Holly Richardson: Do we quit just before the harvest?
Like many families, we planted a garden this year. Our 16-year-old daughter wanted to be in charge. No one argued with her.She spent hours weeding and watering. She labored through the heat of the...
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Feds arrest ‘Double Hat Bandit,’ who allegedly robbed Utah banks
The FBI arrested a 54-year-old man who was wanted on suspicion of more than a dozen bank robberies, the bureau announced Friday. Agents and local police arrested Shayne Carson — suspected of being the...
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$3 billion Salt Lake airport rebuild hits midway mark of Phase 1 and future...
The first phase of rebuilding the Salt Lake City International Airport is at a midpoint: construction began three years ago, and opening is scheduled in another three.So airport officials took the news...
View ArticleFall Into Fishing event takes place Saturday
Want to enjoy some fun fishing events?The Division of Wildlife Resources and South Jordan City are hosting a Fall Into Fishing event Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Jordan Fishing Ponds at...
View ArticleGeorge Pyle: Controversial U. speaker should be criticized for what he says,...
I had a birthday a couple of weeks ago. It was cause to look around and take note of the fact that there are only a couple of people in this newsroom who are older than I am -- and none, so far as I...
View ArticleSalt Lake County GOP punishes Julie Dole, saying her conduct in recorder’s...
Last month, Julie Dole lost her job with Salt Lake County. On Thursday, she lost support from her political party.Salt Lake County Republicans moved Thursday night to bar Dole from running for public...
View ArticleFormer Utah House speaker named chief lobbyist for Mormon church
Former Utah House Speaker Marty Stephens is returning to the state Capitol — this time as the chief lobbyist for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.The church announced Friday that...
View ArticleAlexandra Petri: Sorry I can't go to your thing. I must call my senator to...
An email template from the near future:I am sorry I cannot make it to your event, but I have to call Congress every eight minutes to plead for my life.Would I like to go to your wedding/bar...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: War of the Words
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: BYU finally admits its students want Coke
The apocalypse is here. At least that’s what some Brigham Young University students were saying when they heard the news that BYU would be serving Coke products with caffeine for the first time in 60...
View ArticleFeds offer compliments to Western Governors University in response to report...
The U.S. Department of Education isn’t saying, yet, whether it will require Western Governors University to repay more than $700 million in federal financial aid.But in response to that recommendation...
View ArticleWith help from Darth Vader, two Utah Valley University students get engaged...
Two Utah Valley University students found Salt Lake Comic Con a great place to get engaged.Christopher Joly, 22, of Draper, arranged the proposal with members of the Alpine Garrison/501st Legion, a...
View ArticleUtah State ready to bounce back in MWC opener at San Jose State
The San Jose State football team became an unwitting participant in a national television broadcast last Saturday when an analyst began talking about how good the Texas defensive effort was that...
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Portland Timbers sign 5-year-old goalkeeper to grant his wish
Portland, Ore. • Goalkeeper Derrick Tellez signed his historic contract with the Portland Timbers on Friday before showing off his considerable skills in practice and making his best game face for a...
View ArticleMan dies in Provo Canyon car crash
A man died Friday afternoon in a crash at the mouth of Provo Canyon, Orem police said.The 70-year-old driver was the sole occupant of his vehicle, according to Lt. Craig Martinez, and was pronounced...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake needs to knock off defending MLS champion Seattle Sounders to...
Real Salt Lake will be hard-pressed to hold onto its playoff spot through next week without a win against Seattle on Saturday.The defending MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders come to Utah riding a...
View ArticleDam failing as scope of Puerto Rico's disaster becomes clear
San Juan, Puerto Rico • Puerto Rican officials rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream of a failing dam and said they could not reach more than half the towns in the U.S. territory as...
View ArticlePetula Dvorak : Dotard? How about crapulous, gormless or snoutband? Our guide...
Yes, dotard is a real word.Thanks to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who used the word to describe President Donald Trump as “a mentally deranged U.S. dotard” this week, Americans rediscovered an...
View Article‘It looked like it was a war zone’: Damage from rare tornado lingers for...
Riverdale • Damage from a rare tornado that ripped through a Utah county a year ago still lingers in the homes and minds of people who live in its path.The twister gutted 12 homes and damaged dozens...
View ArticleMia Love: A rigorous but fair process for some undocumented immigrants
For years, our nation’s families and businesses have suffered at the hands of broken federal immigration policies. Political gridlock, congressional inaction and executive overreach have combined to...
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