Prep football: Lehi’s Cammon Cooper prepares for Washington State with his...
Lehi • It was a typical Sunday, and Cammon Cooper was throwing a football in his grandparents’ yard to the tune of his uncles’ and grandpa’s rundown of his performance on the field Friday.“It’s like...
View ArticleCrews near full containment on Bountiful blaze, which remains under...
Firefighters had the Bountiful-Summerwood Fire 75 percent contained Saturday as they fought the 56-acre blaze for a fourth day.The human-caused fire was sparked Tuesday afternoon in steep, rugged...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Food should be eaten — not taxed
The Legislature is once again talking about the sales taxes Utah levies on groceries, except this time a Republican legislator offered the idea of eliminating it altogether. In a Wednesday committee...
View ArticleCommentary: CMS misses opportunity to help cure many cancer patients
Although science has provided immeasurable hope for cancer patients whose illnesses would have once been incurable, recent actions – or rather inaction – by Medicare signals a clear misunderstanding of...
View ArticleLetter: Engage in honest dialogue to heal the divide
Recent events in Charlottesville, Va., have horrified many Americans. We are saddened to witness the hatred and resulting injuries and death to citizens with opposing views regarding the role of...
View ArticleCommentary: Failure to vaccinate children endangers others
As summer comes to an end, many of us look forward with bittersweet anticipation to a school year filled with growth and excitement. And while we prepare for the school year, keeping our children safe...
View ArticleKragthorpe: How did current Denver Bronco and former Ute Garett Bolles become...
Garett Bolles was crying, with grass stains covering his uniform and his nose bloodied from competing against older, bigger players in his first season of tackle football in Utah County. His father...
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Prep sports: This week's standouts performers and key numbers
Each week, the TribPreps staff will choose standout performers and key numbers from the previous week’s action in Utah and showcase them. Here are this week’s picks.Emily StevensThe Salem Hills junior...
View ArticleHarry Fuller: Trump sets course for us to remain Afghanistanned for a long time
In a particularly crucial regard, the Trump Doctrine differs from the Obama Doctrine for U.S. involvement with Afghanistan – the American troop presence shifting from a determined to an indefinite...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: While Biskupski and Hughes fight it out, the homeless are...
It is good advice to keep your friends close and your enemies closer.Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes and Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski say they’re friends, but they have been acting like...
View ArticlePrep girls' soccer: State rankings for Sept. 3
Class 6A1. American Fork (8-0) • Can anyone stop the Cavemen? Valuable wins over Bingham and Lone Peak have them cruising in Region 3.2. Pleasant Grove (5-2) • A 3-2 win over Bingham keeps the Vikings...
View ArticleBowers leads California past UNC 35-30 in Wilcox's debut
Chapel Hill, N.C. • Ross Bowers threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns in his first college start, helping California beat North Carolina 35-30 on Saturday in the Golden Bears’ first game under Justin...
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George F. Will: Football's enjoyment is on a fade pattern
Washington • Autumn, which is bearing down upon us like a menacing linebacker, is, as John Keats said, a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Actually,...
View ArticleNew road safety law morphs into tool for Operation Rio Grande drug arrests
A new law, HB161, is officially titled “Pedestrian Safety Amendments.” Supporters testified during the legislative session that its true aim is to make streets safer — by banning exchange of money or...
View ArticleRossi continues stout weekend, wins IndyCar pole at The Glen
Watkins Glen, N.Y. • Alexander Rossi has won the IndyCar pole at Watkins Glen International.Rossi bested the Fast Six with a track-record time of 1 minute, 22.4639 seconds to edge Scott Dixon...
View ArticleAstros return to Houston for 1st game since Harvey
Houston • Baseball returned to Houston on Saturday with the Astros giving the flood-ravaged city a few hours of entertainment at the end of a terrible and trying week.The Astros beat the New York Mets...
View ArticleUpbeat Trump pitches in at shelter for Harvey victims
Houston • President Donald Trump cupped a boy’s face in his hands and then gave him a high-five. He snapped on latex gloves to hand out boxed lunches of hot dogs and potato chips. And he loaded relief...
View ArticleOne dead, one injured in Ogden Canyon motorcycle crash
A woman is dead and a man seriously injured after the motorcycle they were riding crashed in Ogden Canyon Saturday afternoon.The crash happened about 1:45 p.m. near 600 Ogden Canyon, between the...
View ArticleOne dead in North Salt Lake motorcycle crash
A motorcyclist died Saturday after he crashed on Highway 89 in North Salt Lake.The 65-year-old man crashed at about noon near 2900 South Highway 89, according to North Salt Lake Sgt. Mitch Gwilliam.No...
View ArticleNo. 11 Michigan gets kicks in 33-17 win over No. 17 Florida
Arlington, Texas • Quinn Nordin became the first Michigan kicker to make two 50-yard field goals in the same game, one of them in a quick go-ahead spurt after halftime, and the 11th-ranked Wolverines...
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