Extremism, such as that in Charlottesville, Va., hasn’t increased in Utah,...
Recent events in the United States and overseas have put the spotlight on terrorism and hate crimes, but there has not been an increase in extremist activity in Utah, the head of the FBI’s Salt Lake...
View ArticleCarnival hits town as Mayweather and McGregor ready to fight
Las Vegas • The carnival finally hit town Tuesday, with Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. putting on a bit of a fashion show before promising to knock each other out in their highly anticipated...
View ArticleEclipse crowds may have doubled Wyoming's population
Cheyenne, Wyo. • The least populated state in the nation has seen total eclipses before but likely never as many people.The amount of traffic during Monday’s eclipse suggests Wyoming may have...
View ArticleCyclist airlifted to hospital after being hit by pickup truck in Park City
A cyclist was flown to a Salt Lake City hospital with head trauma Tuesday after a pickup truck veered into a Park City bike lane, police said. The male driver of the truck experienced an ”unexpected...
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Megan McArdle: When we all must live in fear of online mobs
James Damore, the author of the notorious Google memo, has had his 15 minutes of fame. In six months, few of us will be able to remember his name. But Google will remember -- not the company, but the...
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Weird sensations in Wyoming for this eclipse first-timer
Something was off.As we sat overlooking an empty field near Bondurant, Wyo., the light dimmed. The air cooled. Shadows cast by a nearby tree appeared more crisp than usual.It would still be 20 minutes...
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Jennifer Rubin: Evangelical Christian clergy are MIA
As we noted with regard to Jerry Falwell Jr.‘s appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Christian conservative clergy have done much to undercut their standing, within their own community as well as with the...
View ArticleDenied by a state committee, Salt Lake County’s treatment dreams may come...
The plan called for a sustained law enforcement presence in Salt Lake City’s Rio Grande neighborhood, where drug dealing was running amok.Offenders would be booked into jail (there would be more jail...
View ArticleUtah football notes: Safety Chase Hansen returns to practice
Utah strong safety Chase Hansen, a hard-hitting 6-foot-3, 220-pound junior, who went into the offseason as the lone returning starter in a five-man Utes secondary (two cornerbacks and a nickleback...
View ArticleTrump blames media for condemnation of comments on Virginia
Phoenix • President Donald Trump is blaming the media for the widespread condemnation of his response to a Charlottesville, Virginia, protest organized by white supremacists that led to the killing of...
View ArticleJonathan Capehart: Trump's Afghanistan speech and its empty allusions to...
[Watch the entire heated exchange between Trump and reporters over Charlottesville]Hours before President Donald Trump delivered his speech on the war in Afghanistan on Monday, I told MSNBC’s Nicolle...
View ArticleTyler Huntley ready to be the playmaker guiding Utes offense
Tyler Huntley expected his chance to come sooner rather than later when he chose Utah out of high school. He found out Saturday – and the football team announced Monday – that his time had arrived as...
View ArticleVolleyball: Bingham goes to senior Elisaia to get past Corner Canyon
Draper • The Bingham volleyball team’s hitting attack almost could come from anywhere over the course of a match.But when the going gets tough, senior Selaisa Elisaia quickly is becoming the old...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Scattered thunderstorms expected in eastern part of the state
The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook Wednesday, due to scattered thunderstorms expected in eastern Utah.The storms are expected to develop over the mountains with some cells...
View ArticleLetter: Philo has earned his home
My childhood legacy and love for Utah’s own Philo T. Farnsworth will not be taken away by Adam Gardiner, R-West Jordan.I was a student at Ridgecrest Elementary in the 1980s. Our principal, Bruce...
View ArticleHolly Richardson: Back-to-school. It’s not just for kids anymore.
Summer is over and kids are back in school. Next week, I will be back in school as well and so will a number of my friends. I love seeing that! It’s never too late to start or go back to school.There...
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Gehrke: Nearly 16 years in, there is no good end game for Afghanistan, but...
On Saturday, friends and family and dignitaries will gather in Monticello for the funeral of Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler.He was killed when a bomb detonated as an elite unit of the Utah Army National Guard...
View ArticleUtah man pleads not guilty in Alaska court for allegedly killing his wife...
Juneau, Alaska • A Utah man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife on a cruise to Alaska pleaded not guilty during a Wednesday hearing in which he appeared to become emotional at...
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