10-year-old boy shot in head at central Utah home
Mount Pleasant • Police say a 10-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound to the head while at a central Utah home with an 11-year-old.Mount Pleasant police said officers were called to the home...
View ArticlePaul Waldman: There is no equivalence between extreme right and extreme left
The president of the United States, the Republican Party, and the conservative movement are all facing a moral crisis brought on by the events in Charlottesville, which were just the most vivid and...
View ArticleFrancis Wilkinson: The liberal case for President Mike Pence
Donald Donald Trump’s presidency has produced a proliferation of Eeyores. It’s not their (our) fault. However dismal one’s view of current American politics, Trump is sure to expose it, with a tweet or...
View ArticleExperienced BYU offensive line a strength this season
Provo • Junior offensive lineman Austin Hoyt packed a Dutch oven for the BYU football team’s campout last weekend and made his famous peach cobbler for the guys. The dessert took a while to bake, but...
View ArticleACLU says Operation Rio Grande is 'business as usual' and, so far,...
Operation Rio Grande never received the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah’s stamp of approval and, after three days, looks to be ”business as usual,” according to a three-page statement released...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Rivera's rise comes at a crucial time
Let us pause to celebrate the moment. Rosie Rivera this week became the first woman, and the first Latina, to be sheriff of Utah’s largest county.Rivera, a 24-year veteran who rose to become chief of...
View ArticleState urges all Utah schools to test water systems for lead after detecting...
State officials have asked Utah’s public schools to test their drinking water for lead contamination — preferably before Labor Day — after spot tests over the summer found high levels of lead at...
View ArticleCorporate chiefs flee Trump; he disbands WH advisory panels
New York • With corporate chieftains fleeing, President Donald Trump abruptly abolished two of his White House business councils Wednesday — the latest fallout from his combative comments on racially...
View ArticleUtah National Guard member killed, 11 others injured in Afghanistan mission...
A member of the Utah National Guard was killed and at least 11 others were injured Wednesday during a mission battling Islamic State loyalists in eastern Afghanistan.An unspecified number of Utah Guard...
View ArticleTwo people are rushed to hospital after Sandy car vs. motorcycle crash
A car collided with a motorcycle Wednesday night in Sandy, sending a man and a woman to a hospital in critical condition.A medical helicopter responded to the crash, which occurred just before 8:30...
View ArticleNadal, Pliskova advance at Cincinnati on day of upsets
Mason, Ohio • Rafael Nadal and Karolina Pliskova — the No. 1 seeds in the Western & Southern Open — advanced with straight-set wins Wednesday, while the rest of their brackets suffered more top...
View ArticleSalt Lake Bees pull out win over Tacoma
Strong pitching, good defense and aggressive base running was the perfect combination for the Salt Lake Bees on Wednesday night as they beat the Tacoma Rainiers 3-2 at Smith’s Ballpark. The Bees have...
View ArticleSLC police want help finding French citizen who didn’t board flight home
Salt Lake City police are asking for the public’s help to locate a 47-year-old Frenchman who never made it home after a trip to Utah earlier this month.Rodolphe Enrique Jean-Pierre Lesourd checked out...
View ArticleTwo Utah mountaineers rescued by helicopter from Grand Teton National Park
Two Utah mountaineers were rescued by helicopter from Grand Teton National Park on Tuesday after they became exhausted trying to complete the Grand Traverse, a multiday climbing challenge.Salt Lake...
View ArticlePrep volleyball: Bountiful libero Holland Vande Merwe finds plenty of glory...
Volleyball is known for its big hitters, and Bountiful has featured its share over the past two years.The Braves were led by 6-foot-4 middle Kennedy Redding in 2015, then explosive outside Seyvion...
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Downtown Salt Lake City apartment blaze evacuates dozens
An early Thursday morning fire forced evacuation of about 30 residents of a downtown Salt Lake City apartment complex. No injuries were reported.The cause of the 1:35 a.m. fire at 79 N. A Street was...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Hot, dry and, in urban valleys, polluted
Northern Utah’s temperatures will once more climb well into the 90s heading into the weekend as a warm, dry air settles over the region.Under sunny skies, Friday will see highs in the low-90s, up a few...
View ArticleNews roundup: Trump says it’s ‘sad’ to remove ‘beautiful’ statues and...
Trump says it’s ‘sad’ to remove ‘beautiful’ statues and monuments memorializing leaders of the Confederacy. Sen. Mike Lee denounces Trump’s comments defending white supremacy. Utah National Guard...
View ArticleLetter: Trump’s veil for discrimination
Donald Trump’s claim that transgender individuals are no longer welcome in the U.S. military due to “medical costs and disruption” is purely a veil for discrimination. Such a ban is derogatory and...
View ArticleBonnie Tyler to sing ‘Total Eclipse’ hit during eclipse
Miami • Some cruise passengers will have the ultimate soundtrack for Monday’s solar eclipse when Bonnie Tyler sings her hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart” on board.Royal Caribbean says the Welsh singer...
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