Letter: Defend rule of law, Hatch and Lee
Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, I am an attorney and member of the Utah State Bar, whose members’ careers are all dedicated to upholding the rule of law. You both had distinguished careers as Utah...
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Violent history emerges during bail hearing for man accused of killing woman...
Charlottesville • Years before a 20-year-old Ohio man allegedly rammed his car into a panicked crowd of activists in Charlottesville, it was his disabled mother who was terrified.James Alex Fields Jr....
View ArticleJennifer Rubin: Here's how Republicans can atone for backing Trump
Donald Trump would not have become the Republican nominee and then the president if not for the support, excuse-making, intentional blindness, moral obtuseness and political cowardice of elected GOP...
View ArticleTrump considers pardoning former Arizona sheriff Arpaio
Phoenix • President Donald Trump says he may grant a pardon to former Sheriff Joe Arpaio following his recent conviction in federal court, prompting outrage among critics who say the move would amount...
View ArticleFrancis Wilkinson: The dangerous tracks of some Democratic tears
A bitter fight for leadership of the California Democratic Party won’t shake the foundations of the party. The future of Democrats in California, let alone nationally, won’t depend on whether a gruff...
View ArticleProtesters in North Carolina topple Confederate statue
A crowd toppled a bronze Confederate statue in front of a county administrative building in Durham, North Carolina, on Monday evening, as throngs of “anti-fascist” groups gathered there days after...
View ArticleAfter Paul Swenson’s body is found, Utah police investigate and family mourns
The body of an American Fork man reported missing last month was found floating in Mill Creek on Sunday afternoon, police and family members said.“We are deeply pained to have our most dreaded fear...
View ArticleThe temps are mild, but the track is loose as Speed Week begins at the...
Bonneville Salt Flats • The drivers and crews of most of the 440 vehicles that made their way from all over the world to this glistening white expanse of salt enjoyed cooler than normal temperatures...
View ArticleTribune editorial: There is no excuse for white supremacy
There is no excuse for racism, hate or white nationalism. In the strongest terms possible, we condemn the acts of terrorism in Charlottesville, Va., this past weekend.White supremacists marched on...
View ArticleCommentary: An honest conversation about race is not allowed
HILLSBORO, Ohio — We’ve all heard commentators and pundits through the years claim that what the United States needs is “an honest conversation about race.” But whenever those conversations happen,...
View ArticleTiger Woods reportedly had five drugs in system at time of DUI arrest
Tiger Woods had five drugs in his system when he was arrested in May on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a report Monday. At the time, Woods told authorities that he was taking...
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NFL's Roger Goodell stands up for those who refuse to do so during national...
Glendale, Ariz. • Asked about players who did not stand for the national anthem before preseason games, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that while the playing of the anthem is a special...
View Article‘Get proximate,’ and reverse hatred, Utah leaders say in two anti-racism rallies
Nearly 2,000 Utahns congregated at Salt Lake City Hall on Monday night to stand in solidarity with people oppressed by racism.That rally and another, held on the steps of the Capitol earlier in the...
View ArticleSix-run sixth lifts Bees over River Cats, 8-2
The Salt Lake Bees scored six runs in the sixth inning to snap a 2-2 tie and went on to an 8-2 victory over the host Sacramento River Cats on Monday night.Salt Lake had tied the score in the third on a...
View ArticleWith Chad Bettis back from cancer treatment, Rockies blank Braves 3-0
Denver • Chad Bettis had trouble controlling his emotions as he took the mound for the first time since cancer treatment. He had no trouble controlling the Atlanta Braves’ lineup.Bettis threw seven...
View ArticleUtah teen pleads guilty to causing prom night crash that killed two classmates
A Moab teen whose reckless driving caused the death of two of his peers will face one year of detention in San Juan County jail and three years of probation, a 7th District judge ruled Monday.During...
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Utah football: Utes linebacker corps looks steady heading into 2017
It was when Kavika Luafatasaga could play seamlessly, without pausing to think of play calls or coverages or audibles, that Sunia Tauteoli saw the linebacker unleash what they first talked about months...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Drier and warmer north and south
The wet and cooler weather of the past few days will exit northern Utah on Wednesday, ushering in a spell of drier, hotter conditions through the rest of this week.The National Weather Service...
View ArticlePolls open at 7 a.m. for primary elections — including Republican race for...
Polling centers are open and mail-in ballots are due. Yep, it’s primary Election Day.What’s at stake? • The state’s hottest race is the GOP runoff in the special election to replace former Rep. Jason...
View ArticleThis invasive insect from the Mediterranean is now infesting Utah homes
A few years after making its first known appearance in Utah, the invasive elm seed bug is showing up in homes across the state.Complaints about infestations of the pesky, smelly — but largely harmless...
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