Body of Utah soldier killed in Afghanistan arrives home
Monticello • The body of Aaron Butler — a 27-year-old Utah Special Forces soldier from Monticello — arrived home on Thursday. On Aug. 16, Butler — a staff sergeant in Bravo Company, 1st Battalion,...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake signs Monarchs captain Nick Besler
Real Salt Lake has signed Monarchs captain Nick Besler, the team announced Thursday.“I’m very excited,” Besler said in a team release. “It was a goal when I signed with the Monarchs to make it to the...
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Judge won't give Lyle Jeffs a separate trial on fleeing count
A federal judge on Thursday denied a motion by former polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs to have a separate trial on the charge of failing to appear in court. U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart ruled that...
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George F. Will: Laws that subvert the rule of law
Washington • When John Adams wrote into Massachusetts’ Constitution a commitment to a “government of laws and not of men,” he probably assumed that the rule of law meant the rule of laws, no matter how...
View ArticleLawsuit says minor’s mugshot appeared online, accuses Standard-Examiner,...
A Utah couple has filed a defamation suit seeking millions of dollars from the Standard-Examiner and Weber County, claiming the newspaper published their 16-year-old son’s mugshot from a juvenile court...
View ArticleI-80 closure this weekend to cause heavy delays
Major delays are expected this weekend as eastbound Interstate 80 will close near the mouth of Parleys Canyon for construction.The Utah Department of Transportation says the closure is expected from 9...
View ArticleHostage situation ends in Charleston after gunman shot
Charleston, S.C. — A fired dishwasher shot and killed a chef and held a “small number” of people hostage for about three hours before he was shot by police at a crowded restaurant in a tourist-heavy...
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Noah Feldman: Arpaio pardon would show contempt for Constitution
If President Donald Trump pardons Joe Arpaio, as he broadly hinted at during a rally Tuesday in Arizona, it would not be an ordinary exercise of the power -- it would be an impeachable offense. Arpaio,...
View ArticleBYU football: Adam Pulsipher plans to be at heart of Cougars’ defense
Provo • A mildly disappointing setback when the depth chart comes out isn’t going to derail your lifelong dream of being a full-time defensive starter for the BYU football team when you’ve battled back...
View ArticleLaughs take a disturbing turn in comedy 'Ingrid Goes West'
An unstable woman seeks out the perfect life in “Ingrid Goes West,” a dark satire of social-media culture that’s not as incisive as it wants to be.Aubrey Plaza stars as Ingrid, who obsesses over the...
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Mormons unveil temple changes: Single LDS men older than 30, recently...
Reflecting evolving attitudes about gender roles, the LDS Church has revised a couple of policies relating to older single men and divorced members serving as volunteers in Mormon temples.For years,...
View ArticleNews roundup: North Korea describes Trump’s tweets as ’weird articles of his...
North Korea describes Trump’s tweets as ”weird articles of his ego-driven thoughts.” Interior Secretary Zinke submits national monument recommendations. Residents welcome home fallen Utah soldier...
View ArticleUtah forecast: Mostly clear, sunny skies usher in hot, dry weekend
Look for a toasty northern Wasatch Front and sizzling temperatures in southern Utah’s redrocks and high deserts through this weekend, all under mostly clear, sunny and rainless skies.Saturday will...
View ArticlePrep football: Pick 6 — Six games to watch in Week 2
East at Bingham, 7 p.m.Two of the best — and many would argue the two best — teams face off for the first time since 1980 in one of the marquee games of the regular season. Bingham has established...
View ArticleTime off after injury forces Utah’s Chase Hansen to reflect on his longevity
Chase Hansen will tell you how antsy he was, and at times, still is.He couldn’t run the way he wanted to run.He couldn’t lift the way he wanted to lift.His teammates suited up, went through a month of...
View ArticleTrump’s own lawyers say his ‘religious liberty’ order is really nothing new
President Donald Trump promised a new world for the religious when he signed an executive order in May purporting to make it easier for churches to engage in politics without losing their tax-exempt...
View ArticleTaylor Swift releases new song 'Look What You Made Me Do'
New York — You can finally shake it off: Taylor Swift has released her new single.The 27-year-old singer dropped the upbeat song “Look What You Made Me Do” — which uses an interpolation from Right Said...
View ArticleBYU football doesn’t mind opening against FCS Portland State
Provo • Who cares if temperatures will be in the mid-90s and the opponent from a lower division of college football went 3-8 last season and is breaking in a freshman quarterback?It is football, and...
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Salt Lake City singer Morgan Whitney taking her talents from one stage to...
Salt Lake-based singer-songwriter Morgan Whitney has high hopes for Utah’s music scene. She had planned to move to New York to jump-start her music career, but a trip out to see Utah’s Tony Holiday and...
View ArticleDropped after controversy, woman who ran county office while boss suffered...
The woman who ran the Salt Lake County Recorder’s Office while her boss apparently suffered from a debilitating and now permanent mental incapacity is asking for severance pay after she was not...
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