It's all about family as curling Hamiltons vie for Olympics
Omaha, Neb. • When one of his games at the U.S. Olympic curling trials was in a lull, Matt Hamilton couldn't help but take a peek at the proceedings on the adjacent ice sheet. That's where his sister...
View ArticleFourth death stokes fear of Tampa serial killer; police say suspect may be...
Tampa • For nearly a month, there seemed to be a reprieve from the mysterious killings that paralyzed Seminole Heights, a community in Tampa.In the span of 11 days – from Oct. 9 to Oct. 19 – three...
View ArticleAggie running back LaJuan Hunt shows his resiliency
The Utah State football coaches didn’t waver when a fumble happened for running back LaJuan Hunt right at the wrong time early this season.No matter how upset they might have been with the turnover,...
View ArticleTrump’s team may move the Bureau of Land Management headquarters to Salt Lake...
Washington • Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is considering moving the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management to the West — perhaps in Salt Lake City or Denver — as he works to reorganize the...
View ArticleIn final count, Donia Jessop prevails as Hildale's first woman and non-FLDS...
Hildale made it official on Tuesday: the town will have a mayor and three city council members not loyal to a polygamous sect. Hildale completed its canvas Tuesday. In the mayoral race, Donia Jessop...
View ArticleSalt Lake City jogger stabs man who groped her during morning run
A woman jogging Friday morning in Salt Lake City fought back against a man who came up behind her and groped her.She was attacked about 6 a.m. in a neighborhood near 1700 South and 500 East, Salt Lake...
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Another playoff appearance is out of the picture, but Washington’s rise under...
There’s no time.There never is.Ask Chris Petersen if he’s taken a breather or even a few steps back to appreciate the long view, to appreciate what one of the brightest minds in college football has...
View ArticleCouncil caught ‘flatfooted’ by McAdams’ plan to sue drug companies over the...
Salt Lake County Council members made two things clear Tuesday: they support the mayor’s decision to go after pharmaceutical companies over the opioid crisis, but they don’t much like how he decided to...
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Megan McArdle: Surprise! Obamacare enrollment is actually rising
Donald Trump wants Obamacare to implode. That’s not a mischievous inference from his legislative misadventures; that’s a direct quote. “As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal....
View ArticleShooting investigation: Two teens tried to rob off-duty West Valley police...
Two teens accused of shooting and wounding a man during an attempted robbery last week likely didn’t know their intended victim was an off-duty West Valley City officer, police said on Tuesday.The...
View ArticleHouse to adopt mandatory anti-sexual harassment training
Washington • Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that the House will require anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training for all members and their staffs. The announcement came just hours after a...
View ArticleUtah's ski resorts hoping for a third record year in a row
After the seismic shock of the summer — the unforeseen sale of Deer Valley Resort — Utah’s upcoming ski season is shaping up a lot like last year.It’s mid-November and natural snow is found in only the...
View ArticleTake it from a former GM: We should not reward tanking.
Less than a month ago, the Green Bay Packers were considered Super Bowl contenders. Now, with Aaron Rodgers injured and the team floundering, there are calls that the green-and-gold should tank the...
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Tribune Editorial: Lesson of the Pando: Without predators, things fall apart
If Utah were not governed by people who think ecosystems can survive without predators, this might not be so much of a problem.But one of the largest and most ancient living organisms on the planet is...
View ArticleJoe Johnson out an additional two weeks, Jazz say
Forward Joe Johnson will be out for at least another two weeks as he recovers from a wrist injury, the Utah Jazz announced Tuesday.The veteran forward saw a hand specialist on Tuesday. The Jazz say...
View ArticleBoston Red Sox great Bobby Doerr dies at 99
Grants Pass, Ore. • Bobby Doerr, the Hall of Fame second baseman dubbed the "Silent Captain" of the Boston Red Sox by longtime teammate and friend Ted Williams, has died. He was 99.Doerr died on Monday...
View ArticleMarlins have Stanton on the market as GM meetings start
Orlando, Fla. • For sale: 28-year-old chiseled slugger who led the major leagues with 59 home runs, the most in 16 years.Price: $295 million over a decade.Complication: Giancarlo Stanton only goes...
View ArticleTwins’ Molitor, D-backs’ Lovullo win Manager of Year awards
Paul Molitor and Torey Lovullo both presided over turnaround seasons, guided their teams into the playoffs and won Manager of the Year awards by wide margins.The paths they took, those were totally...
View ArticleEx-NHL enforcer John Scott tries acting, ponders next move
Not a lot of things rattle John Scott.Come on. He was a 6-foot-8, 260-pound NHL enforcer.Then he tried acting — and was terrified."It's a different kind of nerves," Scott said. "I've been in front of...
View ArticleMormon apostle Ballard sounds off on LGBT rights, marriage, bullying, suicide...
LDS apostle M. Russell Ballard used his Brigham Young University devotional address Tuesday to offer pithy answers to questions about balancing work and marriage, how to help a loved one with a porn...
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