Gehrke: The outrageous arrest of a nurse exposed Salt Lake City police for...
Alex Wubbels is a champion ski racer and competed in the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics.But it’s hard to imagine she has ever seen things go downhill faster than they did when Detective Jeff Payne...
View ArticleBest Friends, other animal advocates from Utah aiding in Hurricane Harvey...
Melissa Lipani’s emotions since arriving in Houston on Wednesday have boomeranged around the spectrum — tears one minute and joy the next.The Millcreek resident and Mountain West Regional Network...
View ArticleU.S. World Cup hopes in jeopardy after 2-0 loss to Costa Rica
Harrison, N.J. • The United States put its hopes of an eighth straight World Cup berth in peril, giving up a pair of goals to Marco Urena in a 2-0 defeat to Costa Rica on Friday night that brought the...
View ArticleMan charged with shooting K-9 officer in southern Utah
A 55-year-old man has been charged with seven felonies after allegedly shooting a K-9 officer in the head.Alvie Jared Grover, of St. George, was arrested Friday in connection with the shooting and an...
View ArticleChanging of guard for Utah State
Madison, Wis. • It was a changing of the guard for the Utah State offensive linemen.All five big men for the Aggies not only started their first career college games on Friday night, but it was also...
View ArticleTyce Raddon leads Beaver rally past Delta in clash of 2A football powers
Beaver • After moving down from Class 3A this year, Delta looked to replace two-time defending 2A champion Beaver as the state champion.That still could happen later in the year. On this night, though,...
View ArticlePrep football: Alta defense clamps down on Taylorsville in lopsided win
Taylorsville • One of the highest-scoring teams in the state proved it can do more than play offense.Alta forced four turnovers and scored two defensive touchdowns in a convincing 63-26 victory against...
View ArticleSalt Lake Bees lose to Fresno Grizzlies, 5-2, to open final series of regular...
Fresno Grizzlies starting pitcher Rogelio Amenteros hadn’t allowed a run in his previous 17 innings entering Friday night The Salt Lake Bees scored in the first inning to snap that streak, but that...
View ArticleUtah State can’t maintain fast start, loses opener to No. 9 Wisconsin 59-10
Madison, Wis. • It started so promising.Utah State held a 10-0 first-half lead and was keeping No. 9 Wisconsin’s offense in check. However, the Badgers scored 31 unanswered points in a span of 9...
View ArticlePrep football: Lone Peak rebounds to blast Lehi
Highland • If a Class 4A team could beat Lone Peak last week, Lehi must have reasoned that the top-ranked squad in Class 5A could do it, too.But the Knights, smarting from a road loss to Dixie, had...
View ArticlePrep football: Highland, Hillcrest honor Huskies coach Cazzie Brown before...
Midvale • “Family on three,” Bishop Brown yelled from the middle of the huddle, surrounded by his Hillcrest teammates. “One, two, three”“Family.”Hillcrest had just lost to Highland 31-6, but none of...
View ArticlePrep football: Kick return sparks Weber past Clearfield
Clearfield • One play oftentimes can change the direction of a game.It may have taken the Weber Warriors a while to find that big play. But once they found it, it turned the direction of their Region 1...
View ArticlePrep football: Week 3 scores
ThursdayStansbury 28, Grantsville 7FridayWest Side (Idaho) 38, Rich, 16Milford 42, Layton Christian 0Altamont 41, West Wendover (Nev.) 0Sky View 33, Springville 14Servite (Calif.) 38, American Fork...
View ArticlePrep football: Juan Diego rallies to squeak past Skyline
Juan Diego was driving against host Skyline, but time was running out.Quarterback Zachary Hoffman, who scored twice on the ground, was guiding his club down the field. A touchdown pass to Rylan Davis...
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‘Hamilton’ star Renee Elise Goldsberry will sing at BYU
Another September, another Tony Award-winning “Hamilton” star for Brigham Young University’s Bravo concert series.Renée Elise Goldsberry, the 2016 Best Featured Actress in a Musical winner for her...
View ArticleLetter: Combating credit card fraud with technology
Two years ago I had dinner in a sushi restaurant: the server takes my credit card on a plastic tray, brings me my receipt — to which I add gratuity — then my card and final receipt are left for me on...
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Book world hopes for literary breakthrough in the fall that cuts through the...
As the book world’s most literary season approaches, the industry still awaits the year’s big literary publication.While critics have celebrated Mohsin Hamid’s “Exit West,” George Saunders’ “Lincoln in...
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Appellate attorney withdraws from Utah death penalty case, saying, ‘I had to...
A judge last week granted a lawyer’s request to withdraw from representing a Utah death row inmate after the appellate attorney said payment issues were causing a conflict of interest.Attorney Samuel...
View ArticleLetter: Political correctness over privilege has reached Orwellian levels
I must have missed the notice, but apparently it was “check your privilege” week at The Tribune.Mary Jane Taylor, (Public Forum, Aug. 9) assails Garrison Keillor (a true liberal) for encouraging people...
View ArticleGomberg: Name change after marriage or not, isn’t it the choice that makes it...
When my wife and I married in 2009, we had decided that we’d each keep our own surnames. We’re modern, independent feminist women. It’s how we roll, and that was that.Or so we thought.She was already...
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