Unified Police nab armed burglar who fled in stolen car
A 38-year-old man was in custody Wednesday after confronting a Millcreek family with a rifle after breaking into their home overnight, and then stealing and crashing a car as Unified Police officers...
View ArticleNews roundup: Trump has strong contingent of Republicans that support him...
Trump has strong contingent of Republicans that support him because of his eccentric personality. An elite Utah medical team heads to Houston to help with Hurricane Harvey recovery. Herbert visits...
View ArticleUtah forecast: ’Red Flag’ wildfire warning for northern, western mountains,...
Continuing hot, dry weather and the prospect for gusty winds and dry lightning storms prompted the National Weather Service to put much of northern and western Utah under a Red Flag wildfire danger...
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First-time Utah novelist earns publishing-world acclaim with 'My Absolute...
Among the early raves for Gabriel Tallent’s debut novel, there’s this bit of gushy praise from Stephen King. “The word ‘masterpiece’ has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but ‘My Absolute Darling’...
View ArticleLetter: Proximate cause of hate
According to The Tribune, the rally at the Capitol was 200 strong, while the solidarity rally at City Hall saw 2,000. Rep. Mia Love chose to speak only at the Capitol rally, eschewing the opportunity...
View ArticleU. researcher etches university logo onto his own red blood cells
British mountaineer George Mallory famously said he climbed Mt. Everest “because it’s there.”University of Utah researcher Randall Polson said a similar mindset led him to etch microscopic-sized...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Arizona State wants to get tougher after last year's soft...
Todd Graham could rationalize a one-year fade of his Arizona State football program by saying the Sun Devils lost a lot of close games. Two years, though? That’s not so easily explained.Just like...
View ArticleLetter: Quit the Kool-Aid
I read Bart Jacob’s letter stating his dissatisfaction with The Tribune and his cancellation of his subscription because of its “daily demonization” of Donald Trump.Mr. Jacob, may I suggest that you...
View ArticleA green Pope Francis asks world leaders to listen to ‘cry of the Earth’ —...
Vatican City • Pope Francis is urging world leaders to “listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor” and take measures to protect the environment.Francis made the appeal Wednesday in...
View ArticleOrem Owlz move two games to Ogden after LoveLoud Festival caused damage to field
The Orem Owlz will move two of the team’s final seven regular season home games to Ogden after a music festival damaged the Brent Brown Ballpark field. Wednesday and Thursday night’s games will be...
View ArticleMan critical after hit-run motorcycle-pedestrian collision in S. Salt Lake
A man was in critical condition Wednesday after being hit by a motorcycle that sped away from the South Salt Lake collision scene overnight.South Salt Lake police spokesman Gary Keller said...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Is Troy Taylor the Utes' offensive solution? Kyle Whittingham is...
Fans keep packing Rice-Eccles Stadium, so the University of Utah’s marketing strategy is nowhere near as aggressive, or necessary, as in the old days. Nobody’s making the promises of Urban Meyer’s...
View ArticleMore than 1.7 million Muslims gather in Mecca for start of hajj
Mecca, Saudi Arabia • In Saudi Arabia, more than 1.7 million pilgrims are marking the start of the hajj pilgrimage Wednesday by circling the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca — Islam’s holiest site — and...
View Article25 years after Ruby Ridge standoff, radical movement grows
Spokane, Wash. • It’s been a quarter-century since a standoff in the mountains of northern Idaho left a 14-year-old boy, his mother and a federal agent dead and sparked an expansion of radical...
View ArticleWhere are the condemnations of Harvey as ‘God’s punishment’?
When Superstorm Sandy hit the New York metropolitan area in 2012, the floodwaters in Lower Manhattan were still rising when some pastors pointed out what, to them, was obvious.“God is systematically...
View ArticleU.S. Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein addresses Utah anti-terrorism conference
The number of Americans trying to travel to join the Islamic State has “dropped significantly,” from 6 to 10 a month a few years ago to, often, one or none now, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod...
View ArticleFlames turned back from Bountiful homes, crews closing containment lines
Homeowners in a luxury subdivision along the eastern foothills of Bountiful kept their windows closed Wednesday, but otherwise breathed a sigh of relief after an overnight wildfire scare.The...
View ArticlePolice dog and suspect wounded during shooting episode in St. George
A man and a police dog were injured during a shooting episode in St. George late Tuesday night, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office hasn’t released the suspect’s...
View ArticleFox hires conservative commentator Tomi Lahren
New York • Fox News Channel has hired conservative commentator Tomi Lahren, who has hosted shows on The Blaze and One America News Network along with working for a political action committee supporting...
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A rocking 'Robin' steals hearts at Hale Centre Theatre
West Valley City • Everyone knows and loves Robin Hood, the charming rogue who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. But what if Robin isn’t actually an altruistic antihero? What if he’s just a...
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