Utah man pleads not guilty in Alaska court for allegedly killing his wife...
Juneau, Alaska • A Utah man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife on a cruise to Alaska pleaded not guilty during a Wednesday hearing in which he appeared to become emotional at...
View ArticleLetter: Repudiate the Nazis
It is said that the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. So we must speak out. In his remarks on Aug. 15, the president equated the fire department and the fire.I...
View ArticleKragthorpe: BYU’s Kalani Sitake is discovering the realities of the coaching...
Kalani Sitake enjoyed a rather blissful first 20 months as BYU’s football coach.By boldly authorizing a two-point conversion attempt that failed rather than kick a tying extra point against Utah last...
View ArticleNews roundup: Trump feuds with Senate Majority Leader McConnell as possible...
Trump feuds with Senate Majority Leader McConnell as possible government shutdown looms. Rep. Chris Stewart hears from Utah refugee community fearful of Trump. Operation Rio Grande looks to expand...
View ArticleLetter: Earn your right to complain
I have attended all of the meetings about the proposed new homeless centers. I have offered my opinions and suggestions, many of which showed up in Sheriff Jim Winder’s “21-point plan.” I am not...
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Dana Milbank: Can Trump control the wave of racism he has released?
Washington -- Lyndon Johnson, deciding whether to fire FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, famously reasoned that “it’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing...
View ArticleLetter: Clean up the mess
The final stage of the 2017 Tour of Utah was again held downtown with the start/finish area positioned adjacent to the Capitol on East Capitol Boulevard. The event was fun, well attended and thrilling...
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Prosecutors say Utah man committed murder by helping girl kill herself, but...
Provo • A Utah teenager is accused of buying a friend a rope, tying a noose in it and then filming the 16-year-old girl’s suicide on a dark May night in a wooded area in Payson Canyon.But was it...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: Watching 'Game of Thrones' is an emotional experience
The best television dramas evoke an emotional response from viewers. And by that measure — as well as many others — “Game of Thrones” remains one of the best shows on TV.I’m sort of embarrassed about...
View ArticleLetter: Who would Jesus sue?
I think the time has come for some — especially far right — religious organizations to stop calling themselves “Christians.” Their belief structure most likely won’t change at all, nor will their...
View ArticleHelp the homeless by attending the Peanut Butter & Jelly Ball
Saturday’s Peanut Butter & Jelly Ball is a delicious way to help the homeless.The fundraiser will feature a gourmet peanut butter and jelly bar, as well music, entertainment and a silent auction....
View Article7 movies about social media that are worth a ‘like’
For some people, social media is a vast and terrifying jungle filled with uncomfortable brushes with unsavory types. For others, it’s an extension of who they are — a place where you can meet more...
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For the biggest Sherlock Holmes fans, the best account of Baker Street mania
In 2002, at the end of a festive January evening, I was made a member of the Baker Street Irregulars, a literary society devoted to Sherlock Holmes. As part of what is called an investiture, a new...
View ArticleUtah QB Troy Williams faces yet another test in a career full of them
Once Troy Williams reached the final step behind the Eccles Football Center, he looked out at the scrum waiting to inquire about the latest tough break in a football career filled with them. The senior...
View ArticleTrump wants atheist group’s suit over church IRS order dropped
Madison, Wis. • The Trump administration wants to nix a legal challenge to a presidential order easing enforcement of an IRS rule that limited religious organizations’ political activity.The Justice...
View ArticleShould the church where Robert E. Lee declared himself a sinner keep his name?
Police shootings. Charleston church killings. The public resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan. As recent years engulfed America in intense debate about race, the genteel Gothic stone parish in little...
View ArticleTo experience my ‘wow’ moment with the eclipse, you had to be there
I watched Monday’s solar eclipse from my porch in Herriman. Because of the mob, I saw it in three two-second glimpses. It was anything but a special or even spiritual experience.Surrounded by...
View ArticleUtah man sentenced to prison for 2014 rape case after DNA match to...
A Utah man was sentenced to prison this week after he pleaded guilty to reduced charges in a rape case police say they solved two years after the crime thanks to a DNA match to sexual-assault kit...
View ArticleUtah legislators light fuse that may change fireworks laws
After a dry summer when fireworks ignited many blazes, Utah legislators lighted a fuse Wednesday toward possibly exploding current fireworks regulations.The Business and Labor Interim Committee voted...
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Will the ‘American Idol’ dream begin in Provo? 1,000 or so hope the answer is...
Provo • Caden Humphrey was stuck outside in the rain Tuesday night, but the chance to audition for “American Idol” made it worth getting wet.“I grew up on ‘American Idol,’” said the 20-year-old Utah...
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