Child airlifted from remote area of Utah County after ATV crash
A 7-year-old boy was airlifted from a remote area of Utah County on Tuesday evening after he and three other children were involved in an ATV crash, authorities said.The boy suffered a head injury and...
View ArticleFatal auto-pedestrian crash on I-15 off-ramp into downtown SLC
A woman died Wednesday morning in an auto-pedestrian accident after running into traffic on Interstate 15’s off-ramp to 600 South in Salt Lake City.Paramedics were on the scene, near 400 West, as of...
View ArticleLetter: Stop implying a false moral equivalence
A real leader, with a testimony of American ideals, would have said, before the Charlottesville rally started: The supremacists’ message is condemnable, but we must respect their right to peacefully...
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Utah Hike of the Week: Lackawaxen Lake — Guardsman Pass
This hike has some steep climbs from the trailhead and again when leaving the lake. Expect some fellow hikers on the trail, too. But the Lackawaxen Lake is one of those picturesque mountain bodies of...
View ArticleA breast-feeding tale unlike any other
Robert Kirby is, well, otherwise occupied. This is a reprint of a previous column.Fair warning. The subject of today’s column is the human breast. Actually, we will be discussing only female breasts....
View Article7 movies that sat on the shelf for a long time
It should be an easy thing: A filmmaker makes a movie, then a studio releases the movie.But it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes, issues of studio interference, creative differences, budget...
View ArticlePodcast: A few final questions before Utah kicks off against North Dakota
Kickoff is just around the corner.Finally.To help you get there, our Ute beat reporters Lynn Worthy and Christopher Kamrani answer a few lingering questions. On this week’s podcast, the guys discuss...
View ArticleUnified Police nab armed burglar who fled in stolen car
A 38-year-old man was in custody Wednesday after confronting a Millcreek family with a rifle after breaking into their home overnight, and then stealing and crashing a car as Unified Police officers...
View ArticleNews roundup: Trump has strong contingent of Republicans that support him...
Trump has strong contingent of Republicans that support him because of his eccentric personality. An elite Utah medical team heads to Houston to help with Hurricane Harvey recovery. Herbert visits...
View ArticleUtah forecast: ’Red Flag’ wildfire warning for northern, western mountains,...
Continuing hot, dry weather and the prospect for gusty winds and dry lightning storms prompted the National Weather Service to put much of northern and western Utah under a Red Flag wildfire danger...
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First-time Utah novelist earns publishing-world acclaim with 'My Absolute...
Among the early raves for Gabriel Tallent’s debut novel, there’s this bit of gushy praise from Stephen King. “The word ‘masterpiece’ has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but ‘My Absolute Darling’...
View ArticleLetter: Proximate cause of hate
According to The Tribune, the rally at the Capitol was 200 strong, while the solidarity rally at City Hall saw 2,000. Rep. Mia Love chose to speak only at the Capitol rally, eschewing the opportunity...
View ArticleU. researcher etches university logo onto his own red blood cells
British mountaineer George Mallory famously said he climbed Mount Everest “because it’s there.”University of Utah researcher Randall Polson said a similar mindset led him to etch microscopic-sized...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Arizona State wants to get tougher after last year's soft...
Todd Graham could rationalize a one-year fade of his Arizona State program by saying the Sun Devils lost a lot of close games. Two years, though? That’s not so easily explained.Just like Arizona’s Rich...
View ArticleLetter: Quit the Kool-Aid
I read Bart Jacob’s letter stating his dissatisfaction with The Tribune and his cancellation of his subscription because of its “daily demonization” of Donald Trump.Mr. Jacob, may I suggest that you...
View ArticleA green Pope Francis asks world leaders to listen to ‘cry of the Earth’ —...
Vatican City • Pope Francis is urging world leaders to “listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor” and take measures to protect the environment.Francis made the appeal Wednesday in...
View ArticleOrem Owlz move two games to Ogden after LoveLoud Festival caused damage to field
The Orem Owlz will move two of the team’s final seven regular season home games to Ogden after a music festival damaged the Brent Brown Ballpark field. Wednesday and Thursday night’s games will be...
View ArticleMan critical after hit-run motorcycle-pedestrian collision in S. Salt Lake
A man was in critical condition Wednesday after being hit by a motorcycle that sped away from the South Salt Lake collision scene overnight.South Salt Lake police spokesman Gary Keller said...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Is Troy Taylor the Utes' offensive solution? Kyle Whittingham is...
Fans keep packing Rice-Eccles Stadium, so the University of Utah’s marketing strategy is nowhere near as aggressive, or necessary, as in the old days. Nobody’s making the promises of Urban Meyer’s...
View ArticleMore than 1.7 million Muslims gather in Mecca for start of hajj
Mecca, Saudi Arabia • In Saudi Arabia, more than 1.7 million pilgrims are marking the start of the hajj pilgrimage Wednesday by circling the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca — Islam’s holiest site — and...
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