$3B disaster balance enough for immediate Harvey response
Washington • The federal government has — for now — enough disaster aid money to deal with the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, but the ongoing storm appears sure to require a...
View ArticleJennifer Rubin: Arpaio reminds us: Trump's team enables evil behavior
As Hurricane Harvey was about to make landfall President Donald Trump announced the pardon of former Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio, not mentioning the circumstances of his conviction for criminal...
View ArticleBYU football: Officials looking at five alternative sites for BYU-LSU game
Provo • BYU football coach Kalani Sitake and his players said Monday they are more concerned about the health and welfare of the people of Houston impacted by Hurricane Harvey than they are about where...
View ArticlePublic invited to offer opinions on the search for a new University of Utah...
Utah’s Board of Regents took another step forward Monday in the year-long process of replacing David Pershing as president of the University of Utah.
View ArticleKragthorpe: BYU prepares to face former USU assistant Dave Aranda, who’s...
Riley Nelson once shredded Dave Aranda’s defense. Taysom Hill produced respectable yardage totals, but not a lot of points, in two games vs. two schools. And now, BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum will...
View ArticleWoman who locked malnourished son in bathroom is remorseful, defense attorney...
A pre-sentence report claims that a Toquerville mother who locked her severely malnourished 12-year-old son in a bathroom for up to a year has shown no remorse for her actions.
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: Arpaio Gets Pardoned
This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017.
View ArticleUtah football: Utes hope to turn their biggest weakness into a strength
There isn’t much in Tyler Huntley’s living room, just a coffee table, a few chairs, and about 15 yards from one side to the other. Some nights, the Utes’ new starting quarterback and his roommate, wide...
View ArticleNot all Utah police forces are interested in, again, receiving guns from U.S....
When the U.S. military resumes distributing firearms to local police, don’t look for Utah Highway Patrol Col. Mike Rapich to step in line.
View ArticleUtah football notes: Kyle Whittingham uncertain if Chase Hansen will play in...
Days before Thursday’s season opener, University of Utah coach Kyle Whittingham expressed some doubt about whether starting strong safety Chase Hansen will play.
View ArticleUtah liquor stores will stop accepting personal checks after Sept. 30
Shoppers will no longer be able to use personal checks at Utah’s state-owned liquor stores after Sept. 30.
View ArticleTrump promises federal aid to storm-ravaged Texas
Washington • President Donald Trump on Monday promised federal assistance to storm-ravaged parts of Texas, insisting Congress will act swiftly on a multibillion-dollar Hurricane Harvey recovery package...
View ArticleSouth Korea says North fires projectile over Japan
Seol, South Korea • North Korea fired an unidentified projectile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan, officials said, an especially aggressive test-flight that will rattle an already...
View ArticleBYU football: BYU-LSU game moved from Houston to New Orleans
Provo • Saturday’s BYU-LSU football game will be moved out of hurricane-ravaged Houston and played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Utah women last, again
Utah women have once again ranked last in a national survey measuring gender equality. Such rankings are probably why Utah has not been the “best managed state” in quite awhile. Being the worst state...
View ArticleState lawmaker chosen to head Utah Technology Council advocacy group
Rep. John Knotwell, R-Herriman, was appointed Monday as president and CEO of the Utah Technology Council, a group that advocates for the high-tech industry.
View ArticleHuntsman Corp. has closed global headquarters, manufacturing plants near Houston
Spurred by safety concerns related to Hurricane Harvey, Huntsman Corp. has closed its global headquarters and advanced technology center in The Woodlands, 30 miles north of Houston, along with five...
View ArticleAccused fraudster Koerber mentioned using investor money to make interest...
In a recording played Monday for a federal court jury, former real estate investment guru Rick Koerber suggested that when his companies found themselves short of profits, they used investor money to...
View ArticleTrump defends decision to pardon Arizona's Arpaio
Washington • President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to pardon Joe Arpaio, calling the former Arizona sheriff a “patriot” who loves his country.
View ArticleUtahn Thomas Wright elected to Republican National Committee post
Thomas Wright — former chairman of the Utah Republican Party and now its national committeeman — was elected over the weekend as one of eight chairmen and chairwomen of the Republican National...
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