Prep football: Zach Wilson, Corner Canyon overpower Brighton
Cottonwood Hieghts • The first quarter wasn’t even over yet, and things were looking dire for host Brighton.Quarterback Zach Wilson and running back Tai Gonzales provided the knockout punches to lead...
View ArticlePrep football: Sese Felila runs for five scores to carry Kearns past Hunter
West Valley City • It may not have been the region championship game, but it sure had the feeling of one.The Kearns offense woke up in a big way after trailing by two scores earlier and eventually did...
View ArticlePrep football: State scores for Week 7
ThursdayRidgeline 48, Green Canyon 21Sky View 50, Logan 13FridayLayton Christian 28, Monticello 14Dixie 64, Canyon View 0Richfield 29, North Sanpete 0Tooele 49, Ogden 6Lehi 42, West 0Provo 20, Maple...
View ArticleFalk, Washington State upset USC
Pullman, Wash. • Logan High School graduate Luke Falk threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, Erik Powell kicked a 32-yard field goal with 1:40 left and No. 16 Washington State beat No. 5 Southern...
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Controversial needle exchange program becomes a casualty of Operation Rio...
Heroin addicts looking for clean needles are in for tough times in Salt Lake City since Operation Rio Grande chased them and a syringe-exchange program out of the area around downtown’s homeless...
View ArticleGehrke: If Congress can't agree on kids' health, then D.C. is more broken...
In case you aren’t convinced that Congress is really, really bad at its job, consider this: At midnight Saturday, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, one of the most successful and fundamentally...
View ArticleSome PBS stations (including KBYU) will air Mormon-promoting Joseph Smith film
“Joseph Smith: American Prophet” is a nicely done, seemingly faith-promoting film that recounts the history of the man who founded the Mormon church.If you’re a faithful member of The Church of Jesus...
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Oh my Heck! It’s the beginning of the end for ‘The Middle’
It’s hard to feel sorry for anyone whose sitcom runs nine seasons on network TV. It sounds a bit like whining to say, “We don’t get no respect.” On the other hand, ABC’s “The Middle” never has gotten...
View ArticleGeneral Conference resumes minus prophet-leader Monson; apostle Oaks says...
As Mormons settled in for the Saturday morning session of their 187th Semiannual General Conference, there was a noticeable absence: President Thomas S. Monson.The 90-year-old Monson missed some...
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Holly Richardson: It takes faith to stay
I love fall. It’s my favorite time of year, followed by spring. One of the things I love about both seasons is LDS General Conference. I love the women’s session (although I feel a little cheated it...
View ArticleMonson: Jazz defense this season may be tougher than a $2 steak
It’s going to be ugly … ugly for opponents.”Ekpe Udoh said it right.In a league, in a conference shaping up as a beauty contest, filled with turbo-boosted offenses, with scorers galore, with guys and...
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Prep sports: This week’s standout performers and key numbers
Each week, the TribPreps staff will choose standout performers and key numbers from the previous week’s action in Utah and showcase them. Here are this week’s picks.Aubri WhatcottThe Syracuse senior...
View ArticleRoy plane crash earlier this month likely caused by engine failure
An accident involving a plane that fell out of the sky and crashed onto a woman’s car in Roy earlier this month was likely caused by a partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff, according to a...
View ArticleCommentary: Utah needs a Medicaid waiver
There is no cure for homelessness. There are just too many causes for a single remedy to end this problem. However, we do know a lot about homelessness. And we can do a lot to treat this.There is...
View ArticleTrump lashes out at San Juan mayor who begged for more help in wake of...
Branchburg, N.J. • President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the mayor of San Juan and other officials in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, contemptuous of their claims of a laggard U.S. response to...
View ArticleTroy Williams was part of the lure that landed Darren Carrington II to Utah
Lost in the first three games of Tyler Huntley’s explosion as Utah’s starting quarterback was the fact that his favorite target, Darren Carrington II, came to Salt Lake City expecting to catch passes...
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Kragthorpe: Joe Ingles says of his new contract, 'No one needs that much money.'
Imagine the reaction at the National Basketball Players Association headquarters when Jazz wing player Joe Ingles signed a fairly standard contract in free agency this past summer and then described...
View ArticleCommentary: Is free speech under attack at Utah colleges?
College students across the nation consistently have their voices silenced by restrictive university speech codes. Recently, there has been numerous cases where college administrations have violated...
View ArticleSalt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams ‘seriously considering’ a run against Mia...
Ben McAdams may be fueling up his orange bus for a 2,000-mile drive to Washington, D.C. The two-term Salt Lake County mayor and former state senator is reportedly weighing a Democratic run in 2018...
View ArticleBYU football may have suffered its worst month in program history
Provo • College football, which is supposed to be about fun, entertainment and building school spirit, should never be equated with the death of a parent.But BYU couldn’t be blamed for borrowing a line...
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