U.S. agent out at BLM after Burning Man probe
Salt Lake City • Authorities say a federal agent is no longer an employee of the Bureau of Land Management after he was scrutinized for his behavior at the counterculture Burning Man festival.BLM...
View ArticleUtah State football: Three years later, Aggies face rematch with Wake Forest
Logan • It has been long enough since Utah State last faced Wake Forest that Aggies coach Matt Wells can justifiably say the previous encounter has almost no bearing on the current one.The memories are...
View ArticleUtah Board of Education takes another look at dropped requirements for middle...
A recent Utah Board of Education decision making health, gym, art and music classes optional for middle school students will be reviewed at a public hearing next week.The board approved the policy...
View ArticleUtah Debate Commission will redo 3rd District poll that could let a third...
The Utah Debate Commission will sponsor a second poll to determine whether any third-party hopefuls can join the Republican and Democratic candidates in a 3rd Congressional District debate, citing...
View ArticleJudge: Sessions can't deny grant money for sanctuary cities
Chicago • Attorney General Jeff Sessions can’t follow through — at least for now — with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to Chicago and other so-called sanctuary cities for refusing to...
View ArticleCharacter actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at age 91
Los Angeles • Legendary character actor Harry Dean Stanton has died at age 91.Stanton’s agent John S. Kelly says the actor died Friday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Kelly...
View ArticleUtah's colleges and universities want $83 million from the Legislature next year
The Utah System of Higher Education will ask state lawmakers for more than $83 million during the next Legislative session, as well as funding for several new campus buildings. Members of the Utah...
View ArticleJennifer Rubin: Three ways to do health care reform
This week we got a good look at the three health care options going forward. Two seem to be out of the question, which leaves the third — namely, tweaking Obamacare.Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., did his...
View ArticleIt's time to pass hate crime legislation in Utah
Portland. Charlottesville. Salt Lake City.What do these cities have in common? They have all experienced recent public attacks motivated by hate. In Portland, a white nationalist stabbed two men who...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake: Connor Sparrow advances soccer dreams while maintaining RN...
Sandy • Connor Sparrow always wanted to be a professional soccer player, but his mother convinced him he needed a backup plan when he entered college.He found his answer on a service project at a...
View ArticleCommentary: Rocky Mountain Power plays a numbers game
“There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” — Mark TwainMy buddy Dave is a good golfer. Over the years, he has entered many local tournaments and has won prize money. Well — not money, actually. He’s...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Hatch giggles his way forward on medical marijuana
Such is the nature of mass media today that, if you want people to pay attention to your policy proposal, just being another talking head on C-SPAN isn’t enough. You’ve got to play to The Daily Show’s...
View ArticleTransgender troops can re-enlist in military _ for now
Washington • New guidance released Friday by the Pentagon makes it clear that any transgender troops currently in the military can re-enlist in the next several months, even as the department debates...
View ArticleSandusky's son pleads guilty to child sex abuse allegations
Bellefonte, Pa. • A son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky pleaded guilty Friday to charges he pressured a teenage girl to send him naked photos and asked her teen...
View ArticleMegan McArdle: Trump ready to sell out his base on immigration
The most cursory evaluation of Donald J. Trump as a candidate revealed to us that he felt no need for small-minded consistency between his words and his actions. If it later proved convenient to back...
View ArticleHolly Richardson: Recognizing, addressing and overcoming unconscious bias
Earlier this week I attended an event at Utah Valley University as part of their on-going work to “Strengthen the Impact of Girls and Women.” The workshop I attended was “Make the Glass Ceiling...
View ArticleUtah Jazz 'statement' jersey will be gold for upcoming season
The rumors are true: The Jazz are going for gold next season.Make. A. Statement.#NIKExNBA pic.twitter.com/Fu8NOPFTUT— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) September 16, 2017 A long-trafficked whisper among fans was...
View ArticleUtah man charged after trying to take teen he allegedly raped to Planned...
A Salt Lake City man is facing 12 counts of rape after he allegedly took a teenage girl to Planned Parenthood for an abortion, court documents say.The 34-year-old man is accused of raping his...
View Article22 and through: Indians' AL record win streak stopped at 22
Cleveland • The Cleveland Indians can return to clinching their division and playoff preparations.Their historic winning streak is, well, history.Cleveland had its AL record run stopped at 22 straight...
View ArticleLDS leader Eyring tours Caribbean devastation from Hurricane Irma
LDS leader Henry B. Eyring visited with government officials in the Caribbean on Friday and toured islands battered by Hurricane Irma a week before.Eyring, first counselor in The Church of Jesus Christ...
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