Recounts coming in Salt Lake City, Sandy council races
After two weeks awaiting final election results, four city council candidates in Sandy and Salt Lake City will have their misery prolonged through a recount.Dea Theodore finished just nine votes ahead...
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‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ remains magical, 40 years later
Looking back 40 years, it’s clear now that Steven Spielberg’s 1977 science-fiction thriller “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” — hitting theaters this week in a remastered edition — is the Rosetta...
View ArticleProsecutors: New charges could be coming in drug-ring case
Prosecutors say at least one more person could face charges in what authorities call a multimillion-dollar opioid-drug ring based out of a suburban Salt Lake City basement.Special Assistant U.S....
View ArticleUtah-funded Naloxone kits are reversing prescription opioid overdoses — 46 to...
Police and health workers saved more than 50 lives with the anti-overdose drug Naloxone in just six months — a small number compared to the yearly death toll of prescription overdoses in Utah.Between...
View ArticleUtahns tell their pregnancy story in new TV series
On Labor Day, appropriately enough, the story of the birth of Ashley and Thomas Hughes’ youngest son will be part of a new cable TV series. Titled “Expecting,” the UP TV series weaves together...
View ArticleDACA supporters plan rally at the Capitol, amid rumors Trump will repeal program
Utahns plan to rally at the State Capitol building on Thursday night in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, amid indications that President Donald Trump may soon end the...
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Video shows Utah nurse screaming, being dragged into police car after...
A nurse alleges she was assaulted and illegally arrested by a Salt Lake City police detective for following a hospital policy that does not allow blood draws from unconscious patients.Footage from...
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Utah State football: Underdog Aggies hope to capitalize on opportunities vs....
You might have seen this scenario before.An underdog squad hits the road and gets an early chance after a mistake on the other side. But the heavy favorite gets right back on track, and then starts to...
View ArticleUtah football game guide: Utes vs. North Dakota
Time, Place and [Radio Waves in] Space • The Utes season opener at Rice-Eccles Stadium gets going at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. You can watch on Pac-12 Networks or listen on ESPN 700 AM, Sirius 108/XM...
View ArticleZion kicks tires on electric bus
There’s a new bus in Zion National Park, a state-of-the-art electric-battery powered people mover that is auditioning as a possible replacement the old propane-fueled buses....
View ArticleTooele assistant football coach to be fired after arrest during prostitution...
A Tooele High School assistant football coach is on unpaid administrative leave and will soon be fired after he was arrested last week in a Salt Lake City prostitution sting, a school district official...
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Not-so-sharp observations on marriage in comedy 'I Do … Until I Don't'
The other day, I got a mosquito bite on my left hand, just under my wedding ring, and it wasn’t half as irritating as the first 20 minutes of the marital ensemble comedy “I Do … Until I Don’t.”That’s...
View ArticlePratfalls and whimsy add charm to comedy 'Lost in Paris'
Brimming with invention and whimsy, “Lost in Paris” is a fun, feather-light comedy of missed connections and mistaken identity that showcases its director-stars, Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel.Gordon...
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U. researchers develop new liver cancer test — just take a tear drop, results...
Detecting liver cancer could be as simple as collecting a patient’s tear drop and performing a two-minute test anywhere — if new technology developed by University of Utah researchers becomes widely...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Tricky Trump
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleWestside Moab residents told to avoid drinking tap water
Residents of a west Moab neighborhood are being told to only drink bottled water for the next few days while the health officials determine whether harmful chemicals have contaminated the city’s...
View ArticleCougar hunting permits to increase in Utah over the objections of wildlife...
Cougar hunting permits will increase under a controversial measure the Utah Wildlife Board unanimously approved on Thursday.The number of permits will rise from 531 to 581, a move applauded by ranchers...
View ArticleLive: Utah football opens season against Fightin' Hawks of North Dakota
The Utah football team, with a new starting quarterback and offensive coordinator, open the 2017 season at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Thursday night against North Dakota. Follow our live coverage here.A...
View ArticleProject Vote Smart leader says today’s political campaigns dirtier than ever
Political campaigns no longer are designed to inform voters, and instead teach us “to hate each other” through emotional attacks on opponents, Project Vote Smart co-founder Richard Kimball says.He told...
View ArticleUtes show inexperience, explosiveness in 37-16 win over North Dakota
Storylines<br>• The Utes offense bounces back from an interception on the first drive of the game to compile 499 yards total offense.<br>• Sophomore quarterback Tyler Huntley passes for 227...
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