Child porn cases prompt warning about danger of sexual exploitation
In the wake of child pornography indictments filed against two Utah men, law-enforcement officials are working to raise awareness about sexual exploitation and urging parents to talk to their children...
View ArticleGarrison Keillor: Of thee they sing with feeling
I’ve been riding around the country on a bus for six weeks, doing a dog-and-pony show that, among many other things, included me walking into the crowd and humming a note and the audience singing, a...
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This Utah man is living the dream — the dream of growing giant pumpkins
Matt McConkie has been obsessed with giant pumpkins since the first time he saw one.“It goes as far back as I can remember. I saw them as a kid, and they always put a giant smile on my face,” McConkie...
View ArticlePolice give room to St. Louis protests until trouble starts
St. Louis • Police have given demonstrators in the latest St. Louis protests a wide berth, applying a lesson learned in nearby Ferguson to offer protesters ample room to have their say, at least until...
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Pac-12 football: Cal’s improved defense will be tested by USC
Weber State could have, maybe even should have, beaten a University of California football team that’s unbeaten and is the only Pac-12 school with two nonconference wins over Power Five opponents this...
View ArticlePope Francis overhauls key institute to reflect his vision of family
Rome • Pope Francis has overhauled the Vatican institute most closely associated with the conservative sexual morals promoted by St. John Paul II, saying it was necessary to adapt and expand its...
View ArticleOfficer who shot Ga Tech student had been on job 16 months
Atlanta • The officer who fatally shot a Georgia Tech student had been with the campus police department for about 16 months, according to state records.Officer Tyler Beck shot and killed Scout...
View ArticleA shortage of school nurses in Utah is leaving those left with six times the...
Utah’s school nursing shortage slightly worsened over the past year, leaving school nurses with six times the recommended students under their care, according to a new state report.Utah’s school...
View ArticleFive takeaways from Jon Huntsman's hearing to be ambassador to Russia
1 • He seems to be a shoo-in for confirmation.Not a single senator on the Foreign Relations Committee raised any concerns with former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as nominee for ambassador to Russia, and in...
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Forced From Home brings refugee crisis into sharp focus for Utahns
All they want is to go home and be safe. But that isn’t possible, so they run for their lives — many don’t make it.Utahns can get a glimpse into the desperate lives of refugees and the difficult...
View ArticleProbation ordered for man who lied to police investigating execution-style...
A Utah man who was forced to shoot his friend or be killed himself was sentenced to probation for lying to police as they investigated the harrowing kidnapping episode.Andrew Perry Beck, 38, pleaded...
View ArticleJusten Glad and Marcelo Silva develop a strong partnership at center of RSL...
Sandy • Going up against Diego Valeri and the Portland Timbers on Saturday, Real Salt Lake center backs Justen Glad and Marcelo Silva constantly called out the MVP candidate’s position to the holding...
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Pioneer Theatre Company’s ‘Curious Incident’ finds its way to emotional bravery
Harrison Bryan commands our attention as Christopher Boone, the acutely sensitive teenager “detecting” the family mysteries at the heart of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”The hype...
View ArticleHighly touted wing Timmy Allen commits to Utah basketball
Timmy Allen, one of the Top 200 recruits nationally in next year’s incoming class, announced that he has committed to play for the University of Utah.Allen, a 6-foot-5 wing player out of Red Mountain...
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As it prepares to host Utah, Arizona is rebuilding from the ground up
There wasn’t much sugarcoating.Not by Rich Rodriguez.At the Pac-12 Media Days in July, Arizona’s head coach laid out how, even as his team was recuperating from a 3-9 season — his first losing season...
View ArticleLawmakers question how Utah school districts found money ‘in the couch...
Jordan School District spent two years negotiating and preparing its recent overhaul of teacher salaries, school board member Matthew Young said Tuesday, and in April launched the first phase of its...
View ArticleRoy officers justified in fatally shooting man with his own gun
Two police officers were justified in fatally shooting an armed man, Weber County Attorney Chris Allred has determined.In a letter dated last Friday, Allred told Roy Police Chief Carl Merino that...
View ArticleAfter 50 years, University of Utah hangout Big Ed’s closes mysteriously
Big Ed’s, a hole-in-the-wall breakfast, booze and burger joint beloved by University of Utah students since 1968, suddenly closed last week, apparently for good.The reason why, however, is something of...
View ArticlePolice focus on murder suspect's library activity — and whether he researched...
Detectives believe a Spanish Fork man accused of murdering his wife last month may have researched legal defense strategies before her death, a search warrant affidavit unsealed Tuesday shows.Curtis...
View ArticleCoalition of attorneys general investigate drug manufacturers, distributors
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, along with attorneys general from 40 other states, is investigating whether unlawful business practices contributed to the nation’s escalating opioid abuse.A coalition...
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