Strategist Steve Bannon leaves Trump's turbulent White House
Washington — Steve Bannon, a forceful but divisive presence in President Donald Trump’s White House, is leaving.Trump accepted Bannon’s resignation on Friday, ending a turbulent seven months for his...
View ArticleState urges all Utah schools to test water systems for lead after detecting...
State officials have asked Utah’s public schools to test their drinking water for lead contamination — preferably before Labor Day — after spot tests over the summer found high levels of lead at...
View ArticleCiting Trump remarks, entire president's arts council quits
New York — Another presidential advisory committee appears to be breaking up.Actor Kal Penn, artist Chuck Close and the entire membership of the President’s Committee On the Arts and Humanities have...
View ArticleCommentary: The Antiquities Act was meant to protect Indian history
Bureaucrats and politicians currently threaten the heritage of Native Americans — the groups whose histories the Antiquities Act of 1906 was intended to protect.Earlier this year, President Trump...
View ArticleLetter: Our own Idi Amin?
I just returned from vacation to learn that President Donald Trump in a tweet has floated the idea of pardoning himself. He doesn’t seem to believe he has ever done anything wrong; he’s a celebrity,...
View ArticleDish of the Week: Red curry with soft-shell crab at Fav Bistro in Holladay
Red curry with soft-shell crab • $18.95Fried soft-shell crab isn’t a common dish in our desert state, so this is a treat. One whole crab comes perched atop a pool of moderately spicy red curry sauce...
View ArticleEat your way around the globe at Wasatch International Food Festival in West...
The second annual Wasatch International Food Festival offers a diverse menu whether you’re hungry for gourmet food or street eats.During the two-day event, at the Cultural Celebration Center in West...
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Chicken Little folk tale inspires Salt Lake City artists for annual Rose...
Against the national backdrop of protests turning violent, immigration raids and presidential claims of “fake news,” six Salt Lake City performing arts groups considered themes for their annual Rose...
View ArticleSierra Leone death toll now up to 450 after mudslides
Freetown, Sierra Leone — Rescue officials in Sierra Leone warned Friday that the chances of finding survivors in the debris of this week’s mudslides “are getting smaller every day,” as bereaved and...
View ArticleLetter: Stop falling for the Fox
Once upon a time, far away in the land called Ideology, there lived a young man. He was happy. Life was good. Each day, he spent hours listening to his trusted friend, the fox, who counseled him with...
View ArticleCommentary: Bannon’s chaos had no place at the White House
The most important thing to know about Steve Bannon, the departing White House “chief strategist,” is that he was an amateur. And just as Richard Neustadt tells us that the presidency is no place for...
View ArticleCities seek creative ways to prevent car or van attacks
Paris — From Barcelona to Times Square and beyond, extremists have used vehicles as deadly weapons with alarming frequency in recent years, whether to promote jihad, get attention or express despair.In...
View ArticleWestern mountain resorts are making money this summer
Mountain resorts across the West are making more money this summer even though visitation is down a bit.Property-management companies at 20 mountain-destination communities took in 7.7 percent more...
View ArticleVictim of Bonneville Salt Flats crash identified
The Tooele County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released the identity of a man killed in a head-on crash at the Bonneville Salt Flats Speedway earlier this week.Sheriff’s Lt. Ron Johnson said that...
View ArticleHurricane police department employee accused of selling evidence
An employee of the Hurricane Police Department has been was arrested for allegedly selling police evidence through his daughter’s online store.Kurt Tanner, an evidence technician, was charged Monday in...
View ArticlePodcast: Troy Williams is a captain. Will he be the Utes' starting quarterback?
Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor says the Ute’s deadline for naming a starting quarterback is Aug. 31 at 5:30 p.m. – and that’s only if they get the ball first.Is the QB competition really that...
View ArticleBarcelona's victims include U.S. man celebrating anniversary
Paris — The dead and injured in Barcelona were a snapshot of the world — men, women and children from nearly three dozen nations — testifying to the huge global appeal of the sun-kissed city.Families,...
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Hale Centre Theatre features a rock ’n’ roll twist on the Robin Hood legend
In an entertainment world that’s richly invested with superhero origin stories, now comes a new stage version of the Robin Hood story.That’s the new angle of David Farr’s “The Heart of Robin Hood,”...
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Frail Mormon leader Thomas S. Monson to celebrate 90th birthday with ‘quiet...
Frail and in failing health, LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson will celebrate his 90th birthday Monday with a “quiet family affair” in Salt Lake City.Monson’s daughter, Ann M. Dibb, stated that...
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