The blacksmith, the taxidermist and the violin-maker: These Utahns are...
They work with their hands, heating and shaping metal into tools, fashioning wood into beautiful acoustic instruments, or tinkering with tiny cogs to restore an antique timepiece to working order.Their...
View ArticleCops: 8-year-old girl helps drive drunken Pennsylvania man
Darlington, Pa. • Police say a drunken Pennsylvania man had an 8-year-old girl drive him around until someone saw the car moving recklessly and called 911.WPXI-TV reports the bizarre incident involving...
View ArticleRich Lowry: Sovereignty is not a dirty word
To listen to the commentary, Donald Trump used an inappropriate term at the U.N. — not just “Rocket Man,” but “sovereignty.”It wasn’t surprising that liberal analysts freaked out over his nickname for...
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It's all here: Your Utah vs. Arizona game guide
Time, Place and Airwaves • The Utes second road game of the season and Pac-12 Conference opener at Arizona Stadium gets going at 8:30 p.m. Friday. You can watch on FS1 or listen on ESPN 700 AM, Sirius...
View ArticleNerd seeking nerd: Speed dating at Salt Lake Comic Con is a chance for fans...
If Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Harry Potter, Harley Quinn, Wolverine and several Jedis were all gathered in a room, the phrase “nervous sexual tension” might not be the first thing that comes to mind.But...
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Utah Jazz raising money for cancer patient and superfan J.P. Gibson with...
Of all the basketball players who have signed a contract with the Utah Jazz over four decades, J.P. Gibson is the only one who ever used a purple crayon.Back in 2014, the then-5-year-old leukemia...
View ArticleCliven Bundy firing lawyer with trial approaching in Vegas
Las Vegas • Cliven Bundy’s defense attorney says the Nevada cattleman and state’s rights figure is firing him, less than three weeks before trial stemming from a 2014 armed standoff with federal...
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Gehrke: The four things you should know about the once-secret Bears Ears...
We’re finally starting to get an idea of what might be in store for the Bears Ears National Monument, and it isn’t pretty.First, The Salt Lake Tribune used documents obtained through open records...
View ArticleRirie-Woodbury’s ‘Parallax’ is an evening of exploration
It’s the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel...
View ArticleAsk Ann Cannon: I’m not in love with my friends’ new romance
Dear Ann Cannon • I have two longtime friends who recently started dating each other, and it’s freaking me out.Some backstory: I’ve seen several friends-dating-friends situations go poorly before, with...
View ArticleGOP health bill all but dead; McCain again deals the blow
Washington • Sen. John McCain declared his opposition Friday to the GOP’s last-ditch effort to repeal and replace “Obamacare,” dealing a likely death blow to the legislation and, perhaps, to the...
View ArticleUtah soccer: Junior midfielder Paola van der Veen is playing it forward this...
The first free kick she scuffs wide with her left foot.The second, an attempt to curl it over a would-be wall of opponents, is skied high beyond the far post.There is one shot left as Paola van der...
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Burst pipe sprays water and mud across I-215 in Salt Lake City
A section of Interstate 215 near Wasatch Boulevard turned into a muddy pool Friday after a pipe burst and geysered water onto the road.At 11:10 a.m., water sloughed off a “significant amount of mud”...
View ArticleHolly Richardson: Do we quit just before the harvest?
Like many families, we planted a garden this year. Our 16-year-old daughter wanted to be in charge. No one argued with her.She spent hours weeding and watering. She labored through the heat of the...
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Feds arrest ‘Double Hat Bandit,’ who allegedly robbed Utah banks
The FBI arrested a 54-year-old man who was wanted on suspicion of more than a dozen bank robberies, the bureau announced Friday. Agents and local police arrested Shayne Carson — suspected of being the...
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$3 billion Salt Lake airport rebuild hits midway mark of Phase 1 and future...
The first phase of rebuilding the Salt Lake City International Airport is at a midpoint: construction began three years ago, and opening is scheduled in another three.So airport officials took the news...
View ArticleFall Into Fishing event takes place Saturday
Want to enjoy some fun fishing events?The Division of Wildlife Resources and South Jordan City are hosting a Fall Into Fishing event Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Jordan Fishing Ponds at...
View ArticleGeorge Pyle: Controversial U. speaker should be criticized for what he says,...
I had a birthday a couple of weeks ago. It was cause to look around and take note of the fact that there are only a couple of people in this newsroom who are older than I am -- and none, so far as I...
View ArticleSalt Lake County GOP punishes Julie Dole, saying her conduct in recorder’s...
Last month, Julie Dole lost her job with Salt Lake County. On Thursday, she lost support from her political party.Salt Lake County Republicans moved Thursday night to bar Dole from running for public...
View ArticleFormer Utah House speaker named chief lobbyist for Mormon church
Former Utah House Speaker Marty Stephens is returning to the state Capitol — this time as the chief lobbyist for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The church announced Friday that...
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