Rolly: Accusations among UTA board members keep flying as Provo’s mayoral...
The rift among members of the scandal-plagued Utah Transit Authority board is getting ugly, with vice chairwoman Sherrie Hall Everett complaining that board member Brent Taylor is ignoring public...
View ArticleTrump expected to end program for young immigrants
Washington • President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will end protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, but with a six-month delay, people...
View ArticleNew Hampshire man dies while rappelling near Zion National Park
A 38-year-old New Hampshire man fell to his death Sunday while rapelling in Englestead Hollow east of Zion National Park.The victim’s name has not yet been disclosed. He was hiking with four of his...
View ArticlePalace announces Prince William, Kate expecting third child
London • Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, will soon welcome a third child to the royal nursery.Kensington Palace officials announced Monday that the Duchess is pregnant but that...
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Northern pike proving to be a pesky problem at Yuba Reservoir in central Utah
There is good and bad news for anglers who enjoy fishing Yuba Reservoir. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has called off plans to treat the big central Utah reservoir with rotenone to eliminate...
View ArticleWashington Post Commentary: A Labor Day goal: Paid family leave
None of us should have to choose between the job we need and the family we love. That’s the concept behind paid family leave. It provides a safety net for when life happens - when a baby arrives, a...
View ArticleOn ‘TODAY,’ nurse Alex Wubbels again says police need to police themselves to...
Alex Wubbels, the University Hospital nurse whose arrest by a Salt Lake City police detective over refusing to draw a patient’s blood caused nationwide criticism last week, on Monday again refused to...
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University Hospital boss talks changes after nurse arrest, says ‘this will...
Administrators at University Hospital said Monday they have already changed policies so nurses, like the one who was arrested earlier this summer for refusing to draw a patient’s blood, no longer...
View ArticleU.S. envoy tells UN: North Korean leader is 'begging for war'
New York • North Korea’s leader is “begging for war,” the U.S. ambassador said Monday at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, as members called for punishing the country with even...
View ArticleU.S. men’s soccer team needs at least a point in Tuesday's World Cup...
New York • Gaining at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup.Mexico clinched one of the three berths from North and...
View ArticleWashington Post Commentary: An issue Democrats can love: Overtime
There’s energy in the Democratic Party around big ideas, such as single-payer health care or a universal basic income. But the most significant thing Democrats could do to help working families right...
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Utah football notes: Corrion Ballard stayed focused on his first start...
Utah junior safety Corrion Ballard’s biggest opponent in the first week of the season wasn’t necessarily North Dakota. It was keeping his mind on the game.The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Ballard, who...
View ArticleBYU football notes: Micah Hannemann will miss first half vs. Utah, but Kalani...
Provo • A targeting penalty on BYU safety Micah Hannemann in the third quarter of Saturday’s 27-0 loss to LSU that will cause the senior to miss the first half of this week’s rivalry game against Utah...
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Albert Hunt: U.S. political stability may depend on wages
Labor Day 2017 might be a cause for celebration. This is the third-longest economic expansion in history — almost 100 months. Unemployment is approaching a 16-year low, and employers are looking to...
View ArticlePark City celebrates Miners' Day with the Running of the Balls
Park City • Park City has long had a reputation for being, well, a little bit different than the rest of Utah. And it did nothing to dispel that impression on Labor Day.Drawing on its past as a mining...
View ArticleKragthorpe: After BYU’s latest misfire, Kalani Sitake’s message to his...
ProvoThe Sitake cousins’ football teams produced an impressive total of 76 points Saturday, the only problem being the distribution. The Weber State offense coordinated by Fesi Sitake scored all 76 of...
View ArticleWoman identified in Ogden Canyon fatal motorcycle crash
A 64-year-old woman who died in a motorcycle accident Saturday in Ogden Canyon has been identified at Jennifer Flinders.The crash occurred about 1:45 p.m. near 600 Ogden Canyon, between the Alaskan Inn...
View ArticleFresno Grizzlies beat Salt Lake Bees 9-7 in season finale
In the season finale, a slugfest occurred between the Salt Lake Bees and Fresno Grizzlies at Smith’s Ballpark. The home team had plenty of thump in its bats for Fresno starting pitcher Cy Sneed,...
View ArticleLawrence Summers: Why we need unions
The central issue in American politics is the economic security of the middle class and their sense of opportunity for their children. As long as a substantial majority of American adults believe that...
View ArticleHarvey victims leave shelters but face dire housing needs
Houston • While the number of evacuees seeking refuge in Houston’s emergency shelters dwindled 10 days after Harvey struck, many people who had left by Monday still faced dire housing needs.Some...
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