'Patti Cake$' an energetic ode to mothers, daughters and Jersey
A Jersey girl aims to take on the world in “Patti Cake$,” a do-rags-to-riches story as overflowing with exuberance and charm as its plucky title character.Patricia Dombrowski (Danielle Macdonald) has...
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Navajo solar plant breaks new ground
Flagstaff, Ariz. • A giant array of solar panels near the famed sandstone buttes of Monument Valley has begun producing electricity for the Navajo Nation at a time when the tribe is bracing for the...
View ArticleUtah wildlife officials propose allowing more cougar hunting permits
The Utah Wildlife Board will vote Thursday on a controversial proposal to increase the number of cougar hunting permits.The Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing that the number of cougar permits...
View ArticleSLC mayor touts magic-bullet solution to airport TRAX extension, though...
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski told the City Council on Tuesday that there may be a way for light rail to reach an under-construction terminal at the Salt Lake City International Airport without...
View ArticleNew path sought for high-voltage transmission lines in Idaho
Boise, Idaho • Federal officials on Monday reopened public comments on proposed routes for two high-voltage transmission lines in southwestern Idaho intended to modernize the Pacific Northwest’s energy...
View ArticleLetter: Benefits of teaching the arts in schools
To all of the Philistines at the state school board who want to yank the art programs, claiming that they won’t be valuable later on: My two brothers and I have all made our livings as artists. Our...
View ArticleHarvey rain is heaviest in history; flood defenses strained
Houston • As the human toll and the strain on flood defenses mounted, the city of Houston moved Tuesday to open two and possibly three more mega-shelters, and the rain from Harvey officially became the...
View ArticleLee Corso still going on "GameDay" _ with help from his friends
Bristol, Conn. • Lee Corso looks down at his notes and asks: “How do you say this guy’s name?”“Stid-um,” Kirk Herbstreit responds and then begins to spell Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham’s last name...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: The Road Not Taken
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleCarnival ride impales girl in Idaho
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho • A child was injured at the North Idaho Fair, leading to closure of a carnival ride.The girl was on the “Firehouse” slide when she was hurt.Her mother, Candace Jones, wrote on...
View ArticleGrass fire near Bangerter Highway is extinguished
Salt Lake City fire crews responded to a grass fire burning near 1800 South and Bangerter Highway on Tuesday afternoon. The fire didn’t threaten any structures when it was reported at 4:25 p.m. and was...
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Nevada's marijuana regulators ponder on-again, off-again licensing
Carson City, Nev. • Nevada’s marijuana regulators are gathering in Carson City again to try to finally resolve a turf battle over distribution licenses that has tied up deliveries and slowed the sale...
View ArticleNew charges filed against Utah man who has allegedly sexually abused six...
A man charged last year with 25 felonies for allegedly sexually abusing five boys is now facing new charges for alleged sexual conduct with another boy.Charges filed this month in Salt Lake County’s...
View ArticleLetter: Thanks for the act of kindness
Passing through your beautiful city, I lost my money clip with all my ID, credit cards and money. Flying J would not accept payment without proper ID. Up came a gentleman, with I assume his wife, and...
View ArticleShould state pay ex-AG Shurtleff's $1M in legal bills? State judge will decide
West Jordan • A judge is poised to decide whether the state should have to pay $1.1 million in legal bills racked up by former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff during the two years he was being...
View ArticleAngelique Kerber goes from champ to 1st-round loser at rainy US Open
New York • The question was rather simple after Angelique Kerber became only the second defending U.S. Open champion in the professional era to lose in the first round.The surprisingly lopsided 6-3,...
View ArticleCrews turn back flames from Bountiful neighborhood overnight
Bountiful • Dozens of firefighters, aided by tanker aircraft laden with fire-retardant chemicals, on Wednesday were mopping up a blaze that threatened a luxury home subdivision in the eastern hills...
View ArticlePolice ID teen suspect in fatal New Mexico library shooting
Clovis, N.M. • Authorities on Tuesday identified the gunman accused of opening fire inside a New Mexico public library, killing two employees and seriously wounding four other people, as a 16-year-old...
View ArticleCougars not fazed by LSU game moving from Houston to New Orleans
Provo • If BYU’s football players and coaches are upset about having Saturday’s game against LSU moved from Houston to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, they are doing a good job hiding...
View ArticleDelivery without drivers: Domino's, Ford team up for test
Ann Arbor, Mich. • No ring of the doorbell, just a text. No tip for the driver? No problem in this test, where Domino’s and Ford are teaming up to see if customers will warm to the idea of pizza...
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