Prep volleyball: Scrappy Copper Hills grinds past Herriman
West Jordan • The future is full of potential for the Copper Hills volleyball team. But the present isn’t looking too bad, either.Invigorated by freshman twins Asiah and Aliya Sopoaga, the Grizzlies...
View ArticleHall of Fame inductees describe their Hall of Fame shots
Jersey City, N.J. • Two putts, a 6-iron and an 11-wood.Those are among the memorable shots in the Hall of Fame careers of Davis Love III, Meg Mallon, Lorena Ochoa and Ian Woosnam. They spoke about them...
View ArticleMentally disabled woman dead in Kearns auto-pedestrian accident after...
An early Wednesday morning auto-pedestrian accident claimed the life of a mentally disabled woman in Kearns, Unified Police confirmed.UPD Detective Chuck Malm said the victim was a 43-year-old victim...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Autumn bliss in the north, rain in the south
Southern Utah’s midweek was wet and cooler while the northern Wasatch Front was dry and warm, a topsy-turvy switch expected to return to more typical fall weather by week’s end.The Salt Lake and Tooele...
View ArticlePine Creek nature trail at Wasatch Mountain State Park is a classic for...
This is an easy nature trail through Wasatch Mountain State Park campground, ending at a fun boulder field. It would be a good hike for families with young children and is especially beautiful in the...
View ArticleTwo companies settle antitrust lawsuit involving Utah-based 1-800 Contacts
Two contact lens sellers have agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit against them for $7 million and to cooperate against Utah-based 1-800 Contacts and other remaining defendants.Arlington Contact Lens...
View ArticleNew women join Mormon general boards, bringing a new look, feel, experience...
There was something subtle, but notable, in this LDS Church news release announcing the nine women newly named to two general boards of the faith’s worldwide auxiliaries:Listed first were the...
View ArticleTrump's election triggered an 'unabashedly faithful' group of activists:...
A few nights after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Sharlee Mullins Glenn stared into the bluish light of her computer screen and prayed for guidance.With frustration burrowed deep like a tick...
View ArticleWhy these Utah parents watched their children die at home
Years of suffering — and months of struggling with the decision to end it — had brought them here: to a bright white living room where three of their children lay side by side by side, waiting to...
View ArticleGehrke: Ben Shapiro's University of Utah speech challenges students to assess...
Tuesday afternoon, the University of Utah sent out a reminder to those attending the lecture by Ben Shapiro, editor of the ultra-conservative Daily Wire website — leave your masks and weapons at...
View ArticleNews roundup: Russian-bought ads on Facebook promoted Donald Trump, Bernie...
Russian-bought ads on Facebook promoted Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein in 2016 presidential election. Senate Republicans concede defeat with latest health care proposal. Spencer Cox calls...
View ArticleUnified Police identify victim in fatal motorcycle crash in Big Cottonwood...
Unified Police have identified a motorcyclist who died when his bike crashed into a rock wall in Big Cottonwood Canyon.UPD Detective Chuck Malm said 62-year-old Barry S. Walton, of Taylorsville, was...
View ArticleTrump, GOP tax plan cuts rates, nearly doubles deduction
Washington • President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are proposing a far-reaching, $5 trillion plan Wednesday that would cut taxes for individuals and corporations, simplify the tax system...
View ArticleSarah Hendrickson is an Olympic ski jumping pioneer. Great. She still has to...
Park City • There have been plenty of problems and no podiums in the months and years since U.S. ski jumping pioneer Sarah Hendrickson blew out her right knee.The latter has created another kind of...
View ArticleGolf: Oakridge secures Web.com Tour event for three more years
The Web.com Tour will return to Oakridge Country Club in July as part of a three-year contract extension, the tour and the host Utah Sports Commission announced Wednesday.The Utah Championship...
View ArticleRegulators say poorly run Utah gas field is trashing wildlife area
In what amounts to a three-way crackdown, regulators overseeing Utah wildlife, school trust lands and the state’s extraction industries are jointly targeting the operator of a gas field west of...
View ArticleRob Lowe will share intimate tales with Salt Lake audience
Rob Lowe has been in the public eye — mostly for better and occasionally for worse — for nearly four decades. He’s had hits and misses on TV and in movies; a sex-tape scandal; more than his share of...
View ArticleU.S. pending home sales fell 2.6 percent in August
Washington • Fewer people signed contracts to buy homes in August, marking the fifth decline in the past six months. The 2.6 percent fall continues to reflect the worsening shortage nationwide of homes...
View ArticleHolly Richardson: Look for the helpers
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore Last week, I wrote about the lack of humanity displayed by some...
View ArticleDana Milbank: The sad suspicion about Trump's shameful treatment of Puerto Rico
Washington • Suppose that the entire San Diego metropolitan area had lost electrical power, and it wouldn’t be restored for months.Or, suppose that most of the ports, roads and cellular towers in the...
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