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2+ hour, 49+ min ago (215+ words) Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham, one of the longest-tenured coaches in college football, will step down following the 2025 season, the school announced on Dec. 12. Whittingham, who has been with the program since 1994, will coach his final game for the Utes in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 31. The 66-year-old was named head coach in December 2004 and amassed a program record of 177 wins, which ranks third among active FBS coaches. Whittingham is expected to be succeeded by defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley, who Utah athletics director Mark Harlan announced as the head coach in waiting on July 1, 2024. Scalley joined the Utah staff in 2008 and has been the defensive coordinator for 10 seasons. The announcement has sent shockwaves throughout social media as fans grapple with the news. Many have pointed out the rarity of his longevity as the landscape continues to shift. Another fan…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago (260+ words) Whittingham has been the head coach at Utah since December 2004 and a member of the Utes" coaching staff since 1994. He posted a 177-88 (.668) record over 21 seasons. Utah finished with 18 winning seasons under Whittingham and won at least 10 games eight times. During his tenure, Whittingham twice helped Utah navigate conference changes. The Utes moved from the Mountain West Conference to the Pac-12 Conference in 2011 and then departed the Pac-12 for the Big 12 Conference in 2024. Utah found success following both moves. Whittingham led the Utes to back-to-back Pac-12 Championships and Rose Bowl appearances in 2021 and 2022. Then, after a 5-7 campaign in their first Big 12 season, Utah went 10-2 this season and finished in a tie for third place in the league. Under Whittingham, the Utes became the first school outside the BCS to play in a BCS Bowl game a second time. Utah capped an…...

10+ hour, 43+ min ago (315+ words) The Utah Mammoth face the Seattle Kraken at home tonight. The Mammoth are coming into tonight's game on a three-game losing streak, most recently losing to the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Wednesday night. This morning, Utah's General Manager, Bill Armstrong, provided an update on Logan Cooley, who hasn't played since December 5th. Armstrong said he will be out a minimum of eight weeks with a lower-body injury. Cooley left a game against the Blues back on November 29th after he'sustained a brutal injury as there was knee-on-knee contact with Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko. He had played in three games after that, but hasn't looked right and is now out for two months, which likely means his return will come after the Olympic break if he does return. In 29 games this season, he has 23 points on 14 goals and nine assists. He's a plus-six with…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago (115+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " A road rage incident involving multiple gunshots being fired forced the shutdown of a section of Bangerter Highway in Salt Lake City on Friday. Watch LIVE below as area near Bangerter Highway closed due to shots fired All northbound lanes of Bangerter Highway had been fully closed at 1820 South until they were reopened at 1:10 p.m. However, eastbound lanes on California Avenue remain closed to traffic. The Utah Highway Patrol confirmed that shots were fired following a road rage incident that began on the highway near California Avenue, but no injuries have been reported. No one has been taken into custody in connection with the incident, according to UHP....

11+ hour, 34+ min ago (116+ words) Wed Mar 18, 2026 Who You'll Network With: The developers, investors, architects, engineers, contractors, brokers, facility managers, service providers, and city officials who are shaping SLC's CRE landscape. Why You Should Attend: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do. The venue details will be finalized and added to this page shortly. Stay tuned for updates! Purchase the post-event summary and get the highlights sent to you in a post-event summary. Purchase here....

13+ hour, 34+ min ago (36+ words) Transgender inmates have filed a complaint against the State of Utah for alleged lack of gender-affirming care. Transgender inmates have filed a complaint against the State of Utah for alleged lack of gender-affirming care....

14+ hour, 25+ min ago (1777+ words) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox believes his state needs more power " a lot more. By some estimates, Utah will require as much electricity in the next five years as it generated all last century, to meet the demands of a growing population as well as chase data centers and AI developers to fuel its economy. To that end, Cox announced Operation Gigawatt last year, declaring the state would double energy production in the next decade. Although the announcement was short on details, Cox, a Republican, promised his administration would take an "any of the above" approach, which aims to expand all sources of energy production. Despite that goal, the Utah Legislature's Republican supermajority, with Cox's acquiescence, has taken a hard turn against solar power " which has been coming online faster than any other source in Utah and accounts for two-thirds of…...

14+ hour, 25+ min ago (1047+ words) Employee costs for family health insurance offered through their job increased more in Utah than the national average and dozens of other states amid an ongoing congressional fight over tax credits that help millions of Americans afford health care. A 50-state analysis from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota shows a sharp 2.5 % cost increase for Americans last year, outpacing inflation. Annual health care premiums for families on employer-sponsored insurance did even more so in Utah, with the average premium increasing by more than $1,000 " a nearly 5% jump. That could affect hundreds of thousands of people, since Utah had 2.1 million residents insured through an employer in 2023 " more than 60% of the population and the highest rate of employer-sponsored coverage in the country. Some may see a boon, since individual premiums for Utahns on insurance through their job…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago (374+ words) Former Utah State basketball standout Jarred Shaw avoided the harshest possible outcome in his Indonesian drug case, receiving a prison sentence instead of the death penalty, per Complex. An Indonesian court sentenced Shaw, 35, to 26 months in prison on Wednesday after finding him guilty of drug possession, according to Andscape. Shaw, who most recently played for the Tangerang Hawks in the Indonesian Basketball League, had faced the possibility of capital punishment under the country's strict drug laws. The ruling spared Shaw from trafficking-related enhancements, which would have dramatically escalated the penalty. As part of the sentence, he received a lifetime ban from the IBL and will serve his prison term in Indonesia. Shaw's arrest occurred in May, when authorities detained him in the lobby of his Tangerang apartment complex. He had gone to retrieve a package shipped from Thailand that contained…...

15+ hour, 42+ min ago (199+ words) UCSB Gauchos (8-2, 2-0 Big West) vs. Utah Valley Wolverines (7-3) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCSB and Utah Valley square off at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Wolverines have a 7-3 record against non-conference oppponents. Utah Valley ranks fifth in the WAC with 9.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Jackson Holcombe averaging 2.1. The Gauchos have a 6-2 record in non-conference play. UCSB is sixth in the Big West with 34.8 rebounds per game led by Zion Sensley averaging 7.9. Utah Valley makes 52.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.9 percentage points higher than UCSB has allowed to its opponents (46.1%). UCSB averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 6.5 per game Utah Valley allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Holcombe is scoring 16.2 points per game and averaging 7.2 rebounds for the Wolverines. Tyler Hendricks is averaging 11.9 points…...