Woman ran red light before fatal South Jordan collision
A 61-year-old woman died Sunday morning after colliding with another vehicle, South Jordan police said.The victim was identified as Marian L. Harrison, of South Jordan, who died at the scene.According...
View ArticlePackers beat Seahawks 17-9 to take NFC heavyweight match
Green Bay • Green Bay defensive lineman Mike Daniels’ strip sack of Russell Wilson deep in Seattle territory in the third quarter set up Ty Montgomery’s 6-yard touchdown run on the next play to spark...
View ArticleBattling brain cancer, McCain says his prognosis is ‘pretty good’
Washington • Sen. John McCain says battling brain cancer is a challenge but that his prognosis is “pretty good.”Speaking in his first nationally televised interview since his diagnosis, McCain...
View ArticleTrump readies for first Sept. 11 commemoration as president
Washington • President Donald Trump will preside over his first 9/11 commemoration in office on Monday, a mostly solemn and nonpartisan occasion that may highlight his muddled claims about the worst...
View ArticleScenes from Sunday’s Utah State Fair
Here are photos from Sunday the Utah State Fair. The 162nd run of the fair continues through Sept. 17 at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City. For ticket information and schedules,...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Hot weather giving way to below-norm cooler temperatures
Utah will have below normal, cooler temperatures late this week, but first the Wasatch Front and beyond will endure several days of decidedly hotter weather than average.You may have heard below normal...
View ArticleBloomberg View: Another phony crisis
The absurdist political theater surrounding the U.S. government debt ceiling is having another revival. With debt default looming next month, President Donald Trump has agreed to a deal that will grant...
View ArticleLawyers available to give free legal advice to DACA recipients
Immigration lawyers are offering free services to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals beneficiaries this week at the Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City.They will be available at the consulate, 660...
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Crime spree tests a more secular Hildale and Colorado City
On the morning of July 13, Harvey Dockstader Jr. arrived at his grocery and health store in Colorado City, Ariz., to find a window broken and his cash register busted open. Dockstader did not want to...
View ArticleHomeless people scatter throughout Salt Lake Valley in wake of Operation Rio...
Police are responding to frantic calls from residents who report homeless transients in nearby parks, alleyways and backyards — a reaction to the law enforcement initiative aimed at clamping down on...
View ArticleLetter: Direct hostility at the politicians who start wars
The writer of a recent letter to the editor accused George Pyle of insulting the sacrifice of American service personnel who died in Vietnam because Pyle questioned the necessity of the war being...
View ArticleLetter: Ending DACA would be a wasted investment
If after 10 years of investment, just as the new road was getting ready to be used, the government declared, “ignore the dollars already spent, ignore that this new road is ready to finally start being...
View ArticleLetter: Utah wildlife policy a beacon of ignorance
I’ve hiked nearly every day in Utah’s wild places for over 16 years and have never encountered a cougar, even though I’ve observed all other major Utah mammals, and find it unconscionable that Utah...
View ArticleLetter: Clean up Utah's sickly air
Gov. Gary Herbert is too lazy on air quality. Thank you for the, cough, cough, timely article in the Aug. 31 Tribune. It is bad enough to wheeze through the winter inversions but this summer has been...
View ArticleLetter: A monumental opportunity for education
Since Charlottesville, the debate about Confederate statues has been an ongoing story. John Carlson argues (Aug. 30) for preserving Confederate statues on grounds that doing so is educational for...
View ArticleLetter: Focus on the victims of disasters
In the middle of great destruction and despair, the politics as usual carry on. Gov. Chris Christie calls out Sen. Ted Cruz for his lying about Sandy relief and how the money was used. So America, it...
View ArticlePresident Trump on 9/11: ‘America cannot be intimidated’
Arlington, VA • Leading his first commemoration of the solemn 9/11 anniversary, President Donald Trump said Monday that “the living, breathing soul of America wept with grief” for each of the nearly...
View ArticleIrma loses hurricane status but keeps spreading misery
Tampa, Florida • Hurricane Irma weakened to a still-dangerous tropical storm Monday as it pushed inland, triggering record flooding in Florida’s northeastern corner, while rescuers in its soggy,...
View ArticleU.S. calls for Monday vote on new North Korea sanctions
United Nations • The United States called for a vote Monday on new U.N. sanctions against North Korea, though exactly what measures would be in the resolution remained a mystery.Security Council...
View ArticleAlbert R. Hunt: Don't expect Trump and Congress to do anything
As a presidential deal-maker, Donald Trump is, in Texas parlance, all hat and no cattle. It’s a big reason that, aside from disaster relief, not much is likely to get get done this month or this...
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