Monson: You want BYU’s Ty Detmer or Kalani Sitake fired? Pump the brakes
Frustration. Aggravation. Dissatisfaction.There’s plenty of that inside BYU football and all around it.But there also are hasty ruminations stirring and murmurings rising in certain corners that are...
View ArticleGroups sue FAA for noise pollution above national parks, including one in Utah
Honolulu • Hawaii residents and an organization representing federal workers sued the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday to force it to do something about tour helicopters buzzing their...
View ArticleJudge rules jurors had enough evidence to find Roy day care worker guilty of...
Sentencing will go forward this month for a Roy day care worker convicted of child abuse homicide for the 2014 death of an 8-month-old boy, a judge ruled this week.In May, a jury convicted 36-year-old...
View ArticleLetter: Following DACA ruling logic, children are guilty by association?
Applying the logic the Republicans used to repeal DACA: Any child in the presence of a parent committing a crime is equally guilty of that crime and subject to the same punishment. No exceptions.Dick...
View ArticleSouthwest says she was forced off a plane over dog allergies. The woman has a...
A viral video that ricocheted worldwide last month may not be what it seemed, according to the woman shown being dragged off a Southwest Airlines flight in Baltimore.The airline says that the woman had...
View ArticleAfter losing his starting job, Troy Williams is back in the spotlight for Utes
Troy Williams acknowledged it has been painful.The methodical walk to midfield, hand-in-hand with other team captains, greeting opponents each week before kickoff, only to have to make a similar slow...
View ArticleWatching Netflix 'Stranger Things' is going to cost you more
San Francisco • Netflix is raising the price for its most popular U.S. video streaming plan by 10 percent— a move aimed at bringing in more money to outbid HBO, Amazon and other rivals for addictive...
View ArticleFormer Ballet West principal dancer returns to Utah in ‘An American in Paris’
When Tom Mattingly was a child, he idolized dancers such as Gene Kelly. The former Ballet West principal dancer would watch with awe as Kelly would glide across the screen.“I wanted to be Gene Kelly,...
View ArticleLawmakers may seek partial takeover of Utah Transit Authority
A task force created by the Legislature is pushing for the state to take significant control of the scandal-plagued, now-independent Utah Transit Authority.But to what degree that occurs depends...
View ArticleNew tenant plans to renovate, reopen classic Utah theater
Springville • A Utah film producer has signed a lease on a Springville theater and plans to renovate the space that has shown movies and performances since 1937.The Daily Herald reported on Wednesday...
View ArticleCanada forgot to mention Jews on new Holocaust monument dedication plaque
Canada unveiled its first National Holocaust Monument less than a week ago with much fanfare. But the moment soon became an embarrassment for the government because of a glaring omission.The monument’s...
View ArticleAll these ballot pushes offer more evidence that Utah lawmakers aren’t doing...
Here’s the latest example of Congress’ disconnect from the public: Polls show that upward of 90 percent of Democrats and Republicans want better background checks for gun purchases even as GOP...
View ArticleEric Walden: If you ever got to see Tom Petty, you got lucky
As a result of my lifelong affinity for rock ’n’ roll and my relatively new capacity as a music journalist, which generally affords me a level of access not available to the average person, I’ve been...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Congress and the NRA
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at...
View ArticleTrump Justice Dept ends transgender workplace protections
Washington • Federal civil rights law does not protect transgender people from discrimination at work, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a memo released Thursday that rescinds guidance issued...
View Article‘We’re ready to move forward’: University of Utah to pay $68M to cancer...
Following months of occasionally tense negotiations, the University of Utah board of trustees on Thursday approved a new memorandum of understanding outlining operations, fundraising and governance of...
View ArticleDowntrodden and injury-plagued BYU will try to upset Boise State despite...
Provo • It was Oct. 9, 2010, and the BYU Cougars were facing a situation strikingly similar to what they face Friday night when the Boise State Broncos roll into Provo — with one glaring...
View ArticleMormon Land: Aging apostles, denouncing racism, same-sex marriage
Aging Mormon apostles? Denunciations of racism? And lines being drawn in the doctrinal sand on same-sex marriage?Those are all hot topics in the wake of the recently completed LDS General Conference,...
View ArticleDannon cuts ties with Cam Newton following 'sexist' comments
Charlotte, N.C. • Dannon, the maker of Oikos yogurt, cut ties with spokesman Cam Newton on Thursday following what the company perceives as “sexist” comments the Carolina quarterback made to a female...
View ArticleInterior Dept. rejects 25 endangered species petitions, including several...
Washington • The federal Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday declined 25 separate petitions to list a variety of species as endangered or threatened, including the high-profile Pacific walrus, which...
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