Americans stake out prime viewing spots to see sun go dark
Americans with telescopes, cameras and protective glasses staked out viewing spots along a narrow corridor from Oregon to South Carolina to watch the moon blot out the midday sun Monday in what...
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E.J. Dionne: Bannon and the fall of 'populism'
WASHINGTON -- Is President Trump a populist or a corporatist?Is he appealing to white supremacists as a form of political opportunism -- or because, deep down, he sympathizes with their views? Is he...
View ArticleWest Valley police believe weekend shooting deaths likely murder-suicide
West Valley City police said Monday that the weekend shooting deaths of a man and woman appear to be a case of murder-suicide, though the official determination awaits an autopsy.WVCPD spokeswoman...
View ArticleLetter: Let the refugees in, Rep. Stewart
Rep. Chris Stewart, my name is Rebecca, and I am writing this letter on behalf of Utah Indivisible in response to your back-to-school drive for refugees. You can expect our donations at your Salt Lake...
View ArticleWVCPD identifies victim of fatal car vs. semi crash
Police have identified a man killed in a weekend crash on Bangerter Highway in West Valley City.WVCPD spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku said that Kevin J. Calloway, 57, of West Valley City, died 2 a.m....
View ArticleAmerican Girl's first Native Hawaiian doll set to go on sale
Honolulu — American Girl has made its first Native Hawaiian doll.The doll’s name is Nanea Mitchell and she goes on sale Monday. The doll is 18 inches (46 centimeters) tall and is priced at $115.Her...
View ArticleMonson: BYU's Tanner Mangum stands fully armed on the edge of something big
Provo • Having dusted off the final scrimmage of BYU’s preseason camp the other day, ready to turn his full attention to the first real matter at hand Aug. 26, Tanner Mangum’s comfort zone looked about...
View ArticleLetter: We still should teach handwriting
It might interest some people to know that many schools in our state have done away with handwriting. Period. Students do all their work on a keyboard.What does this mean for civilized societies?No...
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Utah State University hosts wild horse summit, but excludes key advocates and...
Critics of a national conference on wild horses, opening this week in Salt Lake City, claim its state organizers have closed the event to the public and excluded key figures in the horse-advocacy...
View ArticleUnified Police seek at least 2 suspects in fatal Magna drive-by shooting
Unified Police on Monday were hunting for at least two suspects in a weekend drive-by shooting in Magna that killed one teen boy and hospitalized another.UPD Detective Ken Hansen said two 17-year-old...
View ArticleRights of migrants trump national security concerns, Pope Francis says
Vatican City • Pope Francis on Monday urged countries to greatly improve their welcome to migrants and stop collective expulsions, saying migrants’ dignity and right to protection trumps national...
View ArticleLetter: Hold a real town hall, Rep. Love
Rep. Mia Love’s “office hours” aren’t a town hall replacement. Seeing The Tribune’s editorial endorsing Love’s “office hours” as a legitimate replacement for a traditional town hall disappointed me. I...
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Cedar City's Adams is Police Chief of the Year
Cedar City’s top cop has earned the Crisis Intervention Team Program’s Police Chief of the Year Award for 2017.Chief Darin Adams received the honor during CIT’s conference last week in Fort Lauderdale,...
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Utah football: Sophomore Tyler Huntley is named Utah's starting quarterback,...
The Utah football coaching staff named sophomore Tyler Huntley its starting quarterback on Monday, about a week and a half before the season opener against the University of North Dakota.Huntley beat...
View ArticleMaame Biney looking like the future of US speedskating
Kearns — Maame Biney seems like the typical teenager. She giggles with her friends, is making her way through the Harry Potter movies and wants to go to homecoming.But that’s where typical ends for the...
View ArticleCollege: 'Bama starts atop AP poll for 2nd straight year; Utes 27th, Cougars...
Alabama is No. 1 in the preseason Top 25, the first program in 12 years to take the top spot two years in a row.The Crimson Tide will start the season ranked in the top five of The Associated Press...
View ArticleLetter: Rio Grande crackdown not solution
Salt Lake City and County politicians need to take a long, careful look at the history of the bills they passed and the bills they voted against, the people they let lobby them and the voices they...
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Catherine Rampell: Legalizing vehicular violence
WASHINGTON -- Last weekend in Charlottesville, a driver mowed down peaceful protesters and killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer. The act was reminiscent of recent terrorist attacks across Europe committed...
View ArticleHikers find body in southern Utah desert
A decomposing body found in the southern Utah desert has been released to the state medical examiner’s office to be identified, Washington County Lt. Dave Crouse said Monday.Hikers on the Washington...
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