Utah insurers want high-cost patients removed from the Obamacare marketplace
The last two insurers still offering to cover Utahns under Obamacare say the system is broken — and to help fix it, they want state lawmakers to exclude patients with the highest medical costs.
View ArticleLetter: No chinks in LDS armor
Regarding The Tribune report, “High-ranking Mormon official, who spoke twice in General Conference, is excommunicated, first such ouster in nearly 3 decades.” James J. Hamula was released from his...
View ArticleLetter: Aren’t Utah’s liquor laws wonderful?
My wife, Klancy, received a flattering present for her 84th birthday. A bar on Main Street “carded” her, requiring her to prove she was over 21. They agree with me that she still has her youthful good...
View ArticleLetter: Defend American ships on the high seas
I have been reading both in The Salt Lake Tribune and online about the harassment of the United States Navy in various locations around the world. There is one very easy solution to this problem. The...
View ArticleTank Hollow Fire: Crews focus on further spread of 4,600-acre blaze
A lightning-caused wildfire in Spanish Fork Canyon topped 4,600 acres on Monday, with crews focused on halting its spread and dousing any hot spots near campgrounds, watersheds and power lines.
View ArticleNews roundup: After a tense year, President Trump and Congress face challenge...
After a tense year, President Trump and Congress face challenge of agreeing on federal relief for Texas in wake of Hurricane Harvey. Family lays to rest Utah soldier killed in Afghanistan. Utah tribal...
View ArticleBloomberg View: A chance for Congress to take responsibility for war
President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan is a reminder that, for far too long, Congress has shirked its constitutional responsibility to declare war. With the...
View ArticleCapitol Reef's unusual vehicle entrance fee may increase
Capitol Reef National Park’s entrance fee program has always been a little strange.
View ArticleBlack-clad anarchists storm Berkeley rally, assaulting 5
Berkeley, Calif. • Black-clad anarchists on Sunday stormed into what had been a largely peaceful Berkeley protest against hate and attacked at least five people, including the leader of a politically...
View ArticleDefense expert says Utah man was ’psychotic’ when he started house fire that...
As a days-long sentencing hearing began Monday, a defense expert offered an explanation for why Craig Crawford set a house fire last year that killed his husband, well-known Salt Lake City restaurateur...
View ArticleVMA artists, speakers call for equality, suicide prevention
The MTV Video Music Awards are known for creating viral moments meant to shock or amaze. But this year’s show was a much more grown-up affair that was full of important speeches, exciting performances...
View ArticleWashington Post Editorial: Fragile national monuments in danger
The minute President Donald Trump entered the Oval Office, President Barack Obama’s environmental legacy was in danger. The clean air and water regulations and the land protections he established, all...
View ArticleAbuse in nursing homes unreported despite law
Washington • More than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police, says a government audit that faults Medicare for failing to...
View ArticleSLCPD warns of bogus 'officer' calls demanding money
The phone rings, and the caller claims to be a Salt Lake City police officer soliciting cash to make traffic tickets and even tax problems go away.
View ArticleTruck driver killed in crash that closed northbound lanes of I-15 in Orem
When the U.S. military resumes distributing firearms to local police, don’t look for Utah Highway Patrol Col. Mike Rapich to step in line.
View ArticleTrump’s business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for...
While Donald Trump was running for president in late 2015 and early 2016, his company was pursuing a plan to develop a massive Trump Tower in Moscow, according to several people familiar with the...
View ArticleTrump set to roll back limits on military gear for police
Washington • President Donald Trump is preparing to lift restrictions on surplus military equipment that can be passed on to local law enforcement agencies in spite of past concerns that armored...
View ArticleTrump expected to decide soon on fate of young immigrants
Washington • After months of delays, President Donald Trump is expected to decide soon on the fate of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children as he faces a looming...
View ArticleUtah rescuers with boats and helicopters to aid flood-ravaged Houstonians
A Unified Fire Authority rescue unit is expected to rescue up to 1,000 flood-plagued residents of Houston as part of a massive effort to save lives in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey.
View ArticlePrep football: Beloved Hillcrest football coach Cazzie Brown dies after...
After four days in the hospital, Hillcrest High School football coach Cazzie Brown passed away Sunday night.
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