Los Angeles police open Weinstein sex assault investigation
Los Angeles • Los Angeles police say they are investigating a possible sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein — the first involving the producer in the city.Police spokesman Sal Ramirez says the...
View ArticleFederal officials target harassment in Arizona tribes
Phoenix • A scathing new report released this week by the U.S. Department of Interior casts a critical light on the Bureau of Indian Affairs response to sexual harassment complaints by Colorado River...
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Eugene Robinson: Trump's the one who didn't know 'what he was signing up for'
Washington - One person who obviously didn’t know “what he was signing up for” is President Trump. Others include Trump voters who believed they were electing a decent human being to be commander in...
View Article2026 or 2030? Utah Olympic committee doesn’t know which billion-dollar Games...
Fraser Bullock, once again, dusted off his 2002 jacket.Which should come as no surprise.He wore it at the 10th anniversary celebration of the 2002 Olympic Games. And in December 2012, when Utah...
View ArticleMax Boot: Republicans have Stockholm Syndrome and it’s getting worse
The lobotomization of the Republican Party appeared complete last year when the same GOP paladins who had denounced Donald Trump as a “lunatic trying to get ahold of nuclear weapons” (Marco Rubio), as...
View ArticleSenate approves budget in crucial step forward for Republican tax cuts
Washington • The Senate approved the Republican-backed budget Thursday night, a major step forward for the GOP effort to enact tax cuts.The budget's passage will allow the GOP to use a procedural...
View ArticleManti snaps woes vs. Judge Memorial to advance in playoffs
Manti and veteran coach Cole Meacham might have been excused for groaning when the Templars drew Judge Memorial in the first round of the Class 3A football tournament.The Sanpete County team had lost...
View ArticleHernandez hits 3 HRs, Dodgers top Cubs to reach World Series
Chicago • Enrique Hernandez put a Hollywood ending on an L.A. story three decades in the making.Fueled by Hernandez’s home run trilogy, Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers are finally going to...
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Utah National Guard brings in Black Hawk helicopter to rescue hiker who fell...
As a snowy chute on the side of Kings Peak came into view through Sgt. 1st Class Zach Kesler’s night vision goggles, he thought, “Wow, I’m about to be on that hill with those guys.”“What am I about to...
View ArticleFerguson, Taylor rally No. 25 Memphis past Houston, 42-38
Houston • Riley Ferguson threw for 471 yards and had a 21-yard TD pass with 1:28 left, Patrick Taylor rushed for a career-high four touchdowns and No. 25 Memphis overcame a 17-point deficit to beat...
View ArticleU.S. beats South Korea 3-1 in friendly
New Orleans • Alex Morgan and Julie Ertz prolonged their recent scoring binges for the United States women, while Megan Rapinoe showcased her knack for exposing weaknesses in even the most technically...
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Pioneering Mormon novelist Doug Thayer dies at 88
Douglas H. Thayer influenced generations of Mormon writers and scholars in his 54-year career at Brigham Young University, thought to be the longest tenure on faculty. As a professor, he was noted for...
View ArticleRaiders score on final play to beat Chiefs 31-30
Oakland, Calif. • Wins have been so hard to come by for the Oakland Raiders that it took three tries at the final play for them finally to pull this one out and possibly save their season.Derek Carr...
View ArticleDesert Hills tops Snow Canyon to reach postseason, ends Warriors' year
St. George • Desert Hills and Snow Canyon were locked in a four-way tie for second-place in Region 9 entering their showdown Thursday.Dixie already clinched the region championship last week, so only...
View ArticleUtah forecast: A cooler, wet entree to weekend along the Wasatch Front
Breezy and wet weather ushers in a markedly cooler Saturday for Utah, but Sunday will see the return of warm and mild autumn conditions.Driven by winds of 15-25 mph, a storm front targeted the Wasatch...
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Beleaguered Midvale seniors hope to stave off eviction, keep rents down by...
Midvale • Home sweet home — almost.The residents of Applewood Park, a community of manufactured homes near the TRAX line at 7500 S. 200 West, have struggled for four years to keep from being evicted by...
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Gehrke: Utah’s courtship of Amazon, potentially worth billions, is happening...
In the Amazon rainforest, parrots will puff up their feathers, strut side to side and make a squawking sound in an effort to attract a mate.In the world of Amazon (the company) the courtship to host...
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George Pyle: Operation Rio Grande vs. Operation Iraqi Freedom
Fred Kaplan graduated from the same high school I did, got fired by the same newspaper company I did and was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, like I was. (OK, so, a few years before that,...
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Rep. Mia Love starts ahead of Mayor Ben McAdams in high-profile race for 2018...
Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams is starting from behind as he works to knock Republican Rep. Mia Love from her seat in Congress, according to a new poll.Love is better known in the 4th Congressional...
View ArticleFinding the music in a murder mystery
Gerald Elias doesn’t make a secret of his impatience with bureaucracy. In fact, the orchestra musician-turned-writer deeply explores that trait through his cranky fictional sleuth, 70-something violin...
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