Salt Lake City, county mayors highlight new emergency response program at...
If a natural disaster were to hit hard along the Wasatch Front, how prepared would residents be?It’s a question worth asking given the images of devastating hurricanes, wildfires and a powerful...
View ArticleUtah football: Kyle Whittingham says Tyler Huntley, Kylie Fitts’ injuries are...
Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham confirmed during his weekly news conference ton Monday hat sophomore quarterback Tyler Huntley did not suffer a season-ending injury in Friday night’s game against...
View ArticleChurch used unemployment scam to boost funds, ex-members say
Spindale, N.C. • When Randy Fields’ construction company faced potential ruin because of the cratering economy, he pleaded with his pastor at Word of Faith Fellowship church to reduce the amount of...
View ArticleBYU student says his caffeine-delivery service is still popular even though...
Since Brigham Young University now sells the real-deal upper of Coca-Cola, you’d think that change would be a downer for an entrepreneur who built a business around delivering juiced-up sodas to...
View ArticleCharges: Utah murder defendant apparently believed victim had broken into his...
A man accused of fatally stabbing another man at a Magna gas station this month apparently believed the victim had broken into his home earlier that day, according to charging documents.Jose Francisco...
View ArticleJennifer Rubin: Just when you think Republicans can't get more irresponsible …
If you thought it absurd and incredibly irresponsible for Republicans to propose last week a slipshod, radical health-care bill that would not even allow for a Congressional Budget Office score, then...
View ArticleCoziness between the Mormon church and the Legislature? Why does this song...
Former state Sen. Steve Urquhart’s recent revelation on his Facebook page about the secretive lobbying nature of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revived an old controversy but it still...
View ArticleAfter 32 years with the same hymns, many Mormons are wishing for different...
Despite the rumors you’ve been hearing since the day the LDS Church published its current hymnal in 1985, there are no new editions on the near horizon.Church staffers still are translating hymn texts...
View ArticleNBA players express frustration with Trump's words
LeBron James is not backing down on his comments about President Donald Trump, and countless other players and coaches in the NBA made it clear at media days around the league Monday that they are...
View ArticleNew 2017 grades issued for Wasatch Front high schools
The Utah Board of Education released statewide school grades on Monday, with scores generally down compared to 2016.Below is a list of new grades for Wasatch Front high schools, listed in order for...
View ArticleReport: Salt Lake City police can build public trust through better training...
In 2014 and 2015, a spate of deadly shootings by police officers grabbed headlines in Utah and put the public on edge. Two of the shootings occurred in the capital city and led to an investigation by...
View ArticleWeber State football: Wildcats remain No. 18 in FCS coach's poll, move up to...
After a dominating 41-3 win over UC Davis in its Big Sky football opener Saturday, Weber State continued to climb in the national polls.The Wildcats remained ranked 18th in the nation in the FCS...
View ArticleHatch says it may be ‘virtually impossible’ to pass Obamacare replacement
Washington • Just before he began the first hearing on the GOP health care bill, Sen. Orrin Hatch said it may be “virtually impossible” for the Senate to pass an Obamacare replacement this week with...
View ArticlePetula Dvorak: Trump ignores Puerto Rico's devastation to tweet about the NFL
“Puerto Rico is a fantastic place and deserves the best, which is what we will deliver. Every detail will be important to me.”If only.President Donald Trump said this about his failed golf course in...
View ArticleUtah football notes: Secondary again looking like a big-play unit for the Utes
Utah’s reconstructed secondary, featuring a bevy of first-year starters and newcomers to the program, started Pac-12 Conference play by forcing five turnovers and scoring a defensive touchdown against...
View ArticleDodo Dash 5K fun run to benefit Parley’s Trail in Salt Lake City
The Dodo Dash 5K fun run at Sugar House Park on Saturday, Sept. 30, will raise funds for the developing Parley’s Trail system, which is celebrating the completion of two more sections this...
View ArticleInterior boss blasts fired Utah BLM law enforcement agent
A top Interior Department official has singled out the recent firing of a controversial Bureau of Land Management agent over Utah to illustrate a renewed commitment to hold accountable senior employees...
View ArticleFred Hiatt: How to blow up a two-party system
As I listened to the youthful leader describe his program for positive, constructive reform, I thought: Why don’t we have anyone like him?In the past year, President Emmanuel Macron of France has...
View ArticleOlympic Summit notes: Veteran halfpipe medalist Kelly Clark still has some...
Park City • Kelly Clark slammed into the giant inflatable airbag at the base of a halfpipe over and over this summer, praying she could turn the clock back nearly two decades. The 34-year-old...
View ArticleFeds send aid to Puerto Rico amid growing requests for help
Washington • The U.S. ramped up its response Monday to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico while the Trump administration sought to blunt criticism that its response to Hurricane Maria has fallen...
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