Prep football: Murray Spartans preview
Murray thinks they’ve found their guys after seeing last year’s coach leave after a season.New coach Todd Thompson has plenty of connections to the Spartans.He was a Spartan before playing at Southern...
View ArticleUDOT: A whole lot of construction going on this weekend
Motorists will need patience and a measure of road savvy during a construction-heavy weekend on northern Utah’s highways and interstates.Utah Department of Transportation spokesman John Gleason...
View ArticlePesky FrontRunner delays due to 'mechanical issues,' but repairs made
After a delays off and on all week for FrontRunner commuter trains, the Utah Transit Authority on Friday morning believed the problems had been solved. “Crews were working during non-service hours to...
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Gehrke: Regulators should reject Rocky Mountain Power’s plan and keep...
A couple weeks ago there was a knock on my door, the kind I’m sure we’ve all had, from a young man interested in selling me rooftop solar panels.The pitch made sense — get off the grid, produce clean...
View ArticlePrep football: Altamont Longhorns preview
When a school only has had one winning season in the past 15 tries, the new coach can't be faulted for giving his players an example of something better.That example is about a dozen miles down the...
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Rich Lowry: The gang that couldn’t threaten straight
It was inevitable. Eventually, President Donald Trump would treat a foreign adversary as harshly as Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was on the receiving end of the...
View ArticleState regulators delay Rocky Mountain Power's net metering hearings to allow...
State regulators have postponed hearings related to a controversial proposal to change electric rates for rooftop solar owners in order to allow Rocky Mountain Power and solar advocates to continue...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Middle schoolers need health, art and PE
The Utah State Board of Education just gave Utah middle schools permission to make health, physical education and art classes optional.No school should take the board up on that. To the extent this...
View ArticleSalt Lake City has a quidditch team, and it’s competing for a national title
Quidditch captured the imagination of a generation of readers in the “Harry Potter” book and movie series — the title character flying through the air trying to secure a victory for team Gryffindor....
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Seven kittens rescued from inside a construction loader in Spanish Fork
Elise Lane has helped rescue numerous feral kittens before, but saving seven kittens straight out of a CAT construction loader certainly ranks among the most memorable. On Wednesday night, Lane, the...
View ArticleTribune Editorial: Getting a handle on hospital costs
A major flaw in the Affordable Care Act is that, while attempting to mitigate the burden of health care spending by spreading it over more people, it did far too little to bring down the overall cost...
View ArticleGuam flyers offer emergency tips for threat from North Korea
Officials in Guam are disseminating fact sheets to help residents prepare for a possible missile strike from North Korea.Guam’s Office of Civil Defense began distributing the guidance Friday, which...
View ArticlePrep football: Lone Peak Knights preview
Teams that only return four starters out of 22 offensive and defensive positions generally are considered a major rebuild.But Lone Peak opponents aren’t likely to think that way about the Knights. And...
View ArticleRebel yell: Southern nationalists again crying ‘secede’
Birmingham, Ala. • As 21st century activists seek to topple monuments to the 19th century Confederate rebellion, some white Southerners are again advocating for what the Confederates tried and failed...
View ArticleMiami Marlins plan to sell to group that includes Derek Jeter
Miami • The Miami Marlins told Major League Baseball they intend to sign an agreement to sell the team to a group that includes former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter, a person familiar with the...
View ArticleCharter school for teen moms can't appeal its closure before school year starts
Esmeralda Huerta is one semester away from earning her high school diploma, but as summer months wind down, she doesn’t currently have a school to go to. She expected to return to Kairos Academy in...
View ArticleCreole-inspired food truck lets owners embrace and share their roots
Helena Carter believes everyone is put on Earth to share their gifts, but she didn’t always think that sharing cooking was for her.Carter discovered a love for it early on while helping her chef mother...
View ArticleAugust schedule provides Real Salt Lake with ample opportunity for points
When it comes to playing style, Real Salt Lake coach Mike Petke isn’t a fan of parking the bus.“I thought it was ugly and boring the way they killed the game staying back like that,” he said of Houston...
View ArticleTwo killed in Nephi skydiving crash
Two skydivers died after their parachute malfunctioned on Thursday evening, Nephi police said. The two — instructor and client — were jumping tandem from a Cessna 182 plane near the Nephi City airport...
View Article1 in 8 American adults are alcoholics, study says
A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry this month finds that the rate alcohol use disorder, or what’s colloquially known as “alcoholism,” rose by a shocking 49 percent in the first decade of the...
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