Commentary: Nominate Ronald Russell for the federal court in Utah
In December 2015, President Barack Obama nominated Ronald Russell, who had been a dedicated public servant and private practitioner in Utah for many years, to a judicial vacancy on the District of...
View ArticleCourt hearing delayed because alleged victim in assisted suicide case killed...
An evidence hearing in an attempted murder case — where a Cache County woman is accused of trying to help another woman commit suicide — was delayed Thursday because the alleged victim recently killed...
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Duchesne County jail showed ‘evil motive’ in 21-year-old woman‘s death,...
The family of a woman who died after becoming dehydrated in the Duchesne County jail in December is suing the county over her death.Madison Jensen was 21 years old when she died on the four day after...
View ArticleFor Real Salt Lake's Jefferson Savarino, Venezuela's civil strife is never...
The Venezuela national team strode onto the pitch to the delight of a roaring fan base, and pride swelled in Jefferson Savarino’s red-jersey-clad chest. What better way to be welcomed back home?“It’s a...
View ArticleBYU men's soccer: Cougars leave PDL, return to club soccer level
Provo • After competing in the Premier Developmental League the past 14 seasons, BYU’s men’s soccer team is returning to the club soccer ranks, the program announced on its website Thursday...
View ArticleUtah County sheriff fears his county will turn into Rio Grande, with...
Noting the ongoing work to clear criminals and homeless residents from streets in the Rio Grande neighborhood of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah County’s top law enforcement official says his deputies...
View ArticlePrep football: New attitude sweeps through Ogden after Tigers snap lengthy...
Ogden • Senior captains Carson White and Sam Lawrence were all too familiar with the long, dark and somber school bus rides home following losses for every one of the 23 games of their football...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Mormon church needs to Love Louder
“We join our voice with all who come together to foster a community of inclusion in which no one is mistreated because of who they are or what they believe.”That is what The Church of Jesus Christ of...
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Greg Sargent: President Trump's latest tweetstorm signals major concessions...
Barely a few hours after Democrats announced that they had reached a tentative deal with President Donald Trump on protecting the “dreamers,” Trump unleashed a steaming-hot morning tweetstorm that...
View ArticleSuit over vote-by-mail procedures in San Juan County is headed to trial
After recent rulings by a federal judge, a lawsuit that alleges San Juan County does not provide effective language assistance and equal voting opportunities to Navajos will go to trial.The Navajo...
View ArticleUtah power crews, nurses aiding in Irma disaster relief find ‘super tough’...
The rain from Hurricane Irma hasn’t dampened the spirit of southern hospitality in Georgia, though it has reminded people not to take power for granted.That’s according to Ryan Hobley, a Rocky Mountain...
View ArticleLynx center Sylvia Fowles selected WNBA MVP
Minneapolis • It didn’t take long for the tears to start rolling down Sylvia Fowles’ cheeks, as unstoppable as the Minnesota Lynx center is in the post.The WNBA MVP trophy sat just a few feet away, a...
View Article9-year-old Taylorsville girl found safe after six-hour search
Taylorsville • Strangers who saw online reports about a missing 9-year-old girl spotted her walking about six hours after she was reported missing and brought her safely to police Thursday night.Zayaah...
View ArticleEugene Robinson: Progressives should push proudly for Medicare for all
Washington - The smartest, savviest people in Washington will tell you Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for all” idea is dead on arrival, a waste of time and energy. But since those same smart, savvy people...
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Gehrke: Here comes an initiative to get rid of party nominating conventions...
They’re back and this time they’re not messing around.Leaders of Count My Vote are planning to re-launch their ballot initiative next week, this time with the goal of getting rid of party nominating...
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University of Utah police chief admits his department ‘could have stepped up’...
University of Utah law enforcement officials are facing increased scrutiny over their handling of the tense encounter at University Hospital on July 26 that resulted in the arrest of a nurse by a Salt...
View ArticleWoman loses arm when strong winds overturn houseboat on Lake Powell
A 60-year-old woman lost an arm and several others were injured Thursday afternoon after strong winds blew over houseboat at Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border.About 1 p.m. Thursday, multiple calls...
View ArticlePopular Liberty Park fountain can be reopened for much less than $2M quoted...
A popular Liberty Park fountain that closed this summer due to health concerns can be brought up to code and reopened for far less than the $2 million quoted by Salt Lake City staff, according to the...
View ArticleFigure skating: Back on home ice, Nathan Chen’s star continues to rise
It rang through the rink — the same word repeated over and over and over again — as Nathan Chen carefully carved his way around the ice, preparing to officially blaze his trail toward a potential...
View ArticleTrump says recent antifa violence justifies his condemnation of both sides in...
President Donald Trump on Thursday condemned the violence by the anti-fascist protest movement known as “antifa,” saying its tactics around the country have proved him right for denouncing bad actors...
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