On Astros team full of great stories, MVP George Springer might be the best
Los Angeles • Let George Springer stand for all the champion Houston Astros who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, in Game 7 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night. Springer...
View ArticleWoman killed in rollover near Tooele
One woman died after crashing north of Tooele on Wednesday afternoon. The woman was driving on State Route 36 at 12:40 p.m. when her car hit the highway median, according to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt....
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Police arrest man suspected of killing 3 at Colorado Walmart
Thorton, Colo. • A man suspected of fatally shooting two men and a woman inside a suburban Denver Walmart was arrested 14 hours later following a brief car chase Thursday that ended at a congested...
View ArticleLetter: Trump has liberated us from obligation to lead
Phew! At last, relief from the centuries-old obligation to lead.Thanks to President Donald Trump, the first “orange” president (I, too, am “orange,” though a few years older than the president, but...
View ArticleLetter: A Legislature that doesn't reflect the will of the people
I had a discussion with my state senator the other day about what it would take to repeal a law. This law (UC 34-40-106) prohibits cities/towns and counties from raising the minimum wage. He told me to...
View ArticleLetter: From budget vote to Alaska drilling, a blatant disdain for America
Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee recently voted to approve a Republican budget resolution increasing the deficit by $1.5-2.4 trillion in order to provide massive tax cuts for the ultra-rich and for...
View ArticleLetter: Imagine Bears Ears under responsible tourism model
Imagine an alternative to monument designation or protracted litigation that could’ve avoided reigniting Sage Brush Rebellion-type angst among owners of property within Bears Ears National Monument’s...
View ArticleLetter: Kudos to Biskupski for confronting climate change
While recently visiting Providence, R.I., I noticed a local newspaper article indicating that now most Americans (57 percent) want their local officials to take the lead in battling climate change, and...
View ArticleGreg Sargent: Trump responds to terror attack with petty tweets and demagoguery
Now that the first terror attack of Donald Trump’s presidency has taken place, we’re getting our first look at how the president is handling a serious domestic crisis in an area that was central to the...
View ArticleNews roundup: Russian-linked social media ads declare ‘Hillary Clinton is a...
Russian-linked social media ads declare “Hillary Clinton is a Satan” and urge residents to “STOP TRUMP!” Feds approve Utah‘s Medicaid waiver. Arches National Park may require visitors to have a...
View ArticleRussian ads, now publicly released, show sophistication of influence campaign
Washington • Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of ads that Russian operatives bought on Facebook, providing the fullest picture yet of how foreign actors sought to promote Republican Donald...
View ArticleBeyoncé has been cast in 'The Lion King' remake
Queen Bey will soon don another crown: Queen of the Pride Lands.On Wednesday, Disney confirmed that Beyoncé will play a lead role in its star-studded, live-action remake of "The Lion King." She will...
View ArticleCosmic rays reveal mysterious void in Egypt's Great Pyramid
High above Egypt and everywhere else, cosmic rays bombard the atmosphere.The rays consist mostly of hydrogen nuclei, but they finish their interstellar journey with a bang, splitting into a shower of...
View ArticleNational Park Service searching for Utah man reported missing at Grand Canyon
The National Park Service is searching for a Tooele man, reported missing Tuesday and last seen at the Grand Canyon.Michael Legus, 39, was last seen at Mather Point on the south rim of the Grand Canyon...
View ArticlePhilip Bump: Trump's newest travel ban still wouldn't have prevented any...
President Donald Trump’s response to terrorist attacks is fairly predictable. Shortly after the attacks occur — assuming they’re presumed to have been committed by individuals who might be linked to...
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Fresh humor and rakish charm of Chris Hemsworth blows the stuffiness out of...
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s frisky new installment, “Thor: Ragnarok,” the Norse thunder god gets his ego punctured with the sharpest jolt of humor the franchise has ever seen.Thor, though always...
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Here’s what we can tell you about the mysterious ‘White Rabbit, Red Rabbit,’...
So, I’d really, REALLY like to tell you what the play “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” is about.But I can’t. I can tell you certain things about it, though. Like how it’s part of the Utah Presents series of...
View ArticleEpiPen failures cited in seven deaths this year, FDA files show
Paulette saw it happen at the playground from several feet away, the panic-inducing moment in 2014 when her 3-year-old son Charlie, who has a life-threatening allergy to milk, grabbed a playmate's...
View ArticleFresno State’s receivers will test BYU’s young, talented cornerbacks
Provo • When promising sophomore cornerback Austin McChesney went down early in preseason training camp with his second major knee injury in less than a year, panic didn’t sweep the BYU secondary...
View ArticleUtah man’s truck rolled, ran into wall of a building in deadly crash
A Salt Lake County man suffered fatal injuries when he crashed his truck into the wall of a Draper restaurant early Thursday morning.Stetson David Peck, 29, was headed north on Minuteman Drive about 2...
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