Prep football: Sophomore proves hero in Syracuse’s improbable rally past Jordan
Syracuse • It was only the first game of Week 2 of the prep football season, but you might end up going the rest of the year without having a comeback more improbable than the one Syracuse pulled...
View ArticleFor 'Patti Cake$,' a rap star is born in Jersey (by way of Sundance)
It’s a long way from Australia to Hollywood, but Danielle Macdonald had to go a bit farther — to Robert Redford’s Sundance resort in Utah County — to land the role that could very well make her a...
View ArticleSo, poof, you’re president. What would you do first? I’d aim hair-clipper...
Ever thought about what you’d do if the office of the president of the United States were dumped in your lap? You have no say about it. Just — bam — you’re suddenly POTUS.And, no, I don’t mean “Piece...
View ArticleSalt Award win gives new food truck and brewery affirmation, motivation
Anne Mouritsen discovered her love of cooking while watching her father experiment in the kitchen during her childhood in Brazil.She’d watch him play with unique flavor combinations in traditional...
View ArticleGehrke: A pardon for Joe Arpaio would mark yet another new low in Trump's...
You might think that given our current climate in this country — with tensions high between white supremacists and, well, decent people — Donald Trump would do what he could to be a voice of reason.But...
View ArticleMormons unveil temple changes: Single LDS men older than 30, recently...
Reflecting evolving attitudes about gender roles, the LDS Church has revised a couple of policies relating to older single men and divorced members serving as volunteers in Mormon temples.For years,...
View ArticleNews roundup: North Korea describes Trump’s tweets as ’weird articles of his...
North Korea describes Trump’s tweets as ”weird articles of his ego-driven thoughts.” Interior Secretary Zinke submits national monument recommendations. Residents welcome home fallen Utah soldier...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Mostly clear, sunny skies usher in hot, dry weekend
Look for a toasty northern Wasatch Front and sizzling temperatures in southern Utah’s redrocks and high deserts through this weekend, all under mostly clear, sunny and rainless skies.Saturday will...
View ArticlePrep football: Pick 6 — Six games to watch in Week 2
East at Bingham, 7 p.m.Two of the best — and many would argue the two best — teams face off for the first time since 1980 in one of the marquee games of the regular season. Bingham has established...
View ArticleTime off after injury forces Utah’s Chase Hansen to reflect on his longevity
Chase Hansen will tell you how antsy he was, and at times, still is.He couldn’t run the way he wanted to run.He couldn’t lift the way he wanted to lift.His teammates suited up, went through a month of...
View ArticleTrump’s own lawyers say his ‘religious liberty’ order is really nothing new
President Donald Trump promised a new world for the religious when he signed an executive order in May purporting to make it easier for churches to engage in politics without losing their tax-exempt...
View ArticleTaylor Swift releases new song 'Look What You Made Me Do'
New York — You can finally shake it off: Taylor Swift has released her new single.The 27-year-old singer dropped the upbeat song “Look What You Made Me Do” — which uses an interpolation from Right Said...
View ArticleBYU football doesn’t mind opening against FCS Portland State
Provo • Who cares if temperatures will be in the mid-90s and the opponent from a lower division of college football went 3-8 last season and is breaking in a freshman quarterback?It is football, and...
View ArticleSalt Lake City singer Morgan Whitney taking her talents from one stage to...
Salt Lake-based singer-songwriter Morgan Whitney has high hopes for Utah’s music scene. She had planned to move to New York to jump-start her music career, but a trip out to see Utah’s Tony Holiday and...
View ArticleDropped after controversy, woman who ran county office while boss suffered...
The woman who ran the Salt Lake County Recorder’s Office while her boss apparently suffered from a debilitating and now permanent mental incapacity is asking for severance pay after she was not...
View ArticleAsk Ann Cannon: Friend’s constant complaints about the Mormon church are...
Dear Ann Cannon • I have a good friend, an ex-Mormon, who constantly wants to talk about her problems with the LDS Church. I am willing to acknowledge them, but frankly I am tired of talking about...
View ArticleJohn C. Danforth: Trump is no Republican
Many have said that President Donald Trump isn’t a Republican. They are correct, but for a reason more fundamental than those usually given.Some focus on Trump’s differences from mainstream GOP...
View ArticleDish of the Week: Pork belly with broth at Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu
When it comes to protein presentation, Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu should win an award. For the pork belly selection, thin slices of belly are artfully arranged on a black plate directly from the meat slicer....
View ArticleCatherine Rampell: Punish public officials who disenfranchise voters
Washington — In the federal government and in most states, there are consequences when governments deprive Americans of their constitutional right to liberty — through, say, wrongful imprisonment.So...
View ArticleBYU football paying Portland State $525K for Saturday’s visit
Provo • The cost to lure a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team to BYU apparently has gone up.That, or the Southern Utah University football team was shortchanged last November when it received...
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