Man arrested, accused of killing 14-year-old in West Valley City
Police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting a 14-year-old in the face last week. Frank Tsinnijinnie, 18, was booked into the Salt Lake County jail, according to West Valley City...
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Megan McArdle: As a woman in tech, I saw these are not my people
Have you heard about the Google memo? Have you heard nothing but “Google memo” all week? James Damore, an engineer at Google, wrote a memo suggesting that maybe there weren’t so many women at Google...
View ArticleCatherine Rampell: Anti-immigrant Louisiana marriage law struck down by...
Love wins. Even for immigrants.On Tuesday, a federal district court struck down a Louisiana state law denying marriage equality to foreign-born residents. The law had been backed by the religious...
View ArticleCommentary: Nothing is more important than comprehensive tax reform
For those of us whose jobs are dependent upon the nation’s elected leaders delivering on their promise of comprehensive comprehensively reform our tax code, we were encouraged that Senate Majority...
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Michelle Quist Mumford: Count My Vote's legacy: More money and more dirt
In 2010, Utah Republican delegates cheered after voting then-Sen. Bob Bennett off the ballot and out of office. When talking to television cameras after the delegates’ vote, Bennett wept. And many...
View ArticleWest Jordan residents will vote on city’s form of government, but some say...
Come November, West Jordan residents will have their third opportunity in 30 years to decide whether they want to change the way their government is structured.Going against the advice of a residents...
View ArticleWelcome back: Makwala stops, drops and sprints at worlds
London • Turns out, Isaac Makwala is healthy. Really healthy, in fact.So healthy, that after getting called back to the stadium for a surprise command performance at the world championships Wednesday,...
View Article9-year-old boy suffered head injury during abuse from mother’s boyfriend,...
A 9-year-old suffered a head injury and pancreas damage from alleged abused by his mother and her boyfriend. The Salt Lake County couple were arrested after doctors discovered the injuries and the boy...
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Polygamists and polygamy sympathizers sending money to support Joe Darger's...
In the race for Herriman mayor, one candidate has outraised his competition multiple times. Joe Darger has received $13,050 in contributions, according to a report he made to the city this week. He...
View ArticleDodgers outlast Bees in 11-inning marathon
In a game delayed an hour due to rain, nine innings wasn’t sufficient to decide the outcome between the Salt Lake Bees and Oklahoma City Dodgers, as designated hitter Alex Verdugo launched a towering...
View ArticleNews roundup: Judge orders new search for Clinton Benghazi emails
Happy Thursday. Nine months after the presidential election was decided, a federal judge is ordering the State Department to try again to find emails Hillary Clinton wrote about the 2012 Benghazi...
View ArticleLetter: 'The Book of Mormon' is a racist minstrel show
“The Book of Mormon” musical is not offensive for its portrayal of Mormons. It’s offensive because of its portrayal of black people.Actually, “The Book of Mormon” musical is quite fair to Mormons, even...
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Super PACs dump $853,000 into Utah special election to replace Chaffetz
Out-of-state super PACs have spent nearly $853,000 since May in the off-cycle primary to replace Rep. Jason Chaffetz. That’s more than double the outlay of all three Republican candidates combined...
View ArticleLetter: Utah finally has the weirdest liquor laws
Congratulations, Utah! We finally beat out Saudi Arabia for the weirdest liquor laws in the world. For it is on the books that no person shall drink 3.2 beer while watching the theater production of...
View ArticleOpen SLC race in District 3 features a familiar face and two challengers...
There are no polls or oddsmakers for Salt Lake City Council primary elections, but three District 3 candidates have been most visible with only a few days left until Tuesday’s primary.They include Phil...
View ArticleWildfire threatens homes, burns 30 acres in Springville
A lightning-sparked wildfire burned 30 acres and briefly triggered evacuations as it got “very” close to 20-30 homes on the east side of Springville on Wednesday evening.Lightning struck grass near...
View ArticleLetter: If you are innocent, you have nothing to worry about
It seems I’ve been hearing for a very long time, most frequently from conservatives, that if you’re innocent then you should have no problems with being investigated.So how about it Donald Trump? Did I...
View ArticleIn break with Netflix, Disney’s streaming service aims to dominate children’s...
As adult television viewers increasingly opt out of traditional cable, streaming services are trying to entice their kids. Family-friendly programming is being dubbed a “front line in the streaming...
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Dana Milbank: The Trump cleanup patrol just had its biggest job yet
Washington • I had dreams of fire and fury like the world has never seen. But now I will sleep well, because Rex Tillerson told me I should.There is no “imminent threat” from North Korea, the secretary...
View ArticleUtah forecast: A warmer, drier weekend for the Wasatch; a bit cooler and...
A gradual drying trend is on the meteorological menu for northern Utah heading into the weekend, along with temperatures once more rising well into the 90s.The forecast for the Salt Lake and Tooele...
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