Commentary: Utah needs a Medicaid waiver
There is no cure for homelessness. There are just too many causes for a single remedy to end this problem. However, we do know a lot about homelessness. And we can do a lot to treat this.There is...
View ArticleTrump lashes out at San Juan mayor who begged for more help in wake of...
Branchburg, N.J. • President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the mayor of San Juan and other officials in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, contemptuous of their claims of a laggard U.S. response to...
View ArticleTroy Williams was part of the lure that landed Darren Carrington II to Utah
Lost in the first three games of Tyler Huntley’s explosion as Utah’s starting quarterback was the fact that his favorite target, Darren Carrington II, came to Salt Lake City expecting to catch passes...
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Kragthorpe: Joe Ingles will use his $52 million contract to help others
Imagine the reaction at the National Basketball Players Association headquarters when Jazz wing player Joe Ingles signed a fairly standard contract in free agency this past summer and then described...
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Commentary: Is free speech under attack at Utah colleges?
College students across the nation consistently have their voices silenced by restrictive university speech codes. Recently, there has been numerous cases where college administrations have violated...
View ArticleSalt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams ‘seriously considering’ a run against Mia...
Ben McAdams may be fueling up his orange bus for a 2,000-mile drive to Washington, D.C. The two-term Salt Lake County mayor and former state senator is reportedly weighing a Democratic run in 2018...
View ArticleBYU football may have suffered its worst month in program history
Provo • College football, which is supposed to be about fun, entertainment and building school spirit, should never be equated with the death of a parent.But BYU couldn’t be blamed for borrowing a line...
View ArticleWhat are high school officials doing to eliminate targeting in football?
Olympus senior Nick Ward stretched in midair, extending his right arm toward the football that spiraled out of his reach. His eyes followed the ball, and as his foot touched the turf, a force from...
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Family members, activists call for answers, release of police bodycam footage...
“I don‘t care what he did in life, he did not deserve to have his life taken,” Michelle Shaw said after driving nearly 20 hours with her family from their home in St. Louis to Utah to pick up the...
View ArticlePrep volleyball: State rankings for Oct. 1
Class 6A1. Pleasant Grove (6-1) • Kazna Tarawhiti records 17 kills as Vikings sweep Westlake.2. Lone Peak (9-1) • Knights beat Westlake in three, then get 23 kills from Madi Robinson in 3-1 win over...
View ArticleCommentary: Coming face to face with The Last Judgment
I stood huddled in a small group of friends and a flamboyant tour guide in the middle of a hot and humid Sistine chapel while hundreds of other tourists shuffled by us. In hushed whispers, Jerry, the...
View ArticleProvo to dismantle emergency sirens for electronic alerts
Provo • Residents of Provo will no longer hear the whines of emergency defense sirens annually tested in November.The Daily Herald reports that an electronic emergency alert system has taken the place...
View ArticleRicky Rubio gets a fresh start as the Jazz’s new point guard
If Ricky Rubio is shooting for added mystique, he’s hitting his mark.Over the last year, social media has taken notice of a beard that has transformed his former boy-band look into something more...
View ArticleDriver crashes car in Taylorsville school, where youth soccer games were...
It was lucky no one was inside Eisenhower Junior High School when a car plowed into the building early Saturday afternoon, said Unified Police Department Lt. Brian Lohrke.It was equally fortunate that...
View ArticleCommentary: My uterus is not for sale or even for rent
In response to William C. Duncan, and his article titled “A child is not an entitlement and a uterus is not a commodity,” I reply as a woman who has experienced infertility and in turn, was inspired to...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Count My Vote rides again
This time for sure.The political and business leaders behind the Count My Vote initiative are powering up for another run at changing the way Utah politics works. This time, they really mean it.And we...
View ArticlePrep girls’ soccer: State rankings for Oct. 1
Class 6A1. American Fork • The Cavemen were able to get past Pleasant Grove by a single goal for the third time this season in a 3-2 victory.2. Syracuse • The Titans lost 2-1 in overtime at Davis but...
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Rowland Hall’s Katie Foley wins another state tennis title, this time in 3A
Fist pumps, talking to herself, frequent trips to towel her face off and quick jogs in place to re-energize — these indeed may all be a regular part of Katie Foley’s game.But spectators at recent state...
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‘Let’s Make a Deal’ host, philanthropist Monty Hall dies
Beverly Hills, Calif. • Monty Hall, the genial TV game show host whose long-running “Let’s Make a Deal” traded on love of money and merchandise and the mystery of which door had the car behind it, has...
View ArticleBryce Love's 301 yards rushing helps Stanford beat Arizona State 34-24
Stanford, Calif. • Bryce Love rushed for a school-record 301 yards and three touchdowns, quarterback K.J. Costello passed for one score and Stanford beat Arizona State 34-24 on Saturday.Love entered...
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