Michelle Quist Mumford: The high-stakes Supreme Court cases you should be...
The U.S. Supreme Court is back in session and the 2017-2018 term is gearing up to be a pivotal year. Some of the high-stakes cases are worth being familiar with. What we won’t be seeing anytime soon is...
View Article33 students picked for Utah's new varsity video game team
Michael Swisher still remembers the first time he witnessed his fellow University of Utah students roar during the “third-down jump” during a football game at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The senior now hopes...
View ArticleU.S. bobsledders in action for first time since Steve Holcomb’s death
Lake Placid, N.Y. • Elana Meyers Taylor did not want it this way. She would have much preferred the first official training run of the U.S. bobsled season gone to the person who traditionally was first...
View ArticleCam Newton “expresses regret” after laughing at female reporter, but does not...
Charlotte, N.C. • Cam Newton has “expressed regret” for his response to a female reporter’s question at a news conference Wednesday, a team spokesman said.When Charlotte Observer reporter Jourdan...
View ArticleBYU senior safety Marvin Hifo making the most of only season of eligibility
Provo • It has been a dismal season so far for the BYU football team, but one Cougar in particular refuses to let the 1-4 start and blowout losses to Wisconsin and LSU get him down.Just being able to...
View ArticleHow does the device the Las Vegas gunman used to create a fully automatic...
South Jordan • When Clark Aposhian first watched snippets of Sunday’s massacre in Las Vegas, he knew the gunman hadn’t used a machine gun or similar fully automatic weapon.To the untrained ear, the...
View ArticleThree Utah-connected families escaped Puerto Rico, but not before Hurricane...
The day after Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico, former Utahn Brian Valentine sent a message to his friends and neighbors who lived 10 miles away, asking whether they were OK.After two days,...
View ArticleLawmakers question plan to double tolls on freeway express lanes
Utah legislators raised questions Wednesday about a proposal to double the tolls on Interstate 15 express lanes — saying they may need to be even higher to cut congestion, or asked if hikes could be...
View ArticleMr. Perfect Matt Gay gets another season of eligibility with the Utes
Utah senior Matt Gay began this season as the second option at place-kicker. Since he got a chance, he’s run with it and become the nation’s top kicker so far this season. Wednesday, Gay and Utah found...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Victims of childhood abuse can now obtain justice.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s what Rep. Ken Ivory had to do in his attack on the statute of limitations for childhood sex abuse.In 2015, Ivory set out to abolish the statute of...
View ArticleGeorge F. Will: Bikini-clad baristas serve up a lesson in free speech
Seattle - Amazon, which has made this city the epicenter of a retailing revolution, is not the Northwest’s only commercial disrupter. In the nearby city of Everett, Liberty Ziska and some other bikini...
View ArticleHouse Democrats demand more transparency in national monument review
Washington • House Democrats on Wednesday introduced a resolution to require more transparency of the Interior Department’s review of national monuments, a move that could force a vote of the...
View ArticleLetter: We seem committed to our own end
We are all trying to understand the complex issues of climate change. There are two opposing views: First, world climate is in a state of dynamic change resulting from shifts in the Earth’s axis,...
View ArticleGrand Jury hands up two more charges against high-rolling developer Terry...
A federal grand jury on Wednesday handed up a new indictment charging politically-connected developer and ex-Utah Transit Authority board member Terry Diehl with tax evasion and filing a false return,...
View ArticleSolar groups and utility made a deal because ‘in Utah, we do things differently’
Utah’s recent net metering settlement, negotiated by solar industry leaders and the state’s largest electric utility, is a shining example of using dialogue to solve seemingly intractable problems,...
View ArticleUtah study: New car 'infotainment' often too dangerous to safely use
New cars offer drivers an array of built-in electronic wizardry: touch screens, internet, Facebook, texting options, videos, in-dash cellphones, gesture controls and program-while-you-drive navigation...
View Article3 U.S. Army special operations commandos killed in Africa
Washington • U.S. officials said three U.S. Army special operations commandos were killed Wednesday and two others were wounded when they came under fire in southwest Niger.The officials said the two...
View ArticleLetter: Heavy trucks put the most strain on roads
There has recently been interest in changing the way road maintenance is funded. I understand gasoline taxes currently pay most of the bill, with registration and other fees covering the rest.The...
View ArticleRecreational marijuana in Utah? No, but legal weed will soon be an hour and a...
A marijuana dispensary based in Mesquite, Nev., has gained approval to build a similar pot shop in West Wendover, a short jaunt from Salt Lake City.The West Wendover City Council on Tuesday night...
View ArticleCorner Canyon's Zach Wilson blossoms into one of state's best QBs
Draper • Zach Wilson always was good at both football and basketball, but playing hoops often has been his favorite.So not getting on the hardwood this winter probably is the biggest regret Wilson has...
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