Huntley and Carrington the Utes' offensive dynamic duo
Comfort zone, security blanket, whatever you want to call it, the addition of Darren Carrington II continues to pay off and ease whatever nerves may exist for quarterback Tyler Huntley.For the...
View ArticleLeonard Pitts: What, pray tell, did Jemele Hill get wrong?
Let’s consider the evidence.He was sued for systematically refusing to rent to African Americans and settled out of court.He demanded the death penalty for five black and Hispanic kids charged in the...
View ArticleMormon apostle’s gay brother shares his religious journey, preaches love for...
Tom Christofferson has a message for Mormon parents of gay children: You don’t have to choose between your offspring and your church.You can love both.Because the LDS Church teaches that being gay is...
View ArticleUtah quietly tells feds: Trim Bears Ears monument by 90 percent
If maps Utah has submitted to the Interior Department are a guide, Bears Ears National Monument will be drastically cut in size. The state’s vision, shared with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, is to...
View ArticleNo need to fear. These are two words you’ll never hear: Bishop Kirby.
A woman stopped me in the grocery store last week and said that she wished I were her Mormon bishop. We had a good laugh, but I think she was serious.Doesn’t matter because it’s never going to happen....
View ArticleLetter: Bridge column is a waste of Tribune's space
After all of the soul searching and controversy about reducing the size of The Tribune by removing comics and other content, I am very surprised to see the Bridge column in our paper. I have to believe...
View ArticleLetter: Cutting off trade with China would not be smart
Steve Mnuchin and Donald Trump are threatening to cut off all trade with China. Since China controls 97 percent of the world’s rare minerals, have our national leaders rationally considered what would...
View ArticleCommentary: How we can invest in citizenship
The United States is a nation of immigrants. Utah is not only a state made richer by the diversity of what immigrants have brought here, it is also a place where past refugees fleeing persecution found...
View ArticleA stranger in the wilds of Utah creates comedic chaos in ‘The Tavern’
Cedar City • On a dark and stormy night, a mysterious actor known only as The Vagabond walks into a ramshackle Southern Utah tavern. The appearance of the stranger, an actor with Shakespearean flair,...
View ArticleOfficial: 4 US tourists attacked with acid in France
Paris • Four young American women were attacked with acid Sunday in the French city of Marseille by a woman who has been arrested, the Marseille prosecutor’s office said.Two of the tourists were...
View ArticleTrump advisers warn North Korea to give up weapons program
Somerset, N.J. • Top advisers to President Donald Trump on Sunday warned North Korea to give up its missile and nuclear weapons programs and to quit making threats against the U.S. and its allies or...
View ArticleUtah football moves up to No. 23 in AP Top 25, No. 21 in Coaches Poll after...
The 3-0 Utes made the team’s first appearance of the season in the AP Top 25 at No. 23 and moved up three spots to No. 21 in the Amway Coaches Poll Sunday after trouncing San Jose State, 54-16. The top...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: Ken Burns explores ‘The Vietnam War’ from both sides —...
Ken Burns’ latest opus — the 10-part, 18-hour documentary series “The Vietnam War” — is a masterpiece. And it’s not just an American story. Burns and his team spent “10 years just trying to wrestle...
View ArticleIn a playoff spot for now, Real Salt Lake saves the celebration for later
The atmosphere in Real Salt Lake’s locker room after its 2-1 win against Portland Saturday night surprised coach Mike Petke.“I thought there was going to be a little bit more of a celebration,” he...
View ArticleHot air balloons color the skies during ‘free-spirited’ Park City festival
All eyes turned skyward as 24 colorful balloons, buoyed by heated air, lifted up, up and away Sunday from Park City.It was the second day for the event, called the Autumn Aloft Hot Air Balloon...
View ArticleBYU football: Bumbling Cougars enter bye week with one of the worst offenses...
Provo • Not counting the years when it was known as Brigham Young Academy and used high school players, Brigham Young University played its 1,000th football game in school history on Saturday...
View ArticleUtah woman dies after unsupervised 15-year-old driver veers car out of his lane
Smithfield • Authorities say a Utah woman is dead and her two young daughters injured after her car collided with a vehicle driven by a 15-year-old boy with a learner’s permit.Utah Highway Patrol...
View ArticleTrump shares GIF of himself striking Hillary Clinton in the back with a golf...
President Donald Trump retweeted a meme on Sunday morning that showed him hitting Hillary Clinton in the back with a golf ball.Donald Trump's amazing golf swing #CrookedHillary...
View ArticleCommentary: Even with the loss of Outdoor Retailer, Salt Lake City’s meeting...
Downtown Salt Lake is many things to many people. It is home to Utah’s capital city, which includes local, national and international corporations employing tens of thousands of people. It’s the...
View ArticleUtah football: Utes' offense showed it can air it out in rout of San Jose State
Maybe the offensive identity of the University of Utah football team has already changed. Pac-12 Conference play will certainly provide a better indication, but Utah looked like a team geared to attack...
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