Tense thriller ‘Wind River’ is even better than ‘Sicaro’ and ‘Hell or High...
With “Wind River,” screenwriter and now director Taylor Sheridan completes a trifecta of deeply layered, character-driven neo-Western crime dramas, and one that tops the other two, “Sicario” and “Hell...
View Article‘Logan Lucky’ is a smart caper with a twang
Director Steven Soderbergh is back and firing on all cylinders in “Logan Lucky,” a Southern-fried heist comedy that is, like its main characters, smarter than it lets on.Soderbergh, returning after a...
View Article‘Behind the Headlines’: Operation Rio Grande arrests, no Herrod concession...
Operation Rio Grande’s arrest tally rises above 200 in less than a week of the downtown crackdown, and the ACLU of Utah calls the strategy “business as usual.” Provo Mayor John Curtis likely wins the...
View ArticleDocumentary ‘Step’ tells inspiring story of hard work
Amanda Lipitz’s documentary “Step” was one of the biggest crowd-pleasers at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and deservedly so — an exuberant and life-affirming story of a remarkable group of young...
View Article‘Brigsby Bear’ is smart, sweet, funny and odd
A return to normality — whatever that is — takes a turn into moviemaking weirdness in “Brigsby Bear,” a merrily awkward comedy from some of the minds at “Saturday Night Live.”James (Kyle Mooney, who...
View ArticleCommentary: False prophets in the White House
In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fake news. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has long been sleeping. — 2 Peter 2:3On Wednesday, when...
View ArticleMonson: Five reasons to look on the bright side with the Jazz
“The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.” — George F. Will“It doesn’t hurt to be an optimist. You can always cry later.” —...
View ArticleUtah Supreme Court upholds disbarment order against lawyer who filed barrage...
For years, Utah attorney Susan Rose received warnings about the number and quality of the motions she was filing in her cases.One judge made note of Rose’s “constant stream of motions, corrections to...
View ArticleOne dead, one in serious condition after motorcycle vs. car crash in Sandy
A South Jordan man involved in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday has died from his injuries, Sandy police reported Thursday. Cameron “Dale” Hicks, 46, collided with a car while riding a motorcycle with a...
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Fearing violence, Utahns are shying away from volunteering at St. Vincent de...
St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall is a godsend, a place where homeless people can down a hearty lunch and dinner seven days a week — but it runs on volunteers who seem to be evaporating with the...
View ArticleWant to help the homeless? The Miller family will match up to $10 million in...
The Miller family, which owns more than 60 car dealerships and the National Basketball Association’s Utah Jazz, will match up to $10 million in donations for programs and services at three new homeless...
View ArticleDespite recurring turmoil, Mississippi hasn't budged on flag
Jackson, Miss. • After white nationalists marched with the Confederate battle flag last weekend amid violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, critics said the identical emblem should be...
View ArticleElementary kids used to get a hot lunch in Carbon County district whether...
For years, elementary students in Carbon School District were assured a hot meal regardless of whether their parents had remembered to pay for school lunches. Beginning this fall, however, students in...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Utah's Civil War Monument
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: What's Your Fascist Quotient?
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleSevered septic line sparks closure of Jones Hole Creek in Dinosaur National...
The popular fishing waters of Jones Hole Creek in eastern Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument have been closed to recreation after a broken septic line fouled parts of the waterway.In an announcement...
View ArticleCan't get out to see the solar eclipse? Here's where you can watch online or...
Ronald Dantowitz has been looking forward to Monday’s solar eclipse for nearly 40 years.An astronomer who specializes in solar imaging, he’s been photographing eclipses for more than three decades and...
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Sold out: Utah’s Clark Planetarium runs out of eclipse glasses after an hour
Kristi Swan arrived at Clark Planetarium just after 7 a.m. Thursday, set up a lawn chair and began her three-hour wait for a chance to buy protective glasses needed for viewing Monday’s eclipse.Swan...
View ArticleThe worst things that could go wrong during the total solar eclipse — and how...
The Great American Eclipse is nigh!Millions are expected to pack the so-called path of totality, or the swath of the United States that will be able to experience the complete solar eclipse.But, as...
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Staying in Utah for the eclipse? Rise and shine for these viewing events to...
The frenzy over The Great American Eclipse that graces the skies over the United States on Monday, Aug. 21, is sweeping across the country.Millions of people will travel to the path of totality to see...
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