From writing to composing to dancing: Travis Wall does it all
It’s a good thing Travis Wall’s energy matches his artistic ambitions, because on his latest Shaping Sound tour, the Emmy Award-winning choreographer is wearing a lot of hats.On Tuesday, he is bringing...
View ArticleSalt Lake City police arrest man in nationwide human trafficking sweep
Salt Lake City police arrested a 28-year-old man during a nationwide law enforcement sweep aimed at finding suspects involved in human trafficking. The FBI Child Exploitation Task Force’s annual...
View ArticleLongtime jazz group The Cookers don’t want be labeled, they just want to make...
After 50 years of playing jazz — individually and together — the members of the Cookers are used to attempts to categorize and define them.Just don’t call them a “bebop supergroup” (as journalists are...
View ArticleIntriguing Shakespeare adaptation loses something in translation
Whenever I see an adaptation of a Shakespearean play, I’m reminded anew that his genius lay not in his storytelling but in the layers of language and insight he laid over it. Without that enrichment,...
View ArticleJazz shootaround: Defending the wings a huge challenge vs. Timberwolves
Minneapolis • The Jazz’s defensive challenge will shift to the wings for Friday’s game at the Minnesota Timberwolves.The Utah Jazz had issues corralling Denver’s offense through three quarters, but...
View ArticleUtah State’s visit to UNLV could help determine the rest of Aggies’ season
Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas will have a fork in the road when Utah State and UNLV go their separate ways after Saturday’s game.One path, the one reserved for the winner, is for the team that...
View ArticleUtah’s Rep. Chris Stewart defends Trump’s call to soldier’s widow, says it...
Washington • Rep. Chris Stewart, a former Air Force major, defended President Donald Trump’s call to the widow of a fallen soldier in which he reportedly said her husband “knew what he signed up...
View ArticleRowland Hall punches ticket back to state title game by taking down Millard...
Sandy • If having a strong wind blow into your face is a disadvantage, it must have seemed that Rowland Hall’s opponent and nature itself were colluding to beat the Winged Lions on Friday.Even that...
View ArticleLetter: Make LDS decree on same-sex marriage work in real world
The LDS Church’s stance on same-sex marriage doesn’t directly affect me. A gay relationship, let alone marriage just isn’t in the cards. I have my own idea of my eternal life and it looks nothing like...
View ArticleSemi hits power pole in Provo causing outages; wind blows power line down in...
About 100 customers in Provo were without power on Friday evening, after a semi truck knocked down four power poles near 3700 North and 100 East, according to city officials.Shortly after 4 p.m., city...
View ArticleLake Powell Pipeline will require state borrowing and higher water bills,...
Specifics remain fuzzy, but a clearer picture is emerging of just how much Washington County residents might have to pay for water from the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline — and it isn’t going to be...
View ArticlePat Bagley Cartoon: What Women Want (Just a wild guess)
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.Monument RemovalComforter-in-ChiefOrrin’s Drug...
View ArticleUtah man pleads guilty in Easter Sunday murder, robbery near Jordan River...
A man accused of the Easter Sunday shooting death and robbery of 46-year-old Matthew Earl Holt near the Jordan River Parkway has pleaded guilty.Jeffery Ray Shepherd, 36, of Tooele, was charged in May...
View ArticleAsian restaurant in South Salt Lake shut down for the second time in two...
An Asian restaurant in South Salt was shut down Friday for the second time in two years after Salt Lake County Health Department inspectors found more than 40 violations, including “a significant...
View ArticleAuthorities rule no foul play in death of woman found in the Bear River last...
The death of a woman whose body was found last summer in the Bear River has been ruled an accident, authorities announced Friday.Utah’s State Medical Examiner said 26-year-old Nicole Barlow drowned in...
View ArticleSalt Lake City’s Nathan Chen beats out nearest competitor by 6 points in...
Moscow • Salt Lake City native Nathan Chen landed two quads to take a strong lead after the men's short program, while Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia continued her domination of women’s figure skating,...
View ArticleWaterford holds off Parowan to reach state title game
Sandy • Parowan could smell the upset in the early going FridayThe Rams were facing the defending Class 2A girls’ soccer state champions, and Parowan striker Autumn Rogerson’s left-footed strike in the...
View ArticleMan dies after being found injured near La Verkin Overlook in southern Utah
A man died Thursday evening after authorities found him injured near the La Verkin Overlook in Washington County, about 30 miles west of Zion National Park.About 8:10 p.m., La Verkin Police received a...
View ArticleSister Act: Siblings help rally American Fork past Syracuse for state crown
Sandy • American Fork become adept at coming back from an early deficit by playing in the most viciously competitive region in the state.The Cavemen proved they’re the queens of comebacks Friday when...
View ArticleCSI: Utah? FBI academy gives teens a behind-the-scenes look into forensic...
FBI agents talked to 31 high school students about cybercrime, domestic and international terrorism, human trafficking and civil rights at a daylong teen academy on Friday. The academy also has a local...
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