Prep football: Bingham's offense overpowers Pleasant Grove
South Jordan • A top-ranked football team recognized as a national power such as Bingham obviously has some good-sized players.But it was the littlest Miner who came up big in an impressive 44-14...
View ArticleCommentary: Utility bills become a political tool to save jobs
In the recent Rocky Mountain Power net-metering settlement (a closed-door, back-room deal) the big winners are roof-top solar companies, Rocky Mountain Power and roof-top solar customers. Residential...
View ArticlePrep football: Creer's arm carries Olympus past West in shootout
One play was all it took for Olympus to grab an early lead. Quarterback Harrison Creer found a wide open tight end in Cameron Latu for a 69-yard touchdown on the game’s first snap Friday.It would...
View ArticlePrep football: Weber races past Viewmont 37-17 to improve to 4-1
Pleasant View • Finding the players who handled the ball wasn’t all that hard of a task after the Weber-Viewmont football game ended Friday night.Because those with the ball most often ended up on the...
View ArticlePrep football: West Jordan survives Riverton in double overtime
Riverton • Riverton had several chances to put away West Jordan, but converted none of them.West Jordan needed just one chance, however.After the Silverwolves missed two field goals in overtime,...
View ArticlePrep football: Snow Canyon takes down Pine View for first time since 2009
St. George • The streak is over.For the first time since 2009, the Snow Canyon Warriors came out on top with a hard-fought 27-20 home victory over Pine View.After battling to an 8-6 triple-overtime...
View ArticlePrep football: Fake punt sparks Sky View in win over Bear River
Smithfield • A raucous homecoming night crowd quickly was silenced Friday night when Sky View quarterback Jackson Siddoway threw his first interception to Bear River’s Judd Miller on the second play of...
View ArticlePrep football: Woods Cross holds off Roy to grab region win
Roy • No matter the classification, the key to winning a region football title is road wins.And the Woods Cross Wildcats got such a win Friday night with a 17-14 win over the Roy Royals in a Region 5...
View ArticlePrep football: Week 5 scores
ThursdayLone Peak 42, Kearns 24FridayStansbury 35, Tooele 28Jordan 33, Springville 7Juab 28, Richfield 0Wasatch 59, Cottonwood 0Grand County 21, South Sevier 7Fremont 17, Davis 7Sky View 27, Bear River...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Utah vs. San Jose State: What to watch for
Time, Place and [Radio Waves in] Space • Utah’s second home game of the season at Rice-Eccles Stadium gets going at 8 p.m. Saturday. You can watch on ESPN2 or listen on ESPN 700 AM, Sirius 134/XM...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Utah Jazz closing in on finish line for Vivint Arena renovation
The renovation of Vivint Smart Home Arena has entered the final and most difficult phase: The race against time.With less than two weeks before a scheduled Faith Hill and Tim McGraw concert, 500...
View ArticleCounty leaders chide Rocky Mountain Power for putting wind project in Wyoming...
Despite being the state’s largest provider of electricity, Rocky Mountain Power is overlooking the potential of renewable energy in rural Utah, some county commissioners say.Rural Utah has ample...
View ArticleLetter: There’s no such thing as ‘medical’ pot
Recently I’ve been asked by several patients about my opinion of medical marijuana. Over time we’ve built up a relationship of trust, and they want my take on what they’re reading in the news about...
View ArticleLetter: Making a healthy diet in schools
With the new school year upon us, parents turn their attention to school clothes, school supplies and school food. Yes, school food.More than 31 million children rely on school meals for their daily...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Singing bowls will add to Utah Chamber Artists' collage of sound
Thousands of miles from home, Barlow Bradford found the sound he was looking for.Turns out it was practically in his backyard.On a family vacation in Hawaii, the Utah Chamber Artists’ artistic director...
View ArticleSt. Louis braces for more protests over cop's acquittal
St. Louis • Hundreds of people protesting the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the fatal shooting of black man several years ago marched for hours in mostly peaceful...
View ArticleLetter: Business leaders should give money to clean up Utah's air
Leaders from various businesses across the state have recently called on Gov. Gary Herbert to do something about our air quality. Ignoring that our air is getting better, it’s almost as if these...
View ArticleLetter: Bagley's not funny any more
A long, saner, time ago I used to stand in the old ZCMI book department and laugh at the funny humor of Pat Bagley in the little books he had published to help us, as Utahns, laugh at our strangeness....
View ArticleIbsen meets Utah’s bad air — and an idealistic activist — in Riot Act...
Salt Lake City protests about the location of homeless shelters, as well as ongoing complaints about Utah’s air quality, provide a backdrop for a reconsideration of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play “An...
View ArticleLetter: Congress should take the principled path with Trump
President Trump is not an unprincipled person. His actions are not random; they are driven by principles. Unfortunately, his principles (self-centeredness, greed, racism, personal infallibility, lying...
View Article