Commentary: Utahns are in denial about their health
Utahns are in denial.In the first ever Get Healthy Utah Values Study (2017), 1,012 respondents guessed that 45 percent of the state’s residents were overweight or obese. In reality, the figure is over...
View ArticleUtah volleyball opens Pac-12 play at home with No. 25 Colorado
The Pac-12 gauntlet begins this weekend at home for the nationally-ranked Utah volleyball team.The 16th-ranked Utah (9-2) begins its Pac-12 slate against No. 25 Colorado (10-1) at 7 p.m. Friday at the...
View ArticleTurbinator II clocks 435-mph run at World of Speed on Bonneville Salt Flats
While Speed Week in mid-August is the major land speed racing event on the Bonneville Salt Flats east of Wendover, there are a number of smaller events running through the first week of October.Rick...
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View ArticleVote to halt bail changes in Utah passes after all, but courts plan to move...
After some confusion about legislative interim rules, it turns out a Utah lawmaker’s motion to encourage the courts to halt bail changes actually passed — but court officials say they’re planning to...
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Murray police confirm identity of body found in Millcreek
Murray police confirmed Thursday that a body recovered from a stream in Millcreek was that of a man who had been missing since Sept. 14.The body was found Wednesday morning. The family of Nick Kapos,...
View ArticleRolly: Vietnam series is a reminder of the war that defined a generation and...
While watching the Utah-San Jose State football game in my basement with two of my closest friends Saturday, my high-school chum Tim turned to our pal Mike and, out of the blue, asked if he had any...
View ArticleBYU + Coke = tons of jokes
It’s probably the biggest soda-related news you’ll hear this week.The Thursday announcement that Brigham Young University will begin offering caffeinated sodas on campus hit the internet like a gush of...
View ArticleStudents kept inside after mountain lion spotted near Oak Ridge Elementary...
A mountain lion sighting prompted Granite School District to order students and staff at Oak Ridge Elementary School to “shelter in place” Thursday morning.District spokesman Ben Horsely said staffers...
View ArticleWas it a crime? 10 patients at nursing home died after Irma
Hollywood, Fla. • Ten elderly patients died after being kept inside a nursing home that turned into a sweatbox when Hurricane Irma knocked out its air conditioning for three days, even though just...
View ArticleThe Tower in Salt Lake City turns Art House Theater Day into a whole weekend...
Independent movie theaters across America are joining forces Sunday for Art House Theater Day — and one Utah theater is making a weekend of it.Art House Theater Day follows the model of similar events...
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Andrew W.K. wants you to unleash your inner party at his actual party
The music website LoudWire frequently hosts rock musicians for a video series called “Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction,” in which various claims of dubious merit are culled from that artist’s page and either...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: It's Our Fault
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleGirl still buried in ruins of Mexico school, anxiety grows
Update: A high-ranking navy official said Thursday there is no missing child at a collapsed Mexico City school that had become a focus of rescue efforts following this week’s deadly magnitude 7.1...
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Commentary: The American West is burning
Hurricanes such as Harvey, Irma and Maria are unstoppable. They rip at our coastlines and tear at our hearts. The yellow, orange, red, even purple colors on the Doppler radar and weather maps this...
View ArticleUtes’ defense faces stiff test in Pac-12 opener at Arizona
Tucson, Ariz. • You can make the case that Utah has had an advantage in talent and athleticism over each of its first three opponents, but the playing field begins to level out this week with the start...
View ArticleBabies try harder when they see you sweat, research shows
New York • If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Especially if a baby is watching.Children around 15 months old can become more persistent in pursuing a goal if they’ve just seen an adult...
View ArticleMexico navy official: No missing child in collapsed school
Mexico City • A high-ranking navy official said Thursday there is no missing child at a collapsed Mexico City school that had become a focus of rescue efforts following this week’s deadly magnitude 7.1...
View ArticleLawrence Summers: The Cassidy-Graham vote is a chance for a Republican to be...
There is an opportunity for one or two Republican senators to be 21st century Profiles in Courage. A senator who stands up to his or her party and casts the decisive vote against the Cassidy-Graham...
View Article‘A new musician that is the sum of us,’ Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, will...
There’s an unconscious intimacy that comes with longtime relationships — the teasing of inside jokes, completing each other’s sentences, knowing which arguments to avoid.Of course that connection...
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