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Daily news: Utah reps sponsor bill to help cover search and rescue costs
This is your rundown of the daily news for Friday, July 26. In this edition:. Two Utah reps co-sponsored a bill to help states cover search and rescue costs on federal land. A small wildfire in Zion National Park has forced a popular trail to close. A worker's mistake has...
Search and rescue teams called to help distressed hiker in Logan Canyon | News
LOGAN — Emergency crews were called to the Wind Cave in Logan Canyon to help a distressed hiker. The incident was reported Friday, just after 12 p.m. According to emergency radio communications, the 65-year-old woman was hiking the trail when she lost consciousness. Other hikers notified 911 dispatch operators,...
UPDATE 87-year-old man found 'safe and sound'
LOGAN — Law enforcement has called off the search for an 87-year-old man, after he was located Friday afternoon, hours after law enforcement had had asked for help locating him. David K. Christensen is reportedly from Ashland, Kentucky but was visiting a residence at 1480 E. 800 North, Thursday night when he disappeared.
Utah State Athletic Director On Recent Firings: There is No Agenda
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah State Vice President and Athletics Director Diana Sabau shot down claims that recent firings in the Athletics department were backed by an agenda. On Friday, Sabau joined KSL Sports Zone and discussed the termination of Head Football Coach Blake Anderson and Deputy Athletics Director Jerry Bovee.
Former USU Guard Steven Ashworth To Host Youth Basketball Camp
SALT LAKE CITY – Former Utah State guard Steven Ashworth will be back in his home state to host a basketball camp before the school year kicks off. Ashworth transferred from USU to Creighton following the 2022-23 season but his love for the Beehive State remains strong. From Aggie...
Utah State Softball Adds Shelby Thompson to Coaching Staff
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State head softball coach Todd Judge announced the addition of Shelby Thompson to his coaching staff on Friday. Thompson will serve as an assistant coach. Thompson joins the Aggies after a strong playing career as a pitcher at UC San Diego. There, she made 73 appearances and 38 starts in the circle in four years from 2021-24. Her best season came as a senior in 2024, when she made 25 appearances and 16 starts for the Tritons. Thompson was a three-time Big West All-Academic Team honoree.
MWCConnection Roundtable: Who is the best player on your team heading into 2024?
Fresh off the Mountain West media days, and with fall camp in sight (or starting today for the teams playing in Week 0), the roundtable is back for another week. Continuing with the team-focused themes as we get closer to the start of training camp, the question of the week is: who is the best player on each team entering the 2024 season?
Utah State Leads the Mountain West With 440 Academic Honors In 2023-24
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's student-athletes combined to earn 440 total academic awards during the 2023-24 academic year to lead the Mountain West. In all, Utah State student-athletes led the MW with 249 academic honors and was second in the conference with 191 scholar-athletes. New Mexico finished second in...
Utah State Football Starts Fall Camp on Friday, August 2
LOGAN, Utah – Under the direction of interim head coach Nate Dreiling, Utah State football will begin fall camp on Friday, Aug. 2. All practices – minus two scrimmages – will be closed to the public. Fans are invited to watch Utah State's first scrimmage on Saturday,...
Celebrate National Shooting Sports Month with discounts at DWR gun ranges | News
LOGAN – The Cache Valley Public Shooting Range is celebrating National Shooting Sports Month by offering free entry to their rifle, pistol and archery ranges on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. as well as discounted rounds on the shotgun ranges. Owned and operated by the...
Gold Star widow to speak at ‘Light Switch Stories’ at LionHeart Hall on July 26 | Arts & Entertainment
LOGAN – The LionHeart Hall will offer another chapter of its “Light Switch Stories” series on Friday, July 26. As usual, the event will feature Cache Valley and northern Utah residents telling true stories about their lives. Headlining this fourth monthly installment of “Light Switch Stories” will...
Recent Agricultural Education Graduate and Equine Lecturer Wins Research Award
Sarah Andersen, a Utah State University Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science(ADVS) lecturerand recent graduate of USU’s agricultural extension and education master’s degree program, was recently honored with the Outstanding Manuscript Award by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Ergonomics, Safety, and Health Division. She received the award during the ASABE Conference in late July.
USU Conducting Test of Aggie Alert, Lockdown Systems on Wednesday, July 31
Utah State University’s Department of Public Safety will conduct an exercise on Wednesday, July 31, to test the university’s alert systems as well as building lockdown procedures on the Logan campus. The test will begin at 10 a.m. and is planned to last 10 minutes. During that time,...
2024 Utah State Football Prediction & Preview With Betting Odds, Schedule, Key Returners & Outlook
It has been both a tragic and turbulent offseason for Utah State. On July 20, cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. died. Seldon had transferred this summer after two seasons at both New Mexico State and Michigan. Also this summer, Blake Anderson was fired as USU’s head coach. Nate Dreiling, Utah...
Ready to Bloom: USU Ecologist Explores Climate Impacts on Mountain Plant-Microbial Interactions
Mountain wildflowers are an enthusiastically anticipated splash of colorful, natural artistry among the world’s humans, as well as eagerly awaited sustenance for creatures great and small. “In the spring, as soon as snow melts and there’s bare ground, flowers appear,” says Utah State University ecologist Emily Burgess. “And those...
Top 25 Aggies of 2024 - #23 Bo Maile
The Cache Valley Media Group Top 25 Aggies of 2024 continues with the No. 23 player on the list, junior defensive tackle Bo Maile. Maile is the nephew of longtime assistant coach and former USU player, Frank Maile, and is entering his fourth season with the program. He redshirted in 2021 and has since appeared in 22 games across his redshirt freshman year in 2022 and sophomore 2023 campaign. He's accumulated 12 tackles and one sack with a career-high three tackles coming in two of last year’s games, at Iowa and against Fresno State, and is primed for a breakout season with a potentially bigger role following the departure of some of the players ahead of him on the depth chart.
Utah Supreme court overturns death sentence for man who murdered witness in 1985
The Utah Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Douglas Lovell this week, ruling that attorneys for the convicted murderer were ineffective during testimony about his excommunication from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The opinion, issued on Thursday, reaffirms Lovell’s murder conviction. But instead of facing the death penalty, he will be […]
Taberon Honie’s request to avoid death penalty denied as state moves forward with execution plan
Taberon Honie’s request to have his death sentence commuted and instead serve the rest of his life in prison was denied on Friday. His execution by lethal injection, planned for Aug. 8 just after midnight, will continue as scheduled, the state said. The decision comes on the heels of Honie’s commutation hearing earlier this week, […]
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