Bam! Arizona's JD Martinez hits 4 home runs, ties MLB record
Los Angeles • J.D. Martinez hit a record-tying four home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night, tying the major league record in a startling power show at Dodger Stadium.And get this: He...
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Tour bus hits Jeep in fatal Cache County crash
A 21-year-old man died Monday morning after his Jeep was struck by a tour bus in Cache County, authorities said.Just before 10 a.m., the Arrow Stage Lines bus was headed north on State Route 91 near...
View ArticleThousands of Utahns awaken to post-Labor Day power outages
More than 18,000 Utahns awoke Tuesday to electrical outages, the largest ones affecting residents and businesses in northwestern Utah County.Rocky Mountain Power spokeswoman Tiffany Erickson said...
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With cash from the University of Utah, four student teams spent the summer...
Vitaliy Mahidov faced a dilemma one day at the gym in 2014: Go lift weights after completing his run, or stay on the treadmill to finish watching his favorite TV show.It frustrated Mahidov that he...
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Tiny Box Elder school blends technology with ranching life, all ages under...
Park Valley • There are four sixth-graders at tiny Park Valley School this year and Shaylee Rose is the only girl.Grades seven and eight are entirely female, including Rose’s older sister Aubrey. All...
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Tire shop owner who avoided prosecution in Nevada faces up to $50K in fines...
In June of 2005, the sheriff in Elko County, Nev., had an assignment for his detectives. The sheriff’s office there received complaints about a Shell gas station and tire shop at the junction of...
View ArticleNews roundup: In parting letter, Obama urged Trump to guard ’democratic...
Happy Tuesday. In one of his final acts as president, Barack Obama left a letter to Donald Trump, welcoming him to the White House and offering him advice in an office that lacks “a clear blueprint for...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Hot, smoky and sneezy through midweek
Temperatures in northern Utah will flirt once more with records through the midweek as smoke from wildfires in Montana, California and Oregon makes already poor air quality worse in the Wasatch Front’s...
View ArticleMonson: Is there a talent gap between Utah and BYU? Yes. Yes there is.
As BYU was getting thumped the other night by a team — LSU — it had never played before, a question kept arising around that matchup and it now emerges with the coming test against an opponent — Utah —...
View ArticleTrump to phase out program protecting young immigrants
Washington • President Donald Trump will phase out a program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally as children and call for Congress to find a...
View ArticleUtah company looks for big results from its ‘smallest innovation in agriculture’
Chip Block says every time the Aqua-Yield truck from Utah pulls up at his Georgia sod farm, he hears from a neighbor.“He’ll call me, ‘Hey, your snake oil salesman’s here,’” Block said.Aqua-Yield’s...
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Wind-driven wildfire erupts in mouth of Weber Canyon, 1,000-plus evacuated, 6...
South Weber • At least six structures had burned by Tuesday afternoon as a 1,200-acre wildfire, driven by gusty winds, raced through tinder-dry brush at the mouth of Weber Canyon.The fire, first...
View ArticlePope Francis, Catholic Church push rebels, Colombians to reconcile
La Paz, Colombia • The rebel commander approached church workers at a remote camp in northern Colombia with an unusual request.Four former combatants beginning life as civilians had recently given...
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UHP: Fatalities for year up slightly after Labor Day weekend
At least two fatalities reported on the state’s freeways and highways over the Labor Day weekend pushed the total for deadly accidents so far this year to 84, the Utah Highway Patrol says.That number...
View ArticleCanadian Rockies: From rugged hikes to upscale resorts
Canmore, Alberta • Canada’s stretch of the Rocky Mountains is an outdoor paradise with something for everyone: upscale resorts surrounded by jagged mountains, isolated hikes offering an escape from...
View ArticleNBA: Restaurant, casino owner to buy Rockets
Houston • Restaurant and casino owner Tilman Fertitta has agreed to buy the Houston Rockets from Leslie Alexander.Terms were not released and must be approved by the NBA Board of Governors. The deal...
View ArticleAll the president’s clergymen: Trump’s key religious players
Washington • They’re invited to meetings at the White House. They exchange calls, texts and emails with administration staffers. And they occasionally pray with the president.Here’s a list of some of...
View ArticleAll the president’s clergymen: The main issues
Washington • Evangelical leaders who have met with Trump administration officials say they talk about a range of policy issues when they visit the White House.But to what extent are they influencing...
View ArticleAll the president’s clergymen: A close look at Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ ties...
Washington • The invitation was unexpected. Would any of the preachers and pastors and other religious leaders, who had come to hear the administration’s views on issues they cared about, like to meet...
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New airport TRAX option could cut costs by $50M. Are the savings worth the...
A simple, street-level continuation of the current Salt Lake City International Airport light-rail line would bring passengers a stone’s throw from a new terminal, at a quarter the cost of a longer,...
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