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PROVO — Apparently there is something that can slow BYU's Yoeli Childs — an illness.

Childs, who was feeling under the weather Wednesday night, saw his streak of three straight games of scoring 31 points come to an end at the Marriott Center as he finished with a season-low 13 points in 24 minutes of play.

SALT LAKE CITY — After their first rehearsal with Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth Tuesday, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square is feeling pretty good about the upcoming Christmas concerts.

"As first rehearsals go, we had a great time last night," choir director Mack Wilberg said during a brief press conference Wednesday. "Now we still have things we have to work on."

"We do?" Chenoweth interjected, feigning surprise.

SALT LAKE CITY — Nestled near the mountains of Utah, a rising NBA star showed his appreciation for his elder statesman at Valter's Osteria Italian restaurant.

On the eve of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade's final game at Vivint Arena, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell hosted a farewell dinner for him Tuesday night at the upscale spot where he gifted the 36-year-old with a rocking chair.

SALT LAKE CITY — Collaboration is about finding common ground, and there is nothing Utah residents hold in common more than the air we breathe, said Alan Matheson, executive director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at an event Thursday at the University of Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY — We released the results of our American Family Survey last week, and we learned a lot about the modern American family in the process.

PROVO — Dave Rose is battling to stop a three-game losing streak, and he's got a trio of recruits from Shanghai, China, Brazil and nearby Timpview High in his backyard this week playing in the Great Western Shootout at Orem High.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature on Monday signaled overwhelming support for a sweeping medical marijuana compromise bill fraught with complexity and political risk, but which nonetheless enjoyed broad support among key groups both for and against Proposition 2.

HIGHLAND — Rachel Nilsson is forging an entrepreneurial path that is all about taking the road less traveled.

Her novel design for a kid's onsie crushed it on "Shark Tank," earning three offers, but she took a pass on taking any checks from the show's celebrity investors because none felt like the right deal.

Editor's note: Read more stories from the 2018 American Family Survey.

SALT LAKE CITY — Move over sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The three biggest fears parents have for their teenagers today are technology, bullying and poor mental health.

SACRAMENTO — At first Quin Snyder was a bit defensive when asked about his team's poor 3-point shooting of late (25.1 percent over last 11 games), which has dropped the Jazz to No. 27 in the league at 32.1 percent.

SALT LAKE CITY – In another life, Jason Poulsen would have burned with envy as he watched Utah football fans celebrating the Utes first trip to the Pac-12 Championship game on social media.

But, because the longtime BYU fan was changed by life's cruelty and grace, by the way being human shatters and remakes us, he did something so unusual, most people didn't believe he was serious.

PROVO — This year's edition of the BYU-Utah game featured, among many other things, an epic second-half meltdown by the Cougars, a strong first-half performance from a 19-year-old true freshman quarterback, and a gutsy effort by a senior defensive lineman playing in his final college game.

SOUTH SALT LAKE — Red, white and a lot of blue surrounded the South Salt Lake Police Department Sunday.

As the community woke to news that officer David Romrell, 31, had been killed in the line of duty, citizens made their way to the police department to hang blue ribbons from trees, while some, like Kim Deacon, left flowers at a small makeshift memorial.

SALT LAKE CITY — I raced home from work shortly after 5 p.m. to view the World Series. It was Oct. 17, 1989, and I was living and working in Northern California as a young editor for an afternoon daily newspaper. On this day the excitement was palpable in the Bay Area because the San Francisco Giants were taking the field against the Oakland A's in a long-hoped-for World Series matchup.

That's when the earth shook.