Draper man had explosive materials and wires in a ‘hidden room,’ charges say
Police searching the home of a Draper man last month discovered a hidden room under a stairway that contained chemicals and other parts used to make explosives, according to charging documents filed...
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Are you faster than a train? Hundreds race Heber Creeper to find out
Soldier Hollow • Superman was “more powerful than a locomotive.” On Saturday, 134 Utah runners proved that they are faster than one.Sure, the train they outran is called the “Heber Creeper” by locals...
View ArticleSafety Philip Afia says Utes defensive backfield will be “amazing”
Utah redshirt sophomore safety Philip Afia has been one of the returning players stepping into larger roles in the secondary this preseason. He’s certainly not shy about this year’s group of defensive...
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Utah State football preview: Aggies lean on experience as they try to rebound
Kent Myers’ role with the Utah State football team hasn’t changed much since he was a freshman in 2014.Myers was thrust into the role of starting quarterback when injuries claimed starter Chuckie...
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Utah football preview: Utes desperately seeking a starting QB
Troy Williams stood tall inside Rice-Eccles Stadium at the conclusion of another fall practice, his helmet at his feet, answering the same question tossed his way the past three weeks.The senior...
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NHL's new Vegas Golden Knights eyeing the SLC market
Las Vegas usually tries to entice visitors with drinks, players’ clubs and hot dice. But some of Sin City’s newcomers would like tourists from Utah to make the trip for dekes, power plays and icing,...
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California tightens rules on popular pesticide for farmers
San Francisco — California is tightening the strictest rules in the nation on a pesticide that is popular with farmers over new health concerns, officials said Friday.Farmers use chlorpyrifos to kill...
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BYU football preview: Bar is raised for Cougars in Sitake's second season
Provo • Former legendary BYU coach LaVell Edwards will be memorialized often in 2017 following his death at the age of 86 last December.Patches bearing Edwards’ likeness with the block letters “LAVELL”...
View ArticleGov. Gary Herbert supports release of California prisoner interested in...
San Francisco — California Gov. Jerry Brown has commuted the lengthy prison sentences of nine inmates serving time for violent crimes, including a former prostitute convicted with her abusive pimp of...
View ArticlePrep football: State rankings
Class 6A1. East (1-0) • A 42-10 crunching of Class 5A Timpview sets up Leopards for showdown with Bingham.2. Bingham (1-0) • After easing past Orem 41-14, Miners ready for first meeting (of two?) with...
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Pac-12 football preview: Huskies are team to beat and Jake Browning is MVP,...
MVP • Jake Browning, WashingtonDespite the preseason hype for USC’s Sam Darnold, Browning enters this season as the defending Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year coming off a season in which he tied...
View ArticlePrep volleyball: State rankings
Class 6A1. Lone Peak • Starters Madi Robinson, Kennedi Boyd return for state champion Knights, along with regulars Jaquelyn Langhaim and Tasia Farmer.2. Pleasant Grove • Vikings itching for the top...
View ArticleWeber State football preview: Wildcats eager to build on last year's playoff run
Weber State’s Taron Johnson finally achieved his biggest goal after two seasons of rebuilding.And the experience, frankly, left him feeling a little let down.“Going into the game, maybe we were content...
View ArticleSouthern Utah football preview: Demario Warren says don't sleep on T-Birds
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds sideline will be full of fresh faces this fall. But if anybody knows not to underestimate youth, it’s SUU coach Demario Warren.“We’re young, but that doesn’t mean...
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Mountain West football preview: It's the year of the quarterback in MWC
Five of the six teams in the Mountain West’s Mountain Division finished with a winning record and played in bowl games last season.Expect much of the same in 2017. All six teams return starting...
View ArticleDixie football preview: Trailblazers trying to build on 2016 success
Last year, the Dixie State football team was flying under the radar. Ranked No. 4 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s preseason poll, the Trailblazers won’t be sneaking up on anyone this...
View ArticleSnow football preview: New coach Paul Peterson confident Badgers will contend
Paul Peterson is heading into his first season as the head coach for Snow College, but he is not unfamiliar with the program.Peterson attended Snow for two years in 2001 and 2002, when he was starting...
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Prep sports: This week's standout performers and key numbers
Each week, the TribPreps staff will choose standout performers and key numbers from the previous week’s action in Utah and showcase them. Here are this week’s picks.Ashley BrindleyThe Snow Canyon...
View ArticleLetter: Don’t downgrade Philo Farnsworth
Each time I open your newspaper I cannot help but think that the Legislature needs better things to do. In the latest issue, Adam Gardiner, of West Jordan, wants Philo Farnsworth’s statue removed from...
View ArticleCommentary: 37 years later, pain of Liberty Park shooting lingers
Today is the 37-year anniversary of a terrible crime of white supremacy committed against innocent young Americans who had the nerve to be friends even though their skin tone wasn’t the same.On August...
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