24-7
Atlanta • The Alabama defense turned in a dominating performance, the Florida State special teams endured a terrible night, and one of the most anticipated opening games in college football history...
View ArticleWeber State scores 76 points in opener, crushes Montana Western
Ogden • Stefan Cantwell threw two touchdowns, Kevin Smith ran for two scores and Weber State defeated NAIA-member Montana Western 76-0 Saturday night in the season opener for the Wildcats.The 76 points...
View ArticleMonson: BYU football faces tough reality after LSU shellacking
New Orleans • It’s a tough thing a team must do when it gets crushed, especially in the early part of a season.It has to choose between two unhappy conclusions — either it stares down and blames its...
View ArticleFreeman runs for 4 TDs and Oregon beats Southern Utah 77-21
Eugene, Ore. • The Willie Taggart era at Oregon got off to a fast start with Tony Brooks-James’ 100-yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff against Southern Utah.Fitting for a team that’s (still)...
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