West Valley cops hunt for shooting suspects' car after driver wounded at stop...
Police were looking for two suspects after a man was shot at a West Valley City intersection early Wednesday morning.The 34-year-old victim and a male companion were stopped at a red light about 3...
View ArticleFountain Green businessmen want to block prosecution expert from testifying...
The criminal case against a father-and-son team from small Fountain Green, who are accused of defrauding investors, is being rattled by allegations that the prosecution’s expert witness has a conflict...
View Article'Empire,’ ‘Star’ worlds intersect on season openers
Beverly Hills, Calif. • Queen Latifah says she easily envisioned a “Star” crossover episode with “Empire” even if the executive producer for the shows didn’t.Latifah said both dramas deal with the...
View ArticleWyoming sisters hit by Utah lightning to 'make full recovery,' family says
Three Wyoming girls struck by lightning last week near Summit County’s Lily Lake are in improved condition and expected to “make a fully recovery,” their family says.In a statement released through...
View ArticleGod has given Trump ‘authority to take out’ North Korea’s leader, says key...
God has given President Donald Trump the “authority to take out Kim Jong Un,” according to the Rev. Robert Jeffress, one of the president’s key evangelical Christian advisers.Jeffress’ statement on...
View ArticleFBI seeks 'Great Outdoors Bandit' in seven Idaho, Utah holdups
Clad in a denim or plaid long-sleeved shirt, his green Cabela’s cap set at a rakish angle, the “Great Outdoors Bandit” has robbed or attempted to hold up at least seven banks in Idaho and Utah over the...
View ArticleDistrict 7 race gets uncomfortably partisan for some as 6 strive to succeed...
Lisa Adams had worried before the filing deadline that few were interested in succeeding her on Salt Lake’s City Council.To her relief, District 7 residents can choose among a half-dozen active...
View ArticleFormer Rep. Jason Chaffetz to serve as a Harvard fellow this fall
Washington • Former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz will serve a fellowship at the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School this fall where he will examine challenges to privacy and evolving...
View ArticleYou can’t beat shooting off rockets with Kirby — even when they go awry
Bonneville Salt Flats • Sonny and I have attended the annual Utah Rocket Club (UROC) summer launches for years, hooked ever since we watched a rocket explode on the pad in a ball of fire.We’re not...
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George Pyle: A very Strange(love) kind of day
When you love the movie as much as I do, every day can be a Doctor Strangelovey kind of day.Yesterday was very much so.On the local level, public officials were arguing with street-level service...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Hotter, drier in north, wetter in the south as week winds down
Northern Utah looks for drier and warmer weather as this week winds down, but the state’s southern redrocks and high deserts will see storm clouds return.The National Weather Service predicted the...
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Dana Milbank: The 144 million people who like Trump best
Washington • The fake news media is full of accounts about how President Trump’s standing is slipping among his “base” — his most loyal supporters.Balderdash.There is absolutely no reason to think...
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'Bizarre Foods' host Andrew Zimmern talks new show, travel tips, addiction...
Andrew Zimmern, host of Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods,” thinks he’s misunderstood.He says he’s known as “fat guy runs around world, eats bugs,” but adds, “I don’t think I’ve eaten a bug or an organ...
View ArticlePrep football: Summit Academy Bears preview
Summit Academy will make the jump to Class 3A after enjoying relative success in its four years at the 2A level.The Bears went undefeated in the 2A North last season and gave eventual champion Beaver a...
View ArticleGlen Campbell said goodbye to his life, career through music
Los Angeles • Glen Campbell was a rare entertainer who got to say goodbye to his life and career in every way he knew how.Before his mind evaporated into Alzheimer’s disease, Campbell was able to go...
View ArticleFor teens interested in hunting, check out this Utah wildlife class
Even for teens who don’t plan to hunt, taking a hunter education course could be a good idea. Much of the class time is dedicated to teaching how to handle and be near firearms safely.While that might...
View ArticleLeonard Pitts: Jeff Flake’s ‘Conservative Conscience’ is good, but late
The book pulls no punches.It sharply condemns conservatism for its role in a “culture of vicious dehumanization,” not to mention its sins of incoherence, rejection of empirical fact and plain...
View ArticleJeannette Walls’ life is now a major motion picture
Author Jeannette Walls already scraped away at the dark truths, joy and hardship of her eccentric upbringing to write her memoir “The Glass Castle.” Now she’s living it all over again, but this time as...
View ArticleDemocratic group launches ad buy criticizing Rep. Love for not holding town...
Washington • A Democratic group is targeting GOP Rep. Mia Love for not hosting any town halls, launching a digital advertising campaign and a website that points out that the last time she took...
View ArticleDeer Valley bartender wins Park City Cocktail Contest for the 4th time
Winning the annual Park City Cocktail Contest is becoming a habit for Bonnie Ulmer.The veteran bartender from Deer Valley Resort won the contest for a fourth time last month with her Spicy Watermelon...
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