President Trump dominates discussion in the final debate for Utah’s 3rd...
The dominating topic in the special election to fill Utah’s vacant congressional seat is the same that has overwhelmed all political discussion for the past year: President Donald Trump.His name has...
View ArticleJazz forward Joe Johnson out for at least two weeks with wrist injury
Joe Johnson exited Monday’s game against the Mavericks before Utah had sealed a win, rubbing his right wrist.At first, trainers thought it might be a sprain. But further examination has provided some...
View ArticleUtah man convicted of using drone to spy on people in their homes gets...
An Orem man who used a drone to video people in the bedrooms and bathrooms was given a suspended jail sentence and must do community service.Aaron Dennis Foote, 40, was sentenced last week to 180 days...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Jail standards should be public to protect inmates
Most people consider prisons public facilities. Even for-profit prisons run by private companies operate under authority granted them by the government. And the government is ultimately responsible for...
View ArticleBode Miller heading back to the Olympics, this time for NBC
Bode Miller is heading back to the Olympics. This time, he'll be calling the action from the TV booth.The six-time Olympic medalist, and only American to compete in Alpine skiing at five Winter Games,...
View ArticleAt Georgetown, the big man on campus is in his 50s and wears a suit
At Georgetown basketball's media day Tuesday, five Hoyas players squeezed in behind a podium, sat shoulder to shoulder and fielded questions about new coach Patrick Ewing for the better part of 12...
View ArticleLetter: Drugs to lobbying, Hatch awash in poor judgment
I am so relieved to read that Sen. Orrin Hatch “is no patsy when it comes to drug abuse, prescription or otherwise.” So obviously he just didn’t understand that the bill he pushed “stripped the Drug...
View ArticleGeorgia, Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson top opening CFP rankings
Notre Dame came in at a lofty No. 3, Georgia became a fresh No. 1 and Oklahoma appeared ahead of Ohio State, No. 5 to No. 6, answering the burning questions as the 13-member College Football Playoff...
View ArticleSenators blast Facebook, Twitter, Google in Russia probe
Washington • Exasperated U.S. senators harshly criticized representatives of Facebook, Twitter and Google at a hearing Tuesday for not doing more to prevent Russian agents interfering with the American...
View ArticleNick Emery will continue to play in exhibition games while BYU waits on NCAA...
Provo • Nick Emery will continue to play for BYU in exhibition basketball games this week and next while the school awaits a ruling from the NCAA regarding the junior guard’s eligibility this season,...
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Eugene Robinson: Trump must be wondering who else is talking to Mueller
Washington • After Monday’s legal shock and awe, one thing is certain: The Mueller investigation poses a serious and perhaps existential threat to the Trump administration.Apologists for the president...
View ArticlePruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members
Washington • The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he intends to replace the outside experts that advise him on science and public health issues with new board members holding...
View ArticleUtah’s three largest coal mines have been sold to a group led by Murray Energy
The largest coal company in Utah, which employs about 840 people at three central Utah mines, has been sold for an undisclosed price to a consortium led by Murray Energy Corp.The Sufco, Skyline and...
View ArticleSalt Lake City Stars ready to tip off G League season
There were times last season when Jermaine Taylor felt that something had been lost.The Salt Lake City Stars, in their inaugural season in Utah, slogged through a 14-36 record. Taylor, a 6-foot-5 guard...
View ArticleUtah County man who impersonated doctor on Craigslist charged with 17...
A Provo man has been charged with pretending to be a doctor conducting research for a “new medical device” and soliciting female participants on Craigslist whom he allegedly sexually assaulted.Borzin...
View ArticleLetter: Reporting shined light on DEA nominee, presidency
So now we learn 36 hours after a CBS news broadcast that Rep. Tom Marino, Donald Trump’s flawed nominee to head the Drug Enforcement Agency, has withdrawn his name from consideration. Why? Because of...
View ArticleWomen rescued by Navy defend their account of ordeal at sea
Honolulu • Two women from Hawaii who were rescued after being lost at sea defended their account of the ordeal Tuesday, insisting that a storm was whipping up 30-foot waves and near hurricane-force...
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Stephen Trimble: Mr. President, it’s not too late to save Bears Ears
The president told Sen. Orrin Hatch Friday that he’s going to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, “For you, Orrin.” He’s not doing so for the American people.America...
View ArticleNPR chief placed on leave after sex harassment accusations
New York • The chief editor at National Public Radio, Michael Oreskes, was placed on leave Tuesday after a published report that he abruptly kissed two women who were seeking jobs while he was...
View ArticleOlympic flame arrives in South Korea for 2018 Winter Games
Seoul, South Korea • The Olympic flame has arrived in South Korea where it will be passed throughout the country by thousands of torchbearers on a 100-day journey to the opening ceremony of the 2018...
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