Business leaders want Mexican gray wolves in Grand Canyon area
Flagstaff, Ariz. • More than 60 business leaders have urged the federal government to release endangered Mexican gray wolves into the Grand Canyon area in northern Arizona and eastern Utah.The business...
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Lives will be at risk if judge releases video of Utah courtroom shooting,...
An attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday said that giving journalists video of a marshal shooting and killing a defendant in a courtroom would incite retaliation from a violent street...
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Dueling experts testify about what role Utah man’s psychosis played in arson...
In the early morning hours of May 22 of last year, a security camera captured Craig Crawford, shirtless and wearing no shoes, rushing in and out of the East Capitol Street home where his husband, John...
View ArticleState audit recommends the Lone Peak Fire Department improve its financial...
Lone Peak Public Safety District is changing its financial policies after an audit by the state of Utah found incidents that increased the risk of public funds being misused, including vehicles being...
View ArticleMexican restaurant in Midvale shut down for the second time in two years for...
A Mexican restaurant in Midvale has been shut down for the second time in two years after Salt Lake County Health Department inspectors found 41 potential health problems — including 19 violations...
View ArticleGarrison Keillor: How did we get here anyway?
An old man gets absorbed in our national drama, same as you -- the paper is full of it, the madman who has moved into our lives -- and then suddenly I am distracted by the memory of lawn mowing. I once...
View Article'Patti Cake$' an energetic ode to mothers, daughters and Jersey
A Jersey girl aims to take on the world in “Patti Cake$,” a do-rags-to-riches story as overflowing with exuberance and charm as its plucky title character.Patricia Dombrowski (Danielle Macdonald) has...
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Navajo solar plant breaks new ground
Flagstaff, Ariz. • A giant array of solar panels near the famed sandstone buttes of Monument Valley has begun producing electricity for the Navajo Nation at a time when the tribe is bracing for the...
View ArticleUtah wildlife officials propose allowing more cougar hunting permits
The Utah Wildlife Board will vote Thursday on a controversial proposal to increase the number of cougar hunting permits.The Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing that the number of cougar permits...
View ArticleSLC mayor touts magic-bullet solution to airport TRAX extension, though...
Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski told the City Council on Tuesday that there may be a way for light rail to reach an under-construction terminal at the Salt Lake City International Airport without...
View ArticleNew path sought for high-voltage transmission lines in Idaho
Boise, Idaho • Federal officials on Monday reopened public comments on proposed routes for two high-voltage transmission lines in southwestern Idaho intended to modernize the Pacific Northwest’s energy...
View ArticleLetter: Benefits of teaching the arts in schools
To all of the Philistines at the state school board who want to yank the art programs, claiming that they won’t be valuable later on: My two brothers and I have all made our livings as artists. Our...
View ArticleHarvey rain is heaviest in history; flood defenses strained
Houston • As the human toll and the strain on flood defenses mounted, the city of Houston moved Tuesday to open two and possibly three more mega-shelters, and the rain from Harvey officially became the...
View ArticleLee Corso still going on "GameDay" _ with help from his friends
Bristol, Conn. • Lee Corso looks down at his notes and asks: “How do you say this guy’s name?”“Stid-um,” Kirk Herbstreit responds and then begins to spell Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham’s last name...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: The Road Not Taken
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleCarnival ride impales girl in Idaho
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho • A child was injured at the North Idaho Fair, leading to closure of a carnival ride.The girl was on the “Firehouse” slide when she was hurt.Her mother, Candace Jones, wrote on...
View ArticleGrass fire near Bangerter Highway is extinguished
Salt Lake City fire crews responded to a grass fire burning near 1800 South and Bangerter Highway on Tuesday afternoon. The fire didn’t threaten any structures when it was reported at 4:25 p.m. and was...
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Nevada's marijuana regulators ponder on-again, off-again licensing
Carson City, Nev. • Nevada’s marijuana regulators are gathering in Carson City again to try to finally resolve a turf battle over distribution licenses that has tied up deliveries and slowed the sale...
View ArticleNew charges filed against Utah man who, now, has allegedly sexually abused...
A man charged last year with 25 felonies for allegedly sexually abusing five boys, is now facing new charges for alleged sexual conduct with another boy.Charges filed this month in Salt Lake County’s...
View ArticleLetter: Thanks for the act of kindness
Passing through your beautiful city, I lost my money clip with all my ID, credit cards and money. Flying J would not accept payment without proper ID. Up came a gentleman, with I assume his wife, and...
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