Apartments (and their rents) are going up fast in Salt Lake County, but they...
Real estate agent Kip Paul gets the question all the time: “Are apartments being overbuilt?”With all the big apartment buildings going up in downtown Salt Lake City and Sugar House, it seems like a...
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Gomberg: Gender-specific screwdrivers?! No matter how adorbs, they’re still...
I was on a mission to find the furnace filters at the grocery store when I passed the brightly-colored subset of the tool section: the dainty women’s kits.It was the perfect aquamarine bag and pliers...
View ArticleBloomberg View: How the Consumers Bureau should respond to the Equifax breach
In the worst possible way, the monumental data breach at Equifax -- involving the names, addresses and social security numbers of some 143 million people -- draws attention to a long-neglected gap in...
View ArticleWho is being arrested in Operation Rio Grande? Many have felonies or lengthy...
Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and House Speaker Greg Hughes have used the phrase “worst of the worst” to describe people arrested during Operation Rio Grande, portraying them as wolves who prey upon the...
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Salt Lake Comic Con’s founders, in their own words, on how the event began...
Bryan Brandenburg had never been to a comics convention until he got involved in planning one.Brandenburg and his business partner, Dan Farr, teamed up in 2013 — after encountering each other in the...
View ArticleNews roundup: Senate Republicans may try one more time to gut Obamacare.
Senate Republicans may try one more time to gut Obamacare. Zinke recommends shrinking Bears Ears, Grand Staircase. Hatch’s re-elect decision hinges on his health.Happy Monday. It’s back. Senate...
View ArticleTrump’s childhood home becomes showcase for refugees
New York • President Donald Trump’s childhood home in New York had some new occupants over the weekend — refugees who shared their stories as a way to draw attention to the refugee crisis as the United...
View ArticleJennifer Rubin: In the Trump era, old labels don’t mean so much
Once upon a time, the media could say or write “Democrats think. . . .” or “Conservatives want. . . ” and we would know about whom they were speaking. There were always gradations within parties, but...
View ArticleOctogenerian in 'extremely critical' condition after Sevier County rollover...
An 82-year-old woman was in “extremely critical” condition after her car rolled on State Road 118 in Sevier County this weekend.Utah Highway Patrol troopers said the accident occurred about 1 p.m....
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Two death row inmates need new attorneys — but will anyone sign up?
Wanted: An attorney to represent a Utah man condemned to death.Must be licensed to practice law in the state of Utah and meet the state’s special qualifications for death penalty cases.The pay is about...
View ArticleKragthorpe: Utes’ offensive growth improves their Pac-12 football forecast
Nobody involved with any of Utah’s first three football opponents — North Dakota, BYU and San Jose State — could say the Utes’ offense is the best group their teams have faced this season.South Dakota...
View ArticleClever Octopus making waves in Utah’s arts and craft scene by ‘giving things...
Murray • It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday and Clever Octopus has just opened its doors for the day. The small State Street shop, filled with everything from rolls of fabric to scrapbook paper to thread and...
View ArticleStill missing: Hope alive, but family of Nick Kapos says reality looms
The search for a Murray man with age-related dementia, missing since last Thursday, continued into a new week, even as family members acknowledged hopes for a happy conclusion were fading.Trish Kapos,...
View Article3.3 magnitude earthquake hits northwest of Park City
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Summit County just after 11:20 a.m., according to the University of Utah’s seismograph stations.The tremors hit about 7 miles northwest of Park City. Several...
View ArticleBYU football: Aside from some decent red zone stops, defense has faltered...
Provo • It is well-documented that BYU has one of the worst offenses in major college football this season.However, head coach Kalani Sitake said after the devastating 40-6 loss to Wisconsin on...
View ArticleWellsville leaders pledge to revise 'Sham Battle' with rising tensions over...
After friendly negotiations with tribal members last week, Wellsville leaders have vowed to rework the town’s annual “Founders’ Day” tradition in which white residents slather themselves in red paint...
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Provo’s 2 bars had their best weekend ever thanks to beer-loving Wisconsin...
Gary Whiting spent his Monday morning doing inventory and replenishing his stock of hamburgers, Pabst Blue Ribbon and Miller High Life. Wisconsin fans, in town to watch their Top 10-ranked team take on...
View ArticleUtah football notes: Longtime Pac-12 tormentor Arizona up first as Utes open...
Saddle up.Pac-12 play has arrived.Fresh off their first AP Top 25 ranking of the year, the No. 23 Utah Utes (3-0) have happily put the non-conference schedule in the rear-view mirror. The Utes have now...
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More California condors to be released in northern Arizona at end of September
Outdoor enthusiasts and especially those with an interest in birds may want to set aside Sept. 30 for a trip to northern Arizona.That’s when the public is invited to watch California condors — so...
View ArticleRepublicans might hate Count My Vote, but it will save Orrin Hatch a bundle
Say what you want about controversial SB54, the compromise legislation passed a few years ago that provides alternative paths to the primary election ballot.It ostensibly will save Orrin Hatch $3...
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