Flash, bang, and blood: Hiker tells harrowing lightning tale
Sacramento, Calif. — There was no rain, no rumbling, no sign of danger before the blinding flash and deafening bang of a lightning bolt threw Mathias Steinhuber to the ground, tore off his clothes and...
View ArticlePac-12: How high will the Oregon Ducks fly under Willie Taggart without...
Darren Carrington II became a big subject during Oregon’s appearance in the Pac-12 Football Media Days in late July, partly because of the news that the star receiver was transferring to Utah.Even...
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Former Utah County commissioner sentenced to probation for posing as Mormon...
A former Utah County commissioner has been sentenced to five years probation, including paying $162,606 in restitution, for his role in a scam that involved him and another businessman posing as...
View ArticleSalt Lake County offers free vaccinations after ‘at-risk’ population sees...
The Salt Lake County Health Department is offering free vaccines for hepatitis A, due to a recent outbreak among “at-risk” populations in the area.Normally, the county sees about four cases of...
View ArticleAdvocates growing impatient as Utah’s new plan for cleaner air falls behind...
State officials have notified the Environmental Protection Agency that Utah is likely to miss yet another air-quality deadline, leading some clean-air advocates to criticize regulators for a lack of...
View ArticlePentagon expects to renew the ban on transgender recruitment
Washington • The Pentagon expects to renew a ban on transgender individuals joining the military and to consider circumstances in which some currently serving transgender troops could remain in...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake star Albert Rusnák is becoming a fan favorite
Albert Rusnák wasn’t just committing to a new team when he penned his signature on his multi-year Real Salt Lake contract in January. The 23-year-old Slovakian committed to a move across the Atlantic...
View ArticleFBI investigating homicide in eastern Utah
The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating a homicide after finding a woman’s body near Whiterocks in eastern Utah.The body was discovered Wednesday “under suspicious circumstances” on a road in...
View ArticleRep. Rob Bishop talks public lands, national monuments in Layton town hall
Layton • While Utah Rep. Rob Bishop’s town hall Friday night was much quieter and more subdued than those held by his conservative colleagues since President Donald Trump’s election, it wasn’t without...
View ArticleHolly Richardson: ‘Eradicating’ Down syndrome leads us down a very slippery...
Earlier this month, CBS reported that Iceland has nearly eradicated Down syndrome. What they meant to say is that they have eradicated people with Down syndrome by aborting them. Iceland is not alone...
View ArticleRSL player charged with having sex with a minor released after posting bail
Real Salt Lake homegrown player Ricardo Velazco was booked Friday on charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.He posted the $15,000 bail and was released later in the day, according to his...
View ArticleGOP discord might not bode well for raising debt ceiling
Washington • Fanning the flames of GOP discord, President Donald Trump is accusing Republican congressional leaders of botching efforts to avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt. “Could...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Prosecutorial oversight is a good thing
The vast majority of prosecutors are fair and honest in their prosecution of alleged criminals. But those few who are not have the ability to wreak havoc on a person’s life, and on the system in...
View ArticleReal estate guru helped set up system to bring outside investors into alleged...
Prosecutors used a key witness in a federal trial on Friday to pierce the veil between Rick Koerber and a downline of investors who poured $17 million into his real estate investment companies before...
View ArticleGerman magazine slammed for Trump ‘Nazi salute’ cover
Berlin — This week’s cover of a popular German news magazine depicting U.S. President Donald Trump draped in the American flag while giving a stiff-armed Nazi salute is drawing sharp criticism from a...
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Trump pardons former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio from federal conviction
Washington • President Donald Trump spared his ally former Sheriff Joe Arpaio a possible jail sentence on Friday by pardoning his conviction, reversing what critics saw as a long-awaited comeuppance...
View ArticleNorth Korea reportedly launches more missiles, heightening tensions
Tokyo • North Korea launched three missiles into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan on Saturday morning, reigniting tensions after a month of heated rhetoric between Pyongyang and...
View ArticleGolf: BYU’s Patrick Fishburn is Utah Open’s first-round leader, just like...
Provo • BYU senior Patrick Fishburn made back-to-back bogeys in the middle of his round Friday, so he just reminded himself that plenty of birdie holes were ahead of him on the Cougars’ home course.And...
View ArticleUtah County man puts passion for pets into his own business
Spanish Fork — As the saying goes, either you’re a dog person or a cat person. Well, Gage Bowls loves all animals, but if he had to pick between the two animals, he’d probably prefer canines.His...
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Alexandra Petri: My letter of not quite resignation from the Trump White House
Dear Mr. President,I can say it in no uncertain terms: Everything this administration does makes me sick.I am absolutely disgusted with everything going on the White House right now. Several times...
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