Funeral home left bodies unrefrigerated, mixed people’s ashes and stole...
Utah has suspended the license of a South Salt Lake mortuary amid misconduct allegations that include mixing ashes, leaving bodies unrefrigerated and stealing jewelry from the deceased.Thursday...
View ArticleLibrary surveillance footage shows arrest of suspect in fatal shooting of U....
Newly released surveillance footage shows Austin Jeffrey Boutain being arrested at the Salt Lake City Main Library after a 14-hour manhunt, an attempted carjacking and a shooting that killed a...
View ArticleUtah’s jail operating standards are some of the best in the country, author...
The standards followed by jailers across Utah and in 18 other states help counties provide a legally sound level of inmate care when running their jails, their author said Thursday.But most of the...
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Leonid Bershidsky: Facebook ads reveal the real Russian game
The Facebook ads placed by a Russian troll farm and released on Wednesday show that the Russian propaganda campaign of 2016 didn’t favor either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. Instead, it mocked and...
View ArticleSalt Lake City School District opens community learning center at new Liberty...
JaNeal Rodriguez teared up during the Liberty Community Learning Center and Clinic’s opening celebrations Thursday evening.In the past two years, the Liberty Elementary principal guided the school...
View ArticleFuneral home horrors put spotlight on spotty U.S. regulations
Detroit • The stench of decomposing flesh pulsed from a funeral home into a Michigan neighborhood as maggots wriggled along the garage floor near cardboard-boxed corpses stacked along walls.The dead...
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Samuelu brothers provide offensive punch for upset-minded Woods Cross
Woods Cross • When opponents prepare to take on the Woods Cross football team, there is one name they perhaps must remember more than the rest.That is because the Wildcats feature brothers Judge and...
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Pleasant Grove standout Kazna Tarawhiti draws inspiration from her father
Orem • The way the season ended last year for Pleasant Grove and go-to outside hitter Kazna Tarawhiti was tough to say the least.While Lone Peak celebrated wildly a state championship that only ended...
View ArticleNHL roundup: Flyers shut out Blues, Vegas edged out by Boston
Michal Neuvirth made 33 saves and Brandon Manning broke a scoreless tie with a second-period goal to lead the Philadelphia Flyers over the St. Louis Blues 2-0 on Thursday night.Claude Giroux added an...
View ArticleJets damage Bills' AFC East standing, 34-21
East Rutherford, N.J. • Matt Forte ran for two touchdowns four days after complaining the Jets didn't run the ball enough, and an overwhelming defense sacked Tyrod Taylor seven times Thursday night in...
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Kia Kaohelaulii welcomes position switch to help fuel Lone Peak
Orem • She says to just call her Kia, like the car.But Lone Peak’s junior libero’s full name is Hikialani Kaohelaulii.But while Kia as growing up in Hawaii, her name in volleyball once was associated...
View ArticleDempsey leads Sounders past Whitecaps in MLS Western semifinals
Seattle • Clint Dempsey curled a left-footed shot past Vancouver goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic early in the second half for his first playoff goal in two seasons, added a second goal in the closing...
View ArticleWill money from conservative Christians sway Bible museum’s professed mission?
Washington • When the $500 million Museum of the Bible opens Nov. 17 just blocks from Capitol Hill, it won’t promote a specific religion, its leaders say.The museum’s finances tell a different...
View ArticleRepublican tax bill would let ministers endorse political candidates from the...
The tax bill proposed by House Republicans on Thursday includes a proposal to modify the Johnson Amendment, the 63-year-old law prohibiting politicking by churches that has been a favorite target of...
View ArticleUtah forecast: The times, and weather, are a changing this weekend
The times, they are a changing this weekend. And so is Utah’s weather.You can blame Sunday’s change to Mountain Standard Time from Daylight Savings Time, when Utahns and other Americans set their...
View ArticleNews roundup: Nearly 50 percent of Americans think it’s likely Trump...
Nearly 50 percent of Americans think it’s likely Trump committed a crime in connection with Russian attempts to influence the election. Utah’s federal delegation supports Republican tax plan....
View ArticleSouth Salt Lake man missing from nursing home overnight returns safe
Police say a man who who went missing overnight from his South Salt Lake residential nursing facility returned on his own Friday.South Salt Lake police spokesman Gary Keller said 66-year-old Jimmy...
View ArticleLetter: With Curtis, Tribune endorses regressive policies
It’s a shame that The Tribune has chosen to endorse John Curtis in the contest for the 3rd Congressional District seat over Kathie Allen. By doing so The Tribune gives support to the arrogant,...
View ArticleLetter: Love those living their darkest fear
In response to the Tribune editorial: “Stop deporting mothers.”I am Guatemalan.Soy de guatemalteca.I am an immigrant.Soy inmigrante.I was born in another world.Nací en otro mundo.When strangers see...
View ArticleLetter: Proposed Medicare model could imperil access to home health
A recent proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could jeopardize seniors’ access to quality home health.Known as the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM), the proposal would...
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