Letter: Build a new community strategy for the homeless
Salt Lake City was an early adopter in utilizing a “housing first” strategy for the homeless and enjoyed recognized success. Our leaders could become early adopters again by utilizing a new “tiny home...
View ArticleWells Fargo says 3.5 million accounts involved in scandal
New York • Wells Fargo is now saying 3.5 million accounts were impacted by its fake accounts scandal, a dramatic increase from the 2.1 million accounts it originally estimated.After the bank...
View ArticleWoman posts picture of premature baby born in amniotic sac
Pittsburgh • A Pittsburgh woman gave birth to her premature son in a vehicle on the way to the hospital — with the baby still in its amniotic sac.Raelin Scurry posted an Instagram photo of the newborn...
View ArticleIn death, fans can separate the art of Jerry Lewis from his life
As if to prove that fate is the best comedy writer, this weekend we get a final Labor Day with Jerry Lewis.The comic actor and filmmaker, who made the Labor Day weekend his signature holiday by hosting...
View ArticleNews roundup: Ivanka Trump supports ending Obama policy aimed at addressing...
Ivanka Trump supports ending Obama policy aimed at addressing gender pay gap. U.S. attorney general visits Utah, speaks about national security. State lawmakers debate sales tax for food. Happy...
View ArticleLetter: Zoos are indispensable
I’d like to comment on Eric Rumple’s op-ed piece regarding permanent closure of Hogle Zoo. Close the zoo, and replace it with video screens? Really? I hope not.I’ve been a working research biologist...
View ArticleLife-and-death issues anchor Neil LaBute’s dark new play at Utah Shakespeare...
Cedar City • Neil LaBute’s play “How to Fight Loneliness,” which just opened a world premiere run at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, is the kind of contemporary play I love to argue about.This...
View ArticleFire lines tested by winds, but hold at Bountiful-area blaze
Gusty overnight winds tested newly dug containment lines, but they held against the flames as crews worked to hem in the Bountiful-Summerwood Fire on Thursday.“Things are looking really good today,”...
View ArticlePrep football: ‘He’s just a winner’: Steady QB Jaxon Mansfield leads...
Clearfield • Andre Dyson searched for a quarterback around whom he could rebuild his alma mater’s struggling football program when he took over as Clearfield’s football coach three and a half years...
View ArticleLetter: Can Hatch be trusted?
Sen. Orrin Hatch prides himself as a conservative leader willing to support bipartisan solutions. Yet recent efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act beg the question: Does Hatch really work on...
View ArticleUtah Shakespeare’s long-lost play revels in its quick wits
Cedar City • All in. That’s the spirit of the three terrific actors who craft comedy magic before our eyes in “William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (Abridged).”The play’s a contemporary Monty...
View ArticleLetter: The centrist option
Like many Utahns, I agree with some “conservative” positions (e.g., fiscal responsibility is good) and with some “liberal” positions (e.g., splitting families by deportation is bad). So it is very...
View ArticleHolly Richardson: The Macaroni and Cheese Sandwich and Other Tales
When my husband was in his early 20’s, he was at his parents home with his brother who was in his late teens. The two of them were hungry and made a deal to share lunch preparation duties. My...
View ArticleWoman killed on I-15 off-ramp was arrested 4 days earlier in Rio Grande sweep
Police on Thursday released the identity of a woman who was struck and killed while trying to cross an Interstate 15 off-ramp in Salt Lake City’s predawn darkness.SLCPD Detective Robert Ungricht said...
View Article‘An extremely cruel way to kill a person’: Man gets life without parole for...
As he apologized Thursday for lighting a house fire last year that killed his estranged husband, Craig Crawford said he knew he had taken “something wonderful” from the world.The death of John...
View ArticleMormon church helping victims of flood-ravaged West African nation
The Mormon church’s humanitarian aid program, though heavily invested in flood relief efforts under way in Texas, has not forgotten the victims of a deadly mudslide in the West African nation of Sierra...
View Article‘Remember, we only shoot black people,’ Georgia police officer told a woman —...
A Georgia police officer has been accused of making racist statements to a woman during a traffic stop, telling her that the police officers “only shoot black people.”Dash cam video shows the Cobb...
View ArticleU.S. shutters Russia's San Francisco consulate in retaliation
Washington • The United States is retaliating against Russia by forcing closure of its consulate in San Francisco and scaling back its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York.The State...
View ArticleDana Milbank: Financial clouds swirling over Capitol
Washington • Hurricane Harvey has devastated Texas. Now board your windows, evacuate the low ground and watch the damage it is poised to unleash on the nation’s finances.Harvey makes landfall in...
View ArticleFestival celebrates Brazilian food, music and culture in Salt Lake City
Celebrate Brazil’s food, music and culture on Saturday, Sept. 9, during the 13th annual Utah Brazilian Festival. The celebration takes place from 1 to 7 p.m. at The Gateway, 100 S. 400 West, Salt Lake...
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