Trump's health secretary resigns in travel flap
Washington •President Donald Trump’s health secretary resigned Friday, after his costly travel triggered investigations that overshadowed the administration’s agenda and angered his boss. Tom Price’s...
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Utah foster parents who zip-tied, duct-taped their children give tearful...
Diane and Matthew Waldmiller were supposed to be a lifeline for their foster children, a judge told them Friday, someone to save them from their troubled upbringings.They were supposed to provide a...
View ArticleAdvocates seek a spot for full Medicaid expansion on Utah’s 2018 ballot
After years of failed attempts for large-scale Medicaid expansion through the Utah Legislature, health care advocates are turning to voters to give about 120,000 Utahns health care coverage.Utah...
View ArticleAir Force Academy leader delivers powerful speech on race
Air Force Academy, Colo. • The leader of the Air Force Academy delivered a poignant and stern message on race relations in a speech to thousands of cadets after someone wrote racial slurs on message...
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West Valley City paid $650K to settle two lawsuits involving disbanded,...
Last week, West Valley City agreed to pay out $650,000 to settle two federal court cases filed amidst allegations of police misconduct and the controversial disbanding of the discredited Neighborhood...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: There’s more to a grade than test mastery
If your student brought home an F grade on his report card, there would likely be weeping, wailing and perhaps even some gnashing of teeth. Or at least he’d lose his car keys.But how do school...
View ArticleThunder star Russell Westbrook signs $205 million extension
Oklahoma City • Russell Westbrook is staying with the Thunder.The superstar point guard and reigning NBA MVP has signed a contract extension to remain in Oklahoma City, the team announced Friday. ESPN...
View ArticleU.S. to Americans: Stay away from Cuba after health 'attacks'
Washington • The United States delivered an ominous warning to Americans on Friday to stay away from Cuba and ordered home more than half the U.S. diplomatic corps, acknowledging neither the Cubans nor...
View ArticlePackers WR Davante Adams tweets that he's at home after hit
Green Bay, Wis. • Packers receiver Davante Adams tweeted Friday that he was at home and “feeling great” a day after taking a frightening hit from Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan.Adams was...
View ArticleOgden fire crews rescue man trapped under 3 tons of dirt after trench collapsed
A man is in the hospital after Ogden rescue crews freed him from a trench where he was trapped under tons of dirt for close to an hour Friday evening.The 10-foot-deep dirt trench was near Ninth Street...
View ArticleUtah State defense dominates BYU, wins 40-24 to claim Old Wagon Wheel
Logan • Seconds after quarterback Kent Myers took a knee on the final play, Utah State sprinted toward the north end zone to claim possession of the Old Wagon Wheel.The trophy that goes to the winner...
View ArticleUtah Jazz take to the sky in scrimmage at Hill Air Force base
The most talent-rich basketball game ever played at Hill Air Force base finished 49-41, but the score was irrelevant.For several hundred servicemen and women and their families who packed the fitness...
View ArticleUtah regulators approve end of net metering, beginning of new deal for Rocky...
Advocates for solar power in Utah were catching their breath Friday after receiving word that state regulators have approved a settlement intended in part to preserve the viability of the state’s solar...
View ArticleUtahns with ties to Puerto Rico rally support for hurricane-ravaged island
When Dorany Rodriguez went home one night this week and cracked open a cold bottle of water, she thought of her mother — left stranded without power and water after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto...
View ArticleLarry Krystkowiak talks frankly about recruiting in aftermath of FBI/NCAA...
Utah men’s basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak said he had doubts that he’d live to see the lid blown off the seedy side of recruiting, but he was hopeful.This week, an FBI criminal investigation...
View ArticleBYU, Utah State come together to honor LaVell Edwards
Logan • How often does the same person get honored by both teams in a college football game?That happened Friday night at Maverik Stadium, as BYU and Utah State both honored former Aggie offensive...
View ArticleMexican Consulate’s monthlong series of free health events seeks to aid one...
A series of free health events that begins this weekend will give “vulnerable” immigrants in Utah access to medical care they don‘t normally receive, officials say.Starting this weekend, the Mexican...
View ArticleDavis County and Park City schools receive National Blue Ribbon
Centerville’s J.A. Taylor Elementary and Park City’s Jeremy Ranch Elementary were named National Blue Ribbon Schools on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education. The annual awards — which include...
View ArticleMan calls Uber during chase that included marijuana and an interstate pee...
Utah police say a man hailed an Uber during a wild chase that ended with officers finding 15 packages of marijuana in the car he’d been riding in.A Salt Lake County jail booking statement released...
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