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Former Utah senator criticizes ‘secretive,’ ‘puppet-string’ lobbying by...
Former state Sen. Steve Urquhart on Friday criticized how he says the LDS Church lobbies legislators from the shadows — including how it used its influence first to fight gay-rights bills he pushed and...
View ArticleUnder Trump, gains against ISIS have ‘dramatically accelerated’
Nearly a third of territory reclaimed from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria since 2014 has been won in the past six months, due to new policies adopted by the Trump administration, a senior State...
View ArticleKelsey Chugg wins her fourth Utah Women's State Amateur crown
Fruit Heights • Utah Golf Association membership director Kelsey Chugg won the Utah Women’s State Amateur golf tournament for the fourth time on Friday afternoon, defeating BYU golfer Anna Kennedy 2 up...
View ArticleUtah ranks No. 28 for cost of living
The cost of living is higher in Utah than in 27 other states, a new study says. Still, Utahns have it a bit better than the average American.The Tax Foundation, a national think tank that researches...
View ArticlePrep football: Olympus defensive end Cameron Latu chooses Alabama over Utah,...
Holladay • Four-star recruit Cameron Latu tapped his mother, Jill Argust, on the shoulder as she was doing laundry last Saturday.She turned and he looked at her intently.“Mom,” he said, “I’ve decided...
View ArticleAttorney general says Justice Department has tripled number of leak probes
Washington • Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday that the Justice Department has more than tripled the number of leak investigations compared with the number that were ongoing at the end of the...
View ArticleAttorney for indicted real estate guru seeks recusal of all U.S. judges in Utah
The former attorney for indicted real estate investment guru Rick Koerber went to bat for him again on Friday, this time facing off against every federal judge on the bench in Utah.Criminal defense...
View ArticleUtah men's basketball: Utes expect trip of a lifetime and unique bonding...
The Utah men’s basketball team leaves Saturday for a 10-day foreign tour, with stops in Barcelona, Spain, as well as Paris, France, where it will play a total of three games against all-star teams...
View ArticleWhen will we see ‘Operation Rio Grande’? Utah’s leaders have some things to...
It has a name, at least. Unofficially.In tweets, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox referred to an all-hands-on-deck effort to reduce lawlessness around Salt Lake City’s downtown homeless shelter as...
View ArticleThree girls struck by lightning in Uinta Mountains, police say
Three girls were seriously injured when lightning struck them near Lily Lake in Summit County on Friday afternoon, authorities said.The sisters — ages 2, 7 and 8 — were hit about 1:30 p.m., though a...
View ArticleHolly Richardson: We all need some white space in our lives
White space is a concept many people are familiar with. In art, it’s often called “negative space.” White space is not just “blank space,” however — it is used deliberately. It is a fundamental element...
View ArticleBees lose second straight to Sky Sox
Only an inning and a half had been played between the Salt Lake Bees and Colorado Springs Sky Sox, but damage had already been done as Bees starting pitcher John Lamb surrendered three runs on five...
View ArticleSaints' rookie Williams keeping eyes on the ball
Metairie, La. • Saints rookie safety Marcus Williams figures it won’t be difficult to measure whether the investment New Orleans has made in him is paying off.He was selected in the second round of...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Utah should let California be California
It’s April Fools’ Day at the Utah Legislature. At least Rep. Paul Ray thinks it is.Ray has started drafting a resolution for the 2018 legislative session in support of California seceding from the...
View ArticleLetter: New administration is riding the momentum
I see now Republican attempts to credit the current administration with strong economic numbers. I heard the latest White House press secretary credit this administration with a “million new jobs”...
View ArticleLetter: Ardean Watts was a divergent thinker
As an adolescent I was captivated by an iconic Utahn named Ardean Watts. Watts with his Brigham Young beard and his punk music attitude (before punk music existed) gave me hope that a divergent thinker...
View ArticleLetter: Time to improve the ACA, not bash it
Good suggestions abound for fixing the Affordable Care Act, rather than letting it implode as President Trump wishes. Let’s not hurt millions of Americans. Congress and the Trump administration could...
View ArticleCatherine Rampell: If Trump were an immigrant, he'd probably be deported
WASHINGTON • How might President Trump fare in the “merit-based” immigration scheme he just endorsed?If he were an immigrant, there’s a decent chance he’d get kicked out of the country.The...
View ArticleCommentary: A Bible study led by 92-year-old Jimmy Carter is a sight to behold
Plains, Ga. • We wake at 5 a.m. because we are told everyone in our hotel has come for the same reason — to see 92-year-old Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, conduct Bible study at...
View ArticleDespite smuggled antiquities purchase, some say criticism of Bible museum is...
Washington — In 2013, Cornell University agreed to forfeit 10,000 cuneiform tablets amid suspicions they were looted from Iraq in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War.Four years later, the items remain...
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