Olympians J.R. Celski, Jessica Kooreman star in World Cup speedskating qualifier
Kearns • Three-time Olympic medalist J.R. Celski held back when discussing this stage of his career with the Pyeongchang Games rapidly approaching in February. This will be his third Olympics, barring...
View ArticleLetter: Blame Utah women for wage gap
The women of Utah have no one to blame but themselves for the wage gap that harms their families. The women of Utah are totally responsible for receiving pay unequal to the pay men receive for doing...
View ArticleLeaders say crackdown brought ‘remarkable’ change near SLC homeless shelter....
By Thursday, four days into an unprecedented crackdown on the brazen drug dealing near Salt Lake City’s downtown homeless shelter, the hottest trade in the Rio Grande neighborhood was the eclipse...
View ArticleLetter: Some can’t afford more taxes
This is a letter to the people of Salt Lake City and surrounding areas. I see that the Our Schools Now people are saying that we need to raise taxes for the schools.I just received my tax statement...
View ArticleFrancis Bernard wants to leave BYU for Utah instead of redshirting, brother says
Provo • The brother of BYU football star Francis Bernard says the Cougars’ junior linebacker is being forced to redshirt against his will and wants to transfer to rival Utah.James Bernard, 25, a former...
View ArticleRescuers use dish soap to free woman trapped for 12 hours in Utah slot canyon
A woman was wedged in a slot canyon in the southern Utah’s San Rafael Swell for 12 hours this week before rescuers were able to wrestle her out with the help of a gallon of dish soap.The 24-year-old...
View ArticleLetter: Put a price on carbon
Getting nuked isn’t Guam’s only major concern from this administration of fools. Global warming is already causing sea level rise and coral bleaching and will only get worse if ignored any longer. This...
View ArticlePliskova sweeps into Cincinnati semis, Nadal comes up short
Mason, Ohio • Defending champion Karolina Pliskova pulled off a doubleheader sweep Friday at the Western & Southern Open, reaching the semifinals by winning a pair of matches with little rest...
View ArticleSalt Lake Bees fall to Tacoma 7-6 in homestand finale
The heart of the Tacoma Rainiers’ lineup — Taylor Motter, Daniel Vogelbach, and Gordon Beckham — roughed up Salt Lake Bees starting pitcher Daniel Wright in the series finale Friday at Smith’s...
View ArticlePrep football: Brock Jones' three TD passes lead Lone Peak over Herriman
Storylines<br>• Brock Jones throws for three touchdowns and 235 yards to help Lone Peak overcome a slow start.<br>• Sophomore Nate Ritchie boots field goals of 40 and 22 yards for Lone...
View ArticleSearchers look for Vernal man who did not return from camping trip
Police are searching for an elderly man from Vernal who was reported missing after he didn’t return from a two-week camping trip.Joseph Weyerman, who had been camping near Chepeta Lake in the High...
View ArticlePrep football: Week 1 scores
THURSDAYEast 42, Timpview 10FRIDAYLayton Christian 14, North Summit 0Bonneville 34, Logan 14Bear River 20, Juan Diego 10Kearns 47, Copper Hills 18Grand County 39, Monticello 6Morgan 21, Park City...
View ArticlePrep football: Cammon Cooper sets state record in leading Lehi past Alta...
Sandy • Lehi quarterback Cammon Cooper threw a dart to his right to Dallin Holker, who turned and sprinted into the end zone.After more than four hours of football Friday, Lehi finally claimed a 72-66...
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Gehrke: Utah needs to think about security above all as it buys new voting...
State elections officials held an open house earlier this month to demonstrate five election systems vying to replace the voting machines that have been chugging away for the past 13 years.Just a few...
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Special-group license plates show Utahns love their colleges, wildlife, pets...
Nearly 71,000 Utahns — equivalent to the population of South Jordan, the state’s 10th-largest city — happily chose last year to pay what amounts to extra taxes totaling a combined $2 million.That’s...
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts reboots, connecting art to people
After 14 years, Utah’s high desert air was taking a toll on the Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ flagship building.Museums need 50 percent humidity at all times to preserve the works of art inside. It is no...
View ArticlePrep football: Top recruit Penei Sewell suffers torn labrum
Desert Hills lineman Penei Sewell, the highest-rated high school football recruit in Utah this year, has suffered a shoulder injury that has cast uncertainty over his senior campaign.“I don’t know at...
View ArticleTrump to skip Kennedy Center arts awards
Bridgewater, N.J. — In a break with tradition, President Donald Trump and the first lady have decided not to participate in events honoring recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors arts awards...
View ArticleCharlottesville exposes new threat for college campuses
Boston — On college campuses, white supremacists and other far-right extremist groups see fertile ground to spread their messages and recruit followers. But for many colleges, last weekend’s deadly...
View ArticleCommentary: Rio Grande cleanup will fail because it addresses symptoms, not...
With the inception of Operation Rio Grande, Utah’s politicians and officials are yet again gravely mishandling the opioid and homelessness crisis in Salt Lake City. Police Chief Mike Brown has touted...
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