Scott D. Pierce: Wait! You should watch Season 1 of ‘Stranger Things’ before...
If you watched Season 1 of “Stranger Things,” it was probably because someone told you to. The series didn’t get a big push from Netflix. It wasn’t pitched to TV critics. But when it debuted in July...
View ArticleCops on hunt for violent ex-con after Layton shooting
Police throughout northern Utah on Friday were hunting for an “armed and dangerous” suspect in a Layton shooting that put a 32-year-old man in the hospital with multiple bullet wounds.Layton police Lt....
View ArticleTwo of the ‘199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die’ are in Utah
When most people go on vacation, they go to see the sights. Sometimes that’s a historical place, a famous art museum or a natural wonder.For Loren Rhoads, it’s cemeteries.Since 2011, the writer has...
View ArticleTrump headed to Utah in December, tells Sen. Orrin Hatch he’ll shrink Bears...
Washington • President Donald Trump told Sen. Orrin Hatch on Friday that he would approve a recommendation to trim the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument, Hatch’s office said.“I’m approving...
View ArticleMormon temple in Houston will remain closed until spring for...
The LDS Church’s Houston Temple, heavily damaged by floodwaters when Hurricane Harvey slammed eastern Texas in August, will remain closed until next spring.In a letter released Wednesday, the faith’s...
View ArticleUtah’s suddenly vulnerable defense hopes for a return to form at Oregon
While Utah’s offense goes in search of an identity this weekend at Oregon, the Utah defense will try to live up to its well-established identity.In recent weeks, the Utes vaunted defense has looked...
View ArticleMadrid eyes crackdown after Catalonia declares independence
Barcelona, Spain • In one of the most momentous days in recent Spanish history, lawmakers in the Catalan regional parliament voted to unilaterally declare independence on Friday, prompting the...
View ArticleDish of the Week: The Carmine Pizza in Cottonwood Heights
$14 lunch, $20 dinner • Carmine pizzaCarmine’s owner Carmine Delli Bovi installed a wood-fired oven at the front of his restaurant in Cottonwood Heights to fire up thin-crust pizzas for guests. His...
View ArticleMajor change announced for Mormon General Conferences — one fewer session
The LDS Church’s general women’s session no longer will have to share the General Conference spotlight twice a year with the all-male priesthood gathering.Instead, each of those sessions will take...
View ArticleWeber County Attorney to decide if Ogden homicide was justified by self-defense
The suspect in fatal shooting last Saturday in Ogden is out of custody as the Weber County Attorney’s Office decides whether it was done in self-defense.Adalberto Farias-Diaz, 25, was killed about 4...
View ArticleThe perfect storm: How BYU football fell off a cliff in 2017
Provo • As the embarrassing and lopsided losses have piled up in what will become BYU’s first losing season since 2004, national college football observers have marveled at the collapse.The program has...
View ArticleTiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving, avoids jail sentence
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. • Superstar golfer Tiger Woods pleaded guilty Friday to reckless driving and agreed to enter a diversion program to settle a charge of driving under the influence that began...
View ArticleGeorge Pyle: What Amazon would deliver to Utah, and why Utah leaders don't...
The chances of online marketing behemoth Amazon choosing Salt Lake City, or any other location in Utah, for its much coveted second headquarters - (hashtag)HQ2 - are slim.And, no matter what they might...
View ArticleHouston Texans owner sorry for calling players ‘inmates running the prison’
Houston • The chairman and chief executive of the Houston Texans has apologized after a report said he declared "we can't have the inmates running the prison" during a meeting of NFL owners over what...
View ArticleCelebrate 'International Observe the Moon Night' at locations throughout Utah...
Saturday is International Observe the Moon Night and the Salt Lake Astronomical Society will celebrate by offering a free event.This is one of thousands of free public events around the world. Others...
View ArticleScottish artist’s ‘Totality,’ with 10,000 eclipse images, now open at Utah...
If you missed the solar eclipse that traversed the United States in August, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts has the next best thing.An installation work by Scottish artist Katie Paterson, “Totality,” is...
View ArticleUtah man pleads guilty to killing woman, stealing pot, guns and cash
A man accused of killing a Magna woman in her home last year — and stealing marijuana, guns and cash — has avoided the possibility of the death penalty by accepting a plea deal.Jason Alan Black, 28, of...
View ArticleA shortcut road between Tooele and Herriman would cost $329 million, causing...
Upgrading canyon roads to provide a relatively high-speed, safe shortcut between Tooele and southern Salt Lake County would cost an estimated $328.7 million, a new study says.Tooele County Commission...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Arch Conservatives
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below.Republicans With PrinciplesWhat Hate Speech Looks LikeThe...
View ArticleJohn Curtis: The distorted picture of where I stand on President Trump — and...
When I decided to run for Congress I did it because I felt I could be a different kind of leader – the kind of leader I strived to be as mayor. As a mayor, I thought I had it figured out. Working with...
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