A student is being checked for rabies after hundreds of bats invaded Layton...
About 1,500 bats, apparently seeking shelter from a cold snap, descended on Layton High School about a week ago.Students and staff noticed several zipping around hallways. Soon, school officials...
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Renovated Vivint Arena kicks off with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert — and...
A $125 million renovation has certainly upgraded the cosmetics of Vivint Smart Home Arena, but what about the much-maligned acoustics?Well, at Wednesday night’s Tim McGraw and Faith Hill “Soul2Soul”...
View ArticleRSL's playoff position still alive after Wednesday's games
Real Salt Lake remained in fifth place in the Western Conference after three of its competitors for a Major League Soccer playoff spot each had varying results.Maynor Figueroa and Roland Lamah scored...
View ArticleKoerber says equity in homes, not investor funds, was used to pay interest in...
After listening to Rick Koerber testify for seven days in his federal trial on fraud accusations, veteran prosecutor Stewart Walz asked a barrage of questions aimed at calling Koerber’s credibility...
View ArticleLetter: Questioning the tactics of Operation Rio Grande
Operation Rio Grande, the three-phase plan to clean up the Rio Grande district, is still very much in the early stages, but it is not too early to question the tactics being used. A recent article in...
View ArticleMonson: College basketball may not be dead, but it is definitely sick
The top end of college basketball is a murky mess — and the FBI investigation announced earlier this week, with charges of fraud and corruption against four NCAA assistant coaches, among others, for...
View ArticleSundance luxury home hasn’t sold — so owner is offering to take bitcoins
Michigan media mogul Kevin Adell has two houses at Sundance. He only needs one.But Robert Redford’s neighbor hasn’t been able to sell his extra house by conventional means, so he’s offering to take...
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BYU-Pathway Worldwide: 'Pioneer heart' drives Mormon online education initiative
In the lobby of the just-opened headquarters of BYU-Pathway Worldwide, Minerva Teichert’s painting “Handcart Pioneers” provides a confident, heroic counterpoint to the disarray.It’s more than art. The...
View ArticleUtah forecast; Warm, occasionally wet days, chilly nights ahead for the...
A cycles of sunshine, clouds and rain, along with daytime highs in the upper 60s, will close out the forecast for northern Utah’s weather week.However, those pleasant autumn conditions on Friday and...
View ArticleLetter: A whole bunch of people helping other people
In a recent letter to the editor, David Spackman spoke disdainfully of people in a town hall meeting who supported programs like Social Security and Medicaid. Looking around the room, he saw childlike...
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Surprise! The return of ‘Will & Grace’ is really funny
“Will & Grace” is back, and it’s pretty much like it never went away. The new version of the show, which debuts Thursday at 8 p.m. on NBC/Ch. 5, is just the old version of the show. Minus a few...
View ArticleLetter: Braggadocio for all to see
President Trump’s speech before the UN was both shocking and frightening. His strident tone and stilted hand gestures have always been annoying but it was the content of his remarks that was...
View ArticleNews roundup: Interior Secretary proposes shrinking national monuments...
Interior Secretary proposes shrinking national monuments elsewhere — including Utah — while expanding protections in his home state. Hatch introduces tax reform package with corporate tax cuts. Ben...
View ArticleJared Kushner registered to vote as a woman; it's not his first paperwork...
Jared Kushner’s bad week just got a little weirder.On Sunday, Politico reported that the presidential son-in-law and adviser corresponded with top White House officials through a private email server...
View ArticleLetter: Public lands pay off
Earlier this year the Salt Lake economy lost an estimated $45 million when the Outdoor Retailer show took its business elsewhere in protest of Utah politicians’ opposition to national monuments. In...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear new challenge to labor unions
Washington • A Supreme Court with a reconstituted conservative majority is taking on a new case with the potential to financially cripple Democratic-leaning labor unions that represent government...
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Jennifer Rubin: President Trump's spin does not match his tax plan
President Donald Trump made a living and gained fame by over-promising without having to deliver. At times his flim-flam routine was exposed, as in the case of his bankrupt casino and Trump University...
View ArticleUtah businesses donate food and funds to those in need
Grocery stores, co-workers and others have stepped up in recent weeks to help raise money for those in need. The beneficiaries of these good deeds include:• The Utah Food Bank’s Mobile School Pantry...
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Ramesh Ponnuru: Seven reasons Republicans couldn't end Obamacare
Republicans’ failure to repeal Obamacare, or even make major changes to it, feels overdetermined. They came into the debate holding a weak hand, and they played it badly.First: Voters have feared every...
View ArticleLetter: How the world changes
Hey, you older folks, like me, if you don’t think our English language is changing, how about this: If someone said to you back in 1950 or even 1960, “Hey, did you get my email or read my blog, I guess...
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