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SALT LAKE CITY — Here are 10 stories you may have missed over the weekend. As always, click on the headline to read the full story.
1. Utahns rally against Russian war in Ukraine
A sea of yellow and blue flags, carried by locals who oppose the war in Ukraine, made their way to the Utah Capitol on Saturday in a show of solidarity. Some marchers were there to show support and others have very personal ties to the war-torn country.
2. 1 dead in third wrong-way crash in Utah in less than 24 hours
One person is dead after a wrong-way crash near 6860 South on the Mountain View Corridor, Unified police said. It was the second fatal wrong-way crash and third overall crash in less than 24 hours, with a total of three people dead.
3. Salt Lake police, Utah Air National Guard remove 'military-grade device' from park
A military-grade device was removed from the International Peace Gardens in Jordan Park on Sunday, Salt Lake City police said. Police are investigating the exact nature of the device and how it ended up inside the park. Military-grade memorabilia that may be discovered during estate cleaning or other circumstances should never be disposed of or moved, police said.
4. Another wrong-way crash kills 2 on I-15
Just before 5 a.m. on Saturday, a car was reported to have been traveling the wrong direction on northbound Interstate 15 at 600 South. Minutes later, there were reports that the car, a white hatchback, collided with a blue FJ Cruiser in a head-on collision near 900 South, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
5. Utah avalanche buries skier
A 55-year-old man was caught in an avalanche and buried while skiing Saturday and was flown by helicopter to a hospital. The avalanche happened around 12:30 p.m. in the East Bowl area of Big Cottonwood Canyon near Silver Fork. It was about 100 feet wide and ran about 400 vertical feet.
Sports
1. 'Be selfish': No. 15 BYU women take highest seed in school history to NCAA Tournament
The Cougars drew a No. 6 seed and will face Big East at-large selection Villanova in the first round of the Wichita Regional on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The winner will face the winner of No. 3 Michigan and No. 15 American in the second round.
2. Utes women dancing as No. 7 seed, will face Arkansas in NCAA Tournament
For the first time in the Pac-12 era, the Utah women's basketball program was included in the 68-team NCAA Tournament bracket that was announced Sunday evening on ESPN. The Utes are going to the Big Dance and it's time to dust off those dancing shoes sneakers.
3. After NCAA Tournament hopes extinguished, BYU draws Long Beach in NIT
The Cougars drew a No. 2 seed in the NIT and will open by hosting Big West Tournament runner-up Long Beach State on Wednesday
4. 'Thank God we got one': Jazz show progress as they finish off Kings
Even with Jordan Clarkson going en fuego on his way to a career-high 45 points, it seemed like the Jazz were on the brink of blowing another one.
5. Real Salt Lake rallies from 2-down for 3-2 road win over New England
Justen Glad finished off a free kick near the end of regulation, Tate Schmitt scored the match-winner in the third minute of stoppage time, and Real Salt Lake did all its scoring after the 75th minute to rally from a 2-0 deficit and take all three points with a 3-2 win over the New England Revolution and stay unbeaten on the season at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
