Jazz fall to Heat 115-109 as Utah and BYU men's basketball stay unbeaten
Darryn Peterson and Ace Bailey combined for 48 points in the Jazz's ninth straight loss, while Utah rallied past Weber State and BYU hit 17 3-pointers against Queens.
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Lake Powell has risen 20 feet since its September low, Reclamation data show
Storage grew by about 1.19 million acre-feet from Sept. 15 to Nov. 5 as runoff from the Four Corners storms poured in. The lake is still about 8 feet lower than a year ago.
Senate Republicans pick Cedar City's Evan Vickers to lead the Utah Senate
House Republicans kept Mike Schultz as speaker and chose Casey Snider as majority leader. Vickers and Schultz are to be sworn in as presiding officers when the session opens Jan. 19.
Utah licensing division issues 49 citations in residential construction sweep
The Division of Professional Licensing checked 326 job sites statewide Oct. 13-23 and issued citations carrying more than $91,000 in potential fines.
DEQ says Mexican Hat's hauled drinking water is safe after flood took its well house
Water trucked into Mexican Hat passes through the town treatment plant, the state said, as crews took new San Juan River samples after more weekend flooding.
Nephi adds about $3 a month to utility bills toward a police station
The council approved bigger transfers from city utilities on Nov. 3 to start paying off a bond for a new police station, after the state denied a property tax increase.
Ephraim adopts backyard unit rules, a new R-1C zone and apartment density limits
The council approved two ordinances Nov. 4 on a 4-0 vote. They cap apartments at 15 units an acre and townhomes at 10, and allow detached backyard units only on larger lots with an owner living on site.
Sanpete County proposes a 17% property tax increase, with a hearing Nov. 30
The county's tax on a $440,000 home would rise $71.49 a year, to $486.04, and the county would collect about $965,000 more a year. The commission takes comment Nov. 30 at the courthouse in Manti.
American Fork draft halves irrigation base fee for owners with a share per acre
The draft shareholder agreement went to a Nov. 3 work session after the City Council pulled an earlier version from its Oct. 27 agenda.
Counts since election night change the leader in six Utah races
Unofficial results put Republican Brooks Benson ahead in Senate District 11, Republican Jake Hunsaker ahead in House District 48 and changed the leaders in four local races. Democrats Celeste Johnson (House 59) and Zane Woolstenhulme (House 4) are back in front.
Blake Moore wins Utah's 2nd District, leading Crosby by about 8 points
The Associated Press called the race for the Republican incumbent Thursday morning, more than a day after polls closed. Democrat Peter Crosby trailed by about 8 points in unofficial results.
Uintah County voters turn down council-manager government in unofficial results
Unofficial results show Washington City's emergency services tax passing, while a Santa Clara tax, a Sanpete County sales tax and the Snyderville Basin bond were trailing.
Weber school board race is 80 votes apart as Democrats lead two Logan council seats
Weber County's latest count shows an 80-vote gap in a Weber School Board race, with the lead changing hands. In Cache County, Democrats led both Logan seats on the County Council.