‘Annabelle: Creation’ delivers old-school scares
Among horror franchises, “The Conjuring” and “The Conjuring 2” are among the smartest, and scariest, titles on the shelf — while their spinoff siblings, the idiotic “Annabelle” and the new and slightly...
View ArticleAn adventurous life is told through ‘Letters From Baghdad’
The documentary “Letters From Baghdad” lifts the veil of anonymity on one of the 20th century’s forgotten figures — a woman who literally redrew the map of the Middle East — but falls short in...
View ArticlePoliticians blocking people on social media ignites debate
Salt Lake City • An emerging debate about whether elected officials violate people’s free speech rights by blocking them on social media is spreading across the U.S. as groups sue or warn politicians...
View ArticleEight bats test positive for rabies, Utah officials confirm
Eight bats caught at various locations across Utah have tested positive for rabies, officials confirmed Thursday.The Utah Public Health Laboratory, located in Taylorsville, has identified the cases out...
View Article7 fascinating movies inspired by memoirs
The movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn, the “G” of MGM, was quoted as saying, “I don’t think anybody should write his autobiography until after he’s dead.”That hasn’t stopped a great many people from writing...
View ArticleA chaotic life, put in order in ‘The Glass Castle’
Memoirs, and movies about memoirs, call to mind the axiom of the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard that “life must be understood backwards, but … it must be lived forwards.”In memoirs, a writer can...
View ArticleAutopsy identifies body in river as that of missing St. George woman
An autopsy has identified a badly decomposed body found in a wash near southern Utah’s Santa Clara River last weekend as that of a missing St. George woman.St. George police confirmed Thursday that the...
View ArticleRural Box Elder school granted a 4-day week to free students for family ranch...
A small, rural school in northwest Utah is hoping to boost attendance by keeping students home on Fridays.The Utah Board of Education voted unanimously on Friday to let Park Valley Elementary and...
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Utah football: Tyler Huntley's play-making ability keeps him in battle for...
Even in the brief portions of Utah football practice open to media, sophomore quarterback Tyler Huntley shows the ability to slide around the pass rush and dart out of the pocket, either turning...
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Monson: Time for Air Whitt offense at Utah? In Pac-12, there's no need
Much has been written and said about Utah’s attack under new offensive coordinator Troy Taylor — what it should be, what it shouldn’t be, what it needs to be, what it doesn’t need to be, what it can...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake finally getting healthy after terrible stretch of injuries
The Real Salt Lake athletic training staff had to set up portable tables to accommodate the constant flow of injured players into the training room.“It’s about as messy as it is to have the whole...
View ArticleRodents rise up in animated trifle ‘Nut Job 2’
If nothing else, “The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature” is the beneficiary of good timing, as many will consider it not as bad as the last animated movie on the schedule, the painfully terrible “The Emoji...
View ArticlePrep football: Roy Royals preview
It was a bitter end to what started as a sweet season for Roy coach Fred Fernandez and the Royals last year.After starting 6-1 with home wins over Jordan and rival Fremont, Roy sputtered into the...
View ArticleOne man stands up to Hitler in riveting ‘13 Minutes’
The German drama “13 Minutes” is a riveting story about one man’s attempt to stop World War II when it had barely started, by acting on the evil he saw but few of his countrymen did.Georg Elser plotted...
View ArticleOpen SLC race in District 3 features a familiar face and two challengers...
There are no polls or oddsmakers for Salt Lake City Council primary elections, but three District 3 candidates have been most visible with only a few days left until Tuesday’s primary.They include Phil...
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Jennifer Rubin: Trump’s base is drifting away — and may never return
Polls released over the past week or so show President Donald Trump’s overall approval rating sinking and, more ominous for the president’s psyche, an erosion among his most devoted followers.Politico...
View ArticleWhere’s the Love? Congresswoman’s constituents say they were left off her...
Rep. Mia Love’s town-hall alternative in which she met with small groups in her office last week was formulated for safety reasons, the Utah congresswoman has said.She has cited the incivility and high...
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Utah man indicted for bank robbery 5 months after being released from prison...
A Utah man who was released from prison a few months ago after serving a lengthy sentence for a series of bank robberies is back behind bars, accused of pulling two credit union heists in July.Jeremy...
View ArticlePrep football: Northridge Knights preview
The vagaries of competing in a well-balanced, solid league means that everyone has a shot — A shot at the top and a shot at the bottom.Northridge coach Braden Mitchell has thought of that several times...
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Craft Lake City wanted to be more diverse — so it’s giving scholarships to...
Asia Dutson gently waves the golden flame of a soldering iron over a strip of silver, waiting patiently for the metal to “speak” to her.“It shows me where it wants to go,” said the owner of Salt Lake...
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