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Revisiting a Utah mining disaster: Decisions above ground and death below
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (1738+ words) On Aug. 6, 2007, a seismic "bounce" inside the Crandall Canyon Mine in central Utah caused a collapse that trapped six miners who had just finished their shift underground. On Aug. 16, 2007, three rescuers died and six others were injured when another bounce…...
Utah wins 2nd straight Big 12 championship, Avery Neff claims all-around title
4+ week, 1+ day ago (988+ words) Utah's gymnastics team is really good at winning conference titles and added another trophy to its case Saturday as its championship streak in the Big 12 moved to two in a row since joining the league. While this title wasn't the…...
Bronco Mendenhall says quarterback is Utah State's strongest position, and other insights from spring camp
3+ week, 2+ day ago (624+ words) Utah State football is well into spring camp, and head coach Bronco Mendenhall said earlier this week that he thinks the strongest position on the team is quarterback, despite losing star quarterback Bryson Barnes after the 2025 season. The biggest addition…...
Utah State's men's basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun is reportedly leaving for a Big 12 job
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (367+ words) The Utah State Aggies men's basketball program will be looking for its fourth head coach since 2021. On Monday, CBS Sports' Matt Norlander first reported that Jerrod Calhoun, who has led the Aggie program the last two seasons, will become the…...
Utah gymnastics wins regional semifinal, advances to Sunday's final
2+ week, 3+ day ago (795+ words) Utah's gymnastics team left no questions on the table in its NCAA regional semifinal Friday. Dubbed the underdog on paper because of their No. 12 ranking, the Red Rocks were the best team in their session and brought a swagger and…...
Why Westminster's new president won't need a GPS to find her way around Salt Lake City
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (653+ words) A new name will soon be etched on the door of the president's office at Utah's Westminster University. The Salt Lake City private school announced Wednesday that Sylvia Torti will be the institution's 20th president when Westminster President Beth Dobkin retires…...
Utah's 49-year nationals streak was snapped. Its coach just had her contract extended
1+ week, 4+ day ago (472+ words) For 49 years, the University of Utah's gymnastics program has, at the very least, been a model of consistency, as it qualified for nationals in each of those years. That streak was finally snapped last weekend, as the Red Rocks failed…...
April activities, events, concerts, festivals, markets in Utah
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1104+ words) April 3-12 " "Urinetown, the Musical" | University of Utah Theatre April 3-18 " "Arsenic and Old Lace" | The Empress Theatre April 3-26 " "Once Upon a Mattress" | Heritage Theatre April 6-8 " "Tina: .. . April events and activities in Utah Here are events, concerts, sporting events and more that…...
A New Kind of Nuclear Reactor Arrives in Utah
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (252+ words) A prototype microreactor built by California startup Valar Atomics has arrived in Utah for testing, part of a broader push to develop a new generation of nuclear reactors. The system was transported in modular components aboard U. S. Air Force cargo planes…...
Utah State gets major revenge, cruises past UNLV in Mountain West quarterfinals
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1963+ words) The Utah State Aggies certainly wouldn't be the first people to think they could still break even after a particularly disastrous night in Las Vegas. But even suggesting that you could pull off a 47-point swing over the course of…...