Huntsman likely to face questions on Russia's meddling in 2016 election
Washington • Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman had no role in Donald Trump’s presidential bid but the main focus of Huntsman’s hearing Tuesday to be ambassador to Russia will likely be the country’s...
View ArticleRepublican activist launches campaign for Stewart's seat
A longtime GOP activist in southern Utah has launched a bid to challenge — and, she hopes, unseat — three-term incumbent Rep. Chris Stewart next year.Mary Burkett, a member of the Republican State...
View ArticleWomen won big at Emmys, in front of and behind the camera
New York • The Emmy statuette depicts a winged woman, and this year’s Emmy telecast celebrated a TV season in which women, as never before, were able to soar.Strong roles about strong women abounded....
View ArticleUtah State football: Bad news for Aggies — Tonny Lindsey out for season
Logan • For a team that struggled mightily running the ball in a 46-10 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, Utah State got further bad news when it comes to its rushing attack for the rest of the...
View Article'Gayest Bake Sale Ever' challenges Mormon church support of baker refusing to...
A group of Salt Lake City activists Monday protested the Mormon church’s support for a Colorado bakery shop owner who refused on religious grounds to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.And they did it...
View ArticleProsecutors will seek the death penalty for inmate accused in prison murder
Salt Lake County prosecutors on Monday announced they will seek the execution of a prisoner who is accused of stabbing and stomping a fellow inmate to death at the Utah State Prison.Ramon Luis Rivera,...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman to Acquire Orbital ATK for $9.2 Billion
Falls Church, Va. • Northrop Grumman is buying Orbital ATK for about $7.8 billion, with a backdrop of rising global tensions accelerating big deals in the defense sector.Both companies have a major...
View ArticleChukar populations down in Utah after two-year explosion
Hunters may have to hike a bit farther this year to find the hard-to-get chukar partridge.Chukar populations dropped sharply this year from 2016 — helicopter counts in Tooele and Box Elder counties...
View ArticleArizona man gets prison term for threatening Mormons in Utah
Tucson, Ariz. • An Arizona man has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for threatening members of the Mormon church in Utah.Prosecutors say 72-year-old Richard Corrie Beals of Tucson...
View ArticleDraper councilwoman and mayoral candidate says report on use of email clears...
After months of review and $3,300 in legal bills, an outside attorney told the Draper City Council he found ethically questionable use of government email by a councilwoman and front-runner for mayor...
View ArticleJonathan Capehart: 'The first white president' is a 'bad dude'
I have a confession to make. I have not been as enamored of Ta-Nehisi Coates and his writing on race as some white people, particularly liberals, are. In fact, recently, I’ve discovered that I’m not...
View ArticleHurricane Maria grows, threatens storm-battered Caribbean
San Juan, Puerto Rico • Hurricane Maria grew into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm Monday as it barreled toward a potentially devastating collision with islands in the eastern Caribbean, and...
View ArticleFormer Murray mayor put his mark on city's recreation landmarks
If there is a person whose name could conceivably be considered synonymous with the city he served it would be Lynn Pett, and the city would be Murray.Pett, who worked for Murray city most of his life...
View ArticleCommentary: Campus rape gets wrapped up in law
In 2013, the Office for Civil Rights received 32 complaints about Title IX violations involving sexual violence against college students. The next year there were 102. By spring 2017, 319...
View ArticleUtah baby dies after an accident on a houseboat near Lake Powell
A 6-month-old baby boy from Utah died early Monday morning, after suffering “major head trauma” in an accident on a houseboat the day before in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.On Sunday, about...
View ArticleGovernor asking lawmakers to accept $11.4 million to settle suit against...
Although the state sought $29.4 million in a lawsuit against the contractor that built the problem-plagued Timpanogos Highway between Lehi and Alpine, lawmakers are being asked to settle it for less...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Korea Continued
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleRooney gets road ban after pleading guilty to drunk driving
Stockport, England • Former England captain Wayne Rooney pleaded guilty to drunk driving on Monday, leading to a court imposing a two-year driving ban and ordering him to perform 100 hours of unpaid...
View ArticlePhil Lyman: Awaiting the fate of Bears Ears
Emerson said, “The presence of mountains appeases our irritations and elevates our friendships.”From the Obama administration to the current Trump administration, there have been many individuals who...
View ArticleLeaked memo: Zinke wants smaller monuments, but how small?
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke clearly has his sights on trimming national monuments in southern Utah, but his official report to President Donald Trump is so short on specifics it remains unclear where...
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