Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — Education was her passion, fighting to make sure everybody had equal access to schooling her mission. Now, with the passing of Utah Rep. LaWanna “Lou” Shurtliff, who died Wednesday, family and friends are left remembering and mourning a woman who touched many.

UTAH – The Utah Jazz vs New Orleans Pelicans rematch was a lot closer than their first matchup and some would say a lot more entertaining. Both teams got out to a pretty fast start offensively but the Pelicans blitzed the Jazz with 43 first quarter points led by Brandon Ingram. The Jazz clawed their way back in the second quarter to take the one point lead into halftime. It was back and forth for the first part of the third quarter but a couple of minutes in, the Jazz turned up the defensive heat and seized momentum going into the fourth quarter.…