Wentz tosses 4 TDs, Eagles beat Washington 34-24
Philadelphia • Carson Wentz tossed four touchdown passes, and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame losing nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters in a 34-24 win over Washington on Monday night.Wentz...
View ArticleDodgers’ Clayton Kershaw set for World Series debut
Los Angeles • In the Twilight Zone of October, the clock turns back at Dodger Stadium.To the mound, to the moments that defined World Series champions. Orel Hershiser, steely and standing tall....
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Monson: BYU and Utah still have something important to play for
It used to be that saying a team tried real hard was a pathetic admission of its sad-and-sorry status, a kind of good-job-good-effort patronization.I’m not so sure anymore.In a local college football...
View ArticleSWAT: Standoff end after fugitive traps himself in Salt Lake City church...
A fugitive wanted on multiple felony warrants led police on a high-speed chase before officers spiked his vehicle’s tires, bringing on a prolonged early Tuesday morning standoff with SWAT in northwest...
View ArticleMajority of Utahns favor trimming Bears Ears, but most oppose breaking up...
While a slight majority of Utahns believes the new 1.3-million-acre Bears Ears National Monument is too big, they oppose by a 2-to-1 margin breaking the bigger and more-established Grand...
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Commentary: Sad case of Gary Ott shows that we should be more caring about...
In reading The Salt Lake Tribune recently and reflecting on the fiasco of the Salt Lake County recorder, I am reminded of a bigger and more global concern.There was speculation for a good deal of time...
View ArticleHave thoughts on Alta's proposed tram and upgrade plans? You have until Nov....
Should Alta Ski Area be allowed to build a tram to Mount Baldy so its patrollers can do avalanche-control work without using outdated equipment, including a military howitzer?The public has until Nov....
View ArticleSalt Lake City has $22M to spend on affordable housing. A North Temple motel...
Salt Lake City has less than two years before its homeless shelter system will be reduced by 400 beds, and city officials have vowed to create 1,000 units of deeply affordable housing to meet the...
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Is the Antiquities Act broken? Utah congressman thinks so
Rep. Rob Bishop joked with reporters last year that he hoped President Barack Obama would designate Bears Ears National Monument so he could use such an act of presidential “overreach” to rein in the...
View ArticleChurches and charities may receive fewer donations under the Republican tax...
Washington • A Republican tax plan being debated on Capitol Hill maintains the deduction for charitable giving but still may have an unintended consequence that could hurt donations to churches and...
View ArticleGehrke: There are plenty of good reasons Salt Lake should go for Olympic gold...
I wasn’t living in Utah for the 2002 Winter Olympics and, even though I promised to practice really, really hard and pay for my own skate rental, the U.S. Men’s Speedskating Team opted to “go another...
View ArticleNews roundup: On day of planned Capitol Hill visit, Trump tweets that...
On day of planned Capitol Hill visit, Trump tweets that Tennessee senator ‘couldn’t get elected dog catcher.’ Jason Chaffetz takes the early lead in polling for Utah’s 2020 gubernatorial race. Majority...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Warm autumn days, golden skies and a carpet of color
Mild autumnal weather, golden with both its sunshine and a thickening carpet of dying foliage, blazing in its colors, will rule Utah through the midweek.This is the time of fall’s “great...
View ArticleAnn Cannon: With Halloween near, here are nine things that used to scare me
With Halloween just around the corner (can you even believe it?!), I have been thinking about all the stuff that used to scare me when I was a kid. In case you’re interested, here were a few of the...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: Why was 1-6 BYU vs. 1-6 ECU on national TV?
I kept hearing this question on Saturday: Why in the world was a matchup of 1-6 BYU and 1-6 East Carolina on national television? The easy answer is — it was in the contract. The American Athletic...
View ArticleSwallow asks judge to toss FEC lawsuit, says it violates his right to free...
A judge should dismiss a federal election-fraud case brought against former Utah Attorney General John Swallow because the rule he’s accused of breaking violates his right to free speech and shouldn’t...
View ArticleLetter: What will it take for leaders to disown NRA?
When will Congress have the courage to stand up for human rights? When will Congress face up to the NRA and use common sense? Yes, common sense? Does Congress actually believe that the Founding Fathers...
View ArticleLetter: When it comes to taxes, demand the full loaf
Once again Republicans are trying to push through a tax package with the erroneous promise that giving the wealthy (and corporations) more money will lead to better conditions for the economically...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Get those dirty needles off the street
People who insist on seeing drug abuse and addiction as strictly a law enforcement/interdiction issue may never be sold on the idea.But folks who know that the problem is a growing public health...
View ArticleGhosts of Vietnam stirring as Trump preps for Asia trip
New York • For more than 50 years, every American president has been forced to grapple, in one way or another, with the quagmire of the Vietnam War. Now it’s Donald Trump’s turn.The ghosts of Vietnam...
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