Letter: We know tailpipe emissions will kill us
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 ArticleLetter: Don’t judge every police officer by the actions of a few
Well it doesn’t seem the incident involving nurse Alex Wubbels, officer Jeff Payne and Lt. James Tracy is going away any time soon, so it’s time I put my two cents in. When I first saw the video I felt...
View ArticleAlec Burks takes advantage of preseason playing time
Alec Burks will have a difficult time securing minutes in the Utah Jazz’s regular rotation this season, given the depth the team has at the wing positions.But rather than run from a challenge, Burks is...
View ArticleMan who killed his sister-in-law in a fight over his wife’s inheritance is...
A family fight over property that led to the fatal shooting of a woman in 2015 has put a man behind bars for nearly 22 years.On Wednesday, Timothy Lee Smith — who killed his sister-in-law during an...
View ArticleCommentary: Why the majority doesn’t rule on guns
Washington • Why does our political system make it impossible even to consider solutions to gun violence? After the massacre in Las Vegas that has so far taken 58 lives and left more than 500 injured,...
View ArticleDante Exum provides spark after starters struggle in Jazz victory
A Jazz point guard shined on Wednesday night — just not the one who started.It took a few minutes for the Utah Jazz to find an offensive rhythm in a 117-78 win over visiting Maccabi Haifa. The change...
View ArticleIn a time when ‘it’s so dangerous to live,’ SUU memorializes victims of Las...
Cedar City • “It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.”That’s the quote Johnny MacLean read to 350 students, faculty and staffers Wednesday evening at Southern Utah University in honor...
View ArticleDiamondbacks beat Rockies 11-8 in wild NL wild-card game
Phoenix • Relief pitcher Archie Bradley hit a stunning two-run triple in the seventh inning, one of four three-baggers by Arizona that sent the Diamondbacks past the Colorado Rockies 11-8 in the...
View ArticleLynx capture 4th WNBA title with 85-76 win over Sparks in Game 5
Minneapolis • The Minnesota Lynx are no strangers to celebration. Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen and a proud core have danced in the confetti and bathed in bubbly four times now.Boring? Hardly. If...
View ArticleLetter: Emphasize the urgency of climate change
Climate change is becoming a bigger issue right now than ever before. Warming ocean temperatures are acidifying coral reefs, and making ideal conditions for hurricanes like Harvey, Irma and Jose. Less...
View ArticleFeds target popular Utah wild horse herd for roundup
Utah’s most visible wild horse herd may get a lot smaller next year.The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to remove up to three-fourths of the 450 horses that populate the Onaqui herd about 40...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Sunny autumn days to warm skin and soul
The soft, golden, dying light of autumn along the Wasatch Front will warm both soul and intellect as the work week comes to its end.You may embrace the poetic, or prefer musing over simpler scientific...
View ArticleAllegiant launches air service from Ogden to LAX
Allegiant launched nonstop air service on Thursday between Ogden and Los Angeles International Airport — and is offering introductory one-way fares as low as $35.“We’re happy to provide the Ogden...
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Royal Blood out to prove they’re ‘groovier, sexier, darker’ the second time...
British rock duo Royal Blood blew up so suddenly in the wake of their self-titled debut album, released in 2014, that they found themselves unprepared for just how in-demand they had become.Every time...
View ArticleInterior chief dismisses criticism of travel with vulgarity
Folkston, Ga. • Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Wednesday strongly defended his use of private charter flights for government business, calling criticism of his taxpayer-financed travel “complete and...
View ArticleNews roundup: U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley receives a warning after retweeting...
U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley receives a warning after retweeting Trump. House Democrats seek more transparent review of national monuments. Rep. Rob Bishop asks for Interior Department travel records....
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Dana Milbank: A Narcissist's Guide to Helping Others Understand It Is All...
Washington • Excerpted from “The Me-Driven Life: A Narcissist’s Guide to Helping Others Understand It Is All About You,” by John Barron.Reprinted without permission.Chapter 12, “Coping with Natural and...
View ArticleGiant pythons keep attacking Indonesian people — and people might be to blame
In all the man-versus-python stories, the snake is almost always the coldblooded antagonist.Reticulated pythons like the ones involved in two attacks in Indonesia this year are among the world’s...
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Find sinfully good burgers at Fat Jack’s Emporium, including the Mormon...
Of all the sins that can be visited upon a hamburger, overcooking is the worst. A close second would be loading the hapless sandwich with stuff that most reasonable people would never dream of, like...
View ArticleJimmy Carter: What I've learned from North Korea's leaders
As the world knows, we face the strong possibility of another Korean war, with potentially devastating consequences to the Korean Peninsula, Japan, our outlying territories in the Pacific and perhaps...
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