Five takeaways from Jon Huntsman's hearing to be ambassador to Russia
1 • He seems to be a shoo-in for confirmation.Not a single senator on the Foreign Relations Committee raised any concerns with former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as nominee for ambassador to Russia, and in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Forced From Home brings refugee crisis into sharp focus for Utahns
All they want is to go home and be safe. But that isn’t possible, so they run for their lives — many don’t make it.Utahns can get a glimpse into the desperate lives of refugees and the difficult...
View ArticleProbation ordered for man who lied to police investigating execution-style...
A Utah man who was forced to shoot his friend or be killed himself was sentenced to probation for lying to police as they investigated the harrowing kidnapping episode.Andrew Perry Beck, 38, pleaded...
View ArticleJusten Glad and Marcelo Silva develop a strong partnership at center of RSL...
Sandy • Going up against Diego Valeri and the Portland Timbers on Saturday, Real Salt Lake center backs Justen Glad and Marcelo Silva constantly called out the MVP candidate’s position to the holding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pioneer Theatre Company’s ‘Curious Incident’ finds its way to emotional bravery
Harrison Bryan commands our attention as Christopher Boone, the acutely sensitive teenager “detecting” the family mysteries at the heart of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”The hype...
View ArticleHighly touted wing Timmy Allen commits to Utah basketball
Timmy Allen, one of the Top 200 recruits nationally in next year’s incoming class, announced that he has committed to play for the University of Utah.Allen, a 6-foot-5 wing player out of Red Mountain...
View ArticleClik here to view.
As it prepares to host Utah, Arizona is rebuilding from the ground up
There wasn’t much sugarcoating.Not by Rich Rodriguez.At the Pac-12 Media Days in July, Arizona’s head coach laid out how, even as his team was recuperating from a 3-9 season — his first losing season...
View ArticleLawmakers question how Utah school districts found money ‘in the couch...
Jordan School District spent two years negotiating and preparing its recent overhaul of teacher salaries, school board member Matthew Young said Tuesday, and in April launched the first phase of its...
View ArticleRoy officers justified in fatally shooting man with his own gun
Two police officers were justified in fatally shooting an armed man, Weber County Attorney Chris Allred has determined.In a letter dated last Friday, Allred told Roy Police Chief Carl Merino that...
View ArticleAfter 50 years, University of Utah hangout Big Ed’s closes mysteriously
Big Ed’s, a hole-in-the-wall breakfast, booze and burger joint beloved by University of Utah students since 1968, suddenly closed last week, apparently for good.The reason why, however, is something of...
View ArticlePolice focus on murder suspect's library activity — and whether he researched...
Detectives believe a Spanish Fork man accused of murdering his wife last month may have researched legal defense strategies before her death, a search warrant affidavit unsealed Tuesday shows.Curtis...
View ArticleCoalition of attorneys general investigate drug manufacturers, distributors
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, along with attorneys general from 40 other states, is investigating whether unlawful business practices contributed to the nation’s escalating opioid abuse.A coalition...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Keeping Korea Safe
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleLetter: Were the letters surrounding Comey's firing a criminal conspiracy?
President Trump admitted to Lester Holt that he fired James Comey, at least in part, because of the Russia investigation. In common language, this is an attempt to obstruct justice. Whether as a legal...
View ArticleLetter: Too bad it took so long to react to assault of nurse
The other morning while watching KUTV’s broadcast, they reported on a violent video of a U. of U. head nurse being forcibly frog-walked out of the ER and arrested while university police stood by...
View ArticlePredators target NFL concussion victims, lawyers say
Philadelphia • Lawyers for former NFL players now eligible for payments under the league’s $1 billion concussion settlement said Tuesday they’ve found evidence that unscrupulous third-party providers...
View ArticleJudge says prominent forensic accountant can’t be expert witness in fraud...
A state judge on Tuesday disqualified prominent forensic accountant Gil Miller from testifying as an expert in the criminal trial of a Fountain Green father and son accused of defrauding investors in...
View ArticleDolphins suspend Lawrence Timmons and acquire Stephone Anthony as replacement
Miami • AWOL linebacker Lawrence Timmons wanted to rejoin the Miami Dolphins.Instead, they suspended him indefinitely and traded for a replacement, moves that signal his disappearance from the defense...
View ArticleWords With Friends adds 50,000 pop culture words
New York • Tell your bae or your bestie: The mobile game Words With Friends is adding thousands of pop culture words as part of its largest dictionary update in the game’s eight-year history.Game...
View ArticleMargaret Sullivan: Fight over Jemele Hill's tweets won't go away. It's about...
I love words, but sometimes they just aren’t up to the job.Like the word “inappropriate,” which has been applied to certain tweets last week by Jemele Hill, the ESPN commentator, one of which described...
View Article