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Jennifer Rubin: 15 takeaways from the Virginia election
The Virginia election will send analysts and candidates scurrying to fine tune their messages and expectations for 2018. Let’s look at 15 of them:1. Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe was able to hand...
View Article‘Dirty soda’ Utah court battle ends with legal settlement
Two Utah chains that sell flavor-shot-spiked “dirty sodas” have settled their court battle over the sugary concept that’s grown increasingly profitable in a state where sugar is a common vice,...
View ArticlePolice: Woman sexually assaulted while walking near Alpine church
Utah law enforcement officials say they are looking for a man who attacked and sexually assaulted a woman as she was walking through a church parking lot in Alpine.A statement by the Lone Peak Police...
View ArticleIdaho Falls man charged with killing his 9-month-old son
Idaho Falls, Idaho • An Idaho Falls man has been charged in the killing of his 9-month-old son after the autopsy ruled the death a homicide.The Post Register reports 30-year-old Robert Lawrence Saad...
View ArticleUtah shuts down Express Pass website over security concerns
Utah drivers who signed up to pay freeway express-lane tolls electronically may be at risk for theft of their personal data.The state on Tuesday shut down the Express Pass website that drivers use to...
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Elizabeth Smart doesn’t hold back in 2 new TV projects about her kidnapping...
Fourteen years after a highly sanitized version of “The Elizabeth Smart Story” aired on CBS, Smart is back with two no-holds-barred TV projects that recount her 2002 kidnapping and the ordeal that...
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Utah Satire creator talks about his humor, his wife’s cancer and what he...
A sad basset hound staring from behind the steel bars of a fence, captioned “How it feels watching other states legalize weed.”Barney the Dinosaur destroying a city, topped by text reading “Utah be...
View ArticleSnapchat and Twitter adopting new looks to gain more users
San Francisco • A pair of struggling social-media darlings have decided they need to take on new looks if they want to prosper.Twitter is rolling out a 280-character limit for nearly all its users,...
View ArticleDEA’s new strategy to combat opioid abuse calls for aggressive law...
In an effort to combat heroin use and prescription drug abuse in Utah, state officials called for more aggressive law enforcement for drug traffickers and more compassion for addicted users as they...
View ArticleWhen a bystander fired on the Texas church shooter, the NRA found its hero
A good guy with a gun, along with his National Rifle Association training, stopped a bad guy with a gun, according to the NRA.On his show this week, Grant Stinchfield, a conservative talk show host on...
View ArticleGame of Throws podcast: Does the Utes’ big win over UCLA actually mean anything?
A 31-point victory is never a bad thing. But in the case of Utah’s lopsided win over UCLA last weekend, is it a sign that the Utes are back on track?On this week’s episode of Game of Throws, The...
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Holly Richardson: Campaign season is dead. Long live campaign season.
Yesterday was Election Day and, while results won’t be final for a couple of weeks, we know the winners of most races. Congratulations!To those of you who ran but were not victorious last night, I feel...
View ArticleHopi tribe's chairman disappointed over canyon mining plan
Kykotsmovi, Ariz. • The chairman on the Hopi tribe says he's profoundly disappointed about a federal recommendation to lift the 20-year ban on uranium mining on public land outside Grand Canyon...
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‘Tom of Finland’ looks thoughtfully at life of the artist behind gay icons in...
Frank and moving, the biographical drama “Tom of Finland” tells the too-weird-to-be-fiction story of the artist credited with creating some of the enduring icons for gay men around the world.As a...
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Late pitcher Roy Halladay remembered for his hard work and generosity
Philadelphia • A fierce competitor on the mound, Roy Halladay was generous and gentle away from the field.The eight-time All-Star loved his family, baseball and flying.Halladay's passion for piloting...
View ArticleGov. Gary Herbert appoints new general counsel
The man who has advised Gov. Gary Herbert on his appointment of judges is becoming the governor’s general counsel — and will now advise him on a wider spectrum of legal issues.Herbert announced...
View ArticleBYU is awful in the red zone, and Cougars have the losses to show for it
Provo • The BYU Cougars have entered the red zone — the space between an opponent’s 20-yard line and the end zone — 24 times in 10 games this season. They have scored only nine touchdowns in those...
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E.J. Dionne: Voters yearn for an end to the Trump era
Washington • Tuesday’s Democratic sweep obliterated a series of outdated story lines in American politics and opened a new era.Forget those repetitious tales about some piece of President Trump’s base...
View ArticleElijah Bryant, Luke Worthington are BYU basketball captains for 2017-18 season
Provo • BYU’s basketball team faces a leadership void this upcoming season with no seniors on its roster and its most experienced player dealing with eligibility issues stemming from a school probe...
View ArticleU.S. takes steps to make it harder for Americans to visit Cuba
Washington • Americans who visit Cuba must now avoid hotels, shops, tour companies and other businesses on a lengthy list released Wednesday by the Trump administration as part of a new policy aimed at...
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