Utah men's basketball: Utes rout Catalan all-stars in European trip opener
Barcelona • The Utah men’s basketball team opened its European Tour on Monday night with an 85-70 win over the Catalan All-Stars at Pavelló Esportiu Municipal Gym.Tyler Rawson led the Utes with 17...
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Happy kids become U.S. citizens
Hearts swelled Monday morning as 22 kids from 13 countries were sworn in as American citizens.The 11-year-old Fotu twins sang a stirring rendition of the national anthem, setting the scene for a...
View ArticleMormon apostle answers African youths’ questions in historic broadcast
It is no surprise that the first “Face-to-Face” event for Mormon youths in Africa was broadcast from Ghana — and that it featured LDS apostle Dale G. Renlund and his wife, Ruth Renlund.After all, the...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: McAdams does his due diligence on homeless crisis
Conditions have worsened in the Rio Grande area of Salt Lake City in the past few months. Officials have assured us change is coming soon. Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes set up a “war room”...
View ArticleClive Crook: The smart way to attack Trump's immigration plan
It was smart politics for President Donald Trump to endorse the immigration plan proposed by Republican senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue last week. Their plan is badly flawed, but that’s partly...
View ArticleFlesh-eating sea bugs attacked an Australian teen’s legs: ‘There was no...
When 16-year-old Sam Kanizay waded into the water off Brighton Beach late Saturday, it wasn’t anything unusual for the Australian teen. He had grown up in that area of Melbourne, part of an active...
View ArticleLive WWII mortar shell found in Cottonwood Heights
Police safely removed a live World War II-era mortar shell from a Cottonwood Heights residence Monday afternoon, after it was found in a box at the home.Officers on Cardinal Way with a live WWII mortar...
View ArticleMilitary commanders get OK to shoot down drones over bases
Washington • The Pentagon has sent new guidance to the armed services that lays out the military’s authority to disable or shoot down any drone that violates airspace restrictions over a U.S. base and...
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‘My patience is wearing thin’: Huntsman family says University of Utah has...
Months have passed since the University of Utah hired a private attorney to negotiate a new agreement governing the Huntsman Cancer Institute, but a member of the Huntsman family said they haven’t...
View ArticleU.S. Term Limits opens Utah office — figuring state needs it after electing...
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is a poster boy — in a negative way — for a national group that says Congress needs term limits. That is one reason U.S. Term Limits opened an office in Utah on Monday.“We...
View ArticleMargaret Sullivan: Here's a sword, General Kelly - use it on the White House...
Gen. John Kelly was just joking, of course, when he handed President Donald Trump a saber at a U.S. Coast Guard Academy ceremony in May, and offered a suggestion: “Use that on the press, sir.”But now,...
View ArticleMormons to reopen a more energy-efficient Jordan River Temple next year
By next spring, the LDS Church will have completed its makeover of the Jordan River Temple, one of the most heavily trafficked Mormon temples in the world.Since the temple’s closure in 2016, the...
View ArticleBYU's offense outplays touted defense in scrimmage
Provo • Reports of the demise of BYU’s offense in 2017 might have been exaggerated. That, or BYU’s defense isn’t quite as dominant as expected.Head coach Kalani Sitake delivered his report from...
View ArticleUtah football notes: Carrington officially cleared to play for Utes
It’s official: No. 9 on your upcoming Utah football roster is Darren Carrington II.The Utah football team announced Monday that Carrington is officially eligible to play for the Utes in 2017 after the...
View ArticleCommentary: A success-driven city should start with infrastructure
At first blush, driving on poorly maintained roads with fraying edges and potholes may seem like only a minor irritant, but dilapidation does have serious consequences for vehicles, bicyclists and...
View ArticleNYC’s long war on storefront porn reaches new tipping point
New York • A dwindling number of peep shows, strip clubs and adult DVD stores have survived New York City’s two-decade legal war on smut and now, some of the survivors are worried a recent court...
View ArticleLawyer: UK model’s ‘strange’ tale of Italian kidnap is true
London • Chloe Ayling’s ordeal sounds like a tale spawned by nightmares of the evil that lurks online.The 20-year-old British model says she was lured to Italy with the promise of a photo shoot, then...
View ArticleGreg Sargent: As Mueller closes in, Trump prepares his base for the worst
President Donald Trump is again attacking the media Monday, and his broadsides carry a newly ominous edge: He is both faulting the media for allegedly downplaying the size and intensity of support from...
View ArticleBoston Celtics manager Danny Ainge sat in a dunk tank to raise money for...
In the competitive Republican primary to replace former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, every dollar counts — and Utah County businessman Tanner Ainge knows it.Ainge, a first-time candidate with $96,400 in cash...
View ArticleFlooding takes out part of southern Utah highway
A southern Utah city and highways surrounding it were flooded Sunday night. The conditions were made worse by a 71,000-acre wildfire that burned in the area a month before.After Sunday’s rain, several...
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