(Jim Urquhart | Tribune file photo) Judge's head coach Jim Yerkovich gives instructions to his team in 2008.Jim Yerkovich, one of the winningest high school basketball coach ever in Utah, died Wednesday in his Poulsbo, Wash., home after a bout with Parkinson’s disease. He was 77.Yerkovich spent 44 years coaching at Judge Memorial High School, where he won 634 games. He still holds state record for most coaching wins at one school, per the Utah High School Activities Association. He’s second all-time in the state in total wins.“We are mourning the loss of Jim Yerkovich,” Judge Memorial...…(Jim Urquhart | Tribune file photo) Judge's head coach Jim Yerkovich gives instructions to his team in 2008.Jim Yerkovich, one of the winningest high school basketball coach ever in Utah, died Wednesday in his Poulsbo, Wash., home after a bout with Parkinson’s disease. He was 77.Yerkovich spent 44 years coaching at Judge Memorial High School, where he won 634 games. He still holds state record for most coaching wins at one school, per the Utah High School Activities Association. He’s second all-time in the state in total wins.“We are mourning the loss of Jim Yerkovich,” Judge Memorial...WW…

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters listen as commissioner Bill Lee speaks during a rally protesting against face masks being required in schools, before the Utah County Commission meeting in Provo on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.A group of eight Utah parents is urging the court to throw out Gov. Gary Herbert’s executive orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.The parents say that due to Herbert’s executive orders, “Utah has experienced an unprecedented and unlawful suspension of their most sacred and fundamental rights.”They argue that the...…(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters listen as commissioner Bill Lee speaks during a rally protesting against face masks being required in schools, before the Utah County Commission meeting in Provo on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.A group of eight Utah parents is urging the court to throw out Gov. Gary Herbert’s executive orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.The parents say that due to Herbert’s executive orders, “Utah has experienced an unprecedented and unlawful suspension of their most sacred and fundamental rights.”They argue that the...WW…

(Photo courtesy of Premier Lacrosse League) Archers attackman Marcus Holman keeps the ball away from a defender during a game on Aug. 2, 2020 at Zions Bank Stadium for the Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series. Holman is also an assistant coach for the University of Utah lacrosse team.Marcus Holman coaches as an assistant for the University of Utah’s lacrosse team. He also plays in the Premier Lacrosse League as an attacker for the Archers.So when the PLL chose to conduct its 2020 season as a tournament in Utah at the Real Salt Lake facility, Holman was more than pleased. He would...…(Photo courtesy of Premier Lacrosse League) Archers attackman Marcus Holman keeps the ball away from a defender during a game on Aug. 2, 2020 at Zions Bank Stadium for the Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series. Holman is also an assistant coach for the University of Utah lacrosse team.Marcus Holman coaches as an assistant for the University of Utah’s lacrosse team. He also plays in the Premier Lacrosse League as an attacker for the Archers.So when the PLL chose to conduct its 2020 season as a tournament in Utah at the Real Salt Lake facility, Holman was more than pleased. He would...WW…

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) One of the buses of the UTA Utah Valley Express (UVX), a bus rapid transit system (BRT) that runs between Orem and Provo, is shown in 2018. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced on Twitter that he is committing $64.5 million to a similar system that would serve Ogden and Weber State University.President Donald Trump on Thursday evening announced on Twitter that he is committing $64.5 million to a bus rapid transit project that would serve Ogden and Weber State University.Ogden, Utah, I am committing $64.5M to build bus service between Weber State...…(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) One of the buses of the UTA Utah Valley Express (UVX), a bus rapid transit system (BRT) that runs between Orem and Provo, is shown in 2018. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced on Twitter that he is committing $64.5 million to a similar system that would serve Ogden and Weber State University.President Donald Trump on Thursday evening announced on Twitter that he is committing $64.5 million to a bus rapid transit project that would serve Ogden and Weber State University.Ogden, Utah, I am committing $64.5M to build bus service between Weber State...WW…

Screenshot of a video that shows a dog running after Logan High senior Gracie Laney during the Grizzly Invitational in Logan, Utah, on April 17, 2021.Logan High senior runner Gracie Laney had the final stretch of track all to herself. It was the second heat of the girls’ 4x200 relay event in last weekend’s Grizzly Invitational, and Laney, the anchor, was enjoying a healthy lead.Until she felt the pitter-patter of little paws.“I’d say probably about the 50-meters [mark], I could feel something coming on me, and I thought it was a person. I thought it was the runner,” Laney said. “And then I...…Screenshot of a video that shows a dog running after Logan High senior Gracie Laney during the Grizzly Invitational in Logan, Utah, on April 17, 2021.Logan High senior runner Gracie Laney had the final stretch of track all to herself. It was the second heat of the girls’ 4x200 relay event in last weekend’s Grizzly Invitational, and Laney, the anchor, was enjoying a healthy lead.Until she felt the pitter-patter of little paws.“I’d say probably about the 50-meters [mark], I could feel something coming on me, and I thought it was a person. I thought it was the runner,” Laney said. “And then I...WW…