Jon Huntsman meets Putin as new U.S. ambassador to Russia in Kremlin visit
Moscow • The new U.S. ambassador to Russia presented his diplomatic credentials to President Vladimir Putin at a ceremony Tuesday in the Kremlin, a move that marks the formal start of Jon Huntsman’s...
View ArticleThird Utahn dies in wake of Las Vegas massacre
A third person with Utah origins has died of injuries suffered in Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas.Heather Warino Alvarado, a 35-year-old Cedar City woman, died Monday night at a Las Vegas hospital,...
View ArticleWant to help Vegas victims? Give blood and prayers, says Utah Gov. Gary Herbert
Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that Utahns can help Las Vegas shooting victims by offering two things: blood and prayers.He said that as Utah officials have talked to their counterparts in Nevada, they...
View ArticleFor fall color and a workout, follow the Mormon Pioneer Historic Trail
The Mormon Pioneer Historic Trail from Little Dell Reservoir to Big Mountain in Salt Lake County is popular with hikers and cyclists for its long shady stretches by summer and beautiful leaf canopy by...
View ArticleNew West Davis freeway receives final green light
After years of controversy, federal and state officials gave the final stamp of approval Tuesday to the West Davis Corridor — a 19-mile freeway heading northwest from Legacy Parkway through Davis and...
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Jennifer Rubin: Why do we allow politicians to shush us on the gun debate?
I guarantee you that if a Muslim jihadist opened fire on a crowd in Las Vegas, President Donald Trump wouldn’t wait a nanosecond before invoking his Muslim ban. After all that is precisely what he did...
View ArticleSalt Lake City's new Alamexo Cantina celebrates family-style dining
With Alamexo Cantina, Utah chef/owner Matt Lake hopes to replicate the casual, family-style dining experience one might find in a market in Mexico.In a newly constructed building in Salt Lake City’s...
View ArticleTies threatened: U.S. orders 15 Cuban diplomats to leave
Washington • The United States expelled 15 of Cuba’s diplomats Tuesday to protest its failure to protect Americans from unexplained attacks in Havana, plunging diplomatic ties between the countries to...
View ArticleTrump: Puerto Rico put U.S. budget ‘out of whack’ but lives saved
San Juan, Puerto Rico • Confronting Puerto Rico’s devastation nearly two weeks after Hurricane Maria, President Donald Trump highlighted the island’s relatively low death toll compared with “a real...
View ArticleAs Southern Utah University student recovers in hospital, the school plans a...
At least one Southern Utah University student was injured in Las Vegas last weekend in America’s largest mass shooting, school officials said Tuesday.While the student recovers in the hospital,...
View ArticleUtah lawmakers let parents opt out of vaccinating their kids without having...
Some Utah parents who choose to not vaccinate their children believe state health officials are overstepping their authority by requiring them to agree there are risks associated with their...
View ArticleUtah football has two healthy tight ends now; will it use them?
Whether the Utes have transitioned fully into a passing team or simply become more balanced than the past, the “throw game” as coach Kyle Whittingham calls it has become more prominent than recent...
View ArticleMark Kelly: Now is exactly the right time to talk about gun politics
Sunday night started out as a beautiful evening in Las Vegas, with country music in the air and the lights of the Strip mingling with stars. At least 59 people lost their lives at such a uniquely...
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Monson: Utah football is a pretty portrait, even if a mustache gets painted...
One of the real pleasures Utah football finds itself saturated in and surrounded by is counter-intuitive.Even sporting a strong, undefeated team, the Utes don’t know if they’ll win this week.Stanford,...
View ArticleFriday funeral set at Salt Lake City Tabernacle for Mormon apostle Robert D....
Funeral services will be held Friday for Mormon apostle Robert D. Hales in the historic Tabernacle on Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City.Services are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.The 85-year-old...
View ArticleGarrison Keillor: Every day is an adventure in America
I went through airport security Monday and neglected to take my laptop out of my briefcase and place it in a separate plastic bin and was properly chastised by a TSA lady who put her hands on her hips...
View ArticleBig money fueling ballot drives for schools and medical pot and against...
Campaigns pushing three ballot initiatives — seeking to raise taxes for schools, allow medical marijuana, and form an independent commission to draw political boundaries — are attracting big donations,...
View ArticleCommentary: You have been warned, Pat Robertson — cut out the talk of Vegas...
It didn’t take long for some preachers to start telling us why God caused the horrible mass murder in Las Vegas to happen. Pat Robertson led the way, declaring that it was divine retribution for the...
View ArticleTwo strangers bond over country music and beer. Then the shots started.
Up-and-coming country star Luke Combs had just started his set on the smaller of the two festival stages when Kody Robertson, an auto parts salesman from Columbus, Ohio, squeezed in at the end of the...
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Jury finds Utah man guilty in 2015 drug rip-off murder
A Utah man was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday of killing another man during a drug-buy rip-off in Sugar House two years ago.Jeremiah Ray Hart was found guilty of first-degree felony aggravated...
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