West Valley City boy critical after being struck in driveway
A 12-year-old boy was in critical condition Monday after being run over by a car in a West Valley City residential driveway.Public safety dispatchers reported that the incident occurred 9:13 a.m. at...
View ArticleMormon, Catholic churches denounce racism, call for ‘greater kindness’ and...
Utah’s two largest religious groups are denouncing racism and urging more love and understanding in the wake of the deadly clashes that took place in Virginia.Lamenting the violence, intolerance and...
View Article'Wonderlandscape' tells story of Yellowstone National Park
John Clayton explores the vast historical and cultural history of one of the most popular national parks to uncover why Yellowstone is so beloved in “Wonderlandscape: Yellowstone National Park and the...
View ArticleOgden woman critical after being shot as she slept
An Ogden woman remained in critical condition Monday after being wounded by gunfire from outside her home as she slept this weekend.Ogden police Lt. Tim Scott said officers responded to 911 calls...
View ArticleCharges await driver in critical injury auto-ped crash in Salt Lake City
Police have identified the driver in Sunday night’s critical injury collision in downtown Salt Lake City, but are holding off on a formal arrest until they know whether the victim survives.Salt Lake...
View ArticleWillie Nelson cuts show short, cites Utah’s high altitude
Salt Lake City • Willie Nelson is blaming Utah’s high altitude for forcing him to cut a performance near Salt Lake City short.Nelson ended his show early at the USANA Amphitheatre in suburban West...
View ArticleTrump speaks on Charlottesville: ‘Racism is evil’
Washington • Under pressure all weekend, President Donald Trump on Monday named and condemned hate groups as “repugnant” and declared “racism is evil” in an updated, more forceful statement on the...
View ArticleCommentary: After Charlottesville, will white pastors finally take racism...
On Friday night, white supremacists assembled in Charlottesville, Va., for a public demonstration of hate. They held torches and chanted phrases like, “White lives matter!” and “Jews will not replace...
View Article7 Utah counties exploring experimental nuclear power from ‘molten salt’
Imagine generating nuclear power that can’t be turned into weapons, doesn’t pose a risk of meltdown or radiation release nor produce high-level radioactive waste that could contaminate the environment...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake: Mike Petke keeps returning to Luis Silva, and Silva keeps...
Real Salt Lake forward Luis Silva intercepted a pass from D.C. United’s Marcelo Sarvas. With his second touch he volleyed it into the upper far corner of the net and left goalkeeper Bill Hamid...
View Article‘Operation Rio Grande’ crackdown near homeless shelter now underway
Operation Rio Grande is a go.After weeks of secret meetings to clear jail beds, Utah leaders watched Monday from a 200 South office as multiple law-enforcement agencies began a crackdown on crime near...
View ArticlePolice shoot, kill suspect on bicycle after he allegedly brandished weapon
A man was fatally shot late Sunday night in downtown Salt Lake City after he allegedly pulled a weapon on police officers who were trying to arrest him on an outstanding felony warrant.The shooting...
View ArticleStaying in Utah for the eclipse? Rise and shine for these viewing events to...
The frenzy over The Great American Eclipse that graces the skies over the United States on Monday, Aug. 21, is sweeping across the country.Millions of people will travel to the path of totality to see...
View ArticleUtah Jazz hire Mike Elliott to oversee player training, health and performance
The Jazz have created a new position overseeing the team’s medical and sports science initiatives, hiring Mike Elliott from the Phoenix Suns to do the job.As vice president of performance health care,...
View ArticleFoster kids, like the feds and environmentalists, can’t buy a break in Blanding
Blanding has been the epicenter of anti-Bears Ears National Monument sentiment and a hotbed for vitriol against environmentalists and the federal government promoting public land protections.A common...
View ArticleUtah Court of Appeals reverses conviction in fatal car crash
The Utah Court of Appeals has reversed the negligent homicide conviction of Carl John Holm, who caused a fatal crash in 2012 when he ran a red light.The court said in a 3-0 decision that 3rd District...
View ArticleFormer Arkansas coach, AD Broyles dies at 92
Fayetteville, Ark. • Frank Broyles, who guided the University of Arkansas to its lone national football championship and later molded the overall program as its athletic director, died Monday at the...
View ArticleSocial media harnessed to expose white nationalists at Charlottesville rally
New York • One of the social media posts resembled a wanted poster or a missing-persons flyer: Photographs of men were arranged in rows, seeking their names and employers.But the Facebook post wasn’t...
View ArticleDriver purposely steers into French pizzeria, killing a teen girl
Sept-Sorts, France • A man who may have been trying to kill himself rammed his car into a pizzeria east of Paris on Monday, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring her younger brother and at least 11...
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