News Roundup: Melania Trump hits back at Ivana Trump over ‘first lady’ comment
Melania Trump hits back at Ivana Trump over ‘first lady’ comment. Steve Bannon may take on Hatch. A profile of Democrat Kathie Allen.Happy Tuesday. First lady Melania Trump slapped back at Ivana Trump...
View Article1,000 leads later, authorities still stumped by Vegas gunman
Las Vegas • More than a week after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history investigators are stumped about the key question: What led a 64-year-old high-stakes gambler to kill 58 people and...
View ArticleUtah forecast: A warm midweek reprieve for the Wasatch Front
Northern Utah is in for a marked if brief warming trend as it enters the midweek, with temperatures on a breezy, sunny Wednesday forecast for the mid-70s.That’s a 5-7 degree rise from Tuesday’s highs...
View ArticleAs deadly fires ravage California wine country, officials are ‘preparing for...
Santa Rosa, Calif. • After battling massive, fast-moving wildfires that have killed at least 11 people and torched 107,000 acres across California, most of them in wine country, firefighters are hoping...
View ArticleTribe says Navajo Code Talker has died in New Mexico at 94
Window Rock, Ariz. • A Navajo Code Talker who used his native language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II has died in New Mexico, Navajo Nation officials said.David Patterson Sr. died Sunday in...
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Monson: For Tanner Mangum and Troy Williams, the hate sometimes swallows the...
The burden of playing quarterback was deeply etched into Troy Williams’ face late Saturday night, as he bobbed in the rough chop in the wake of the Utes’ 23-20 loss to Stanford — on their home field,...
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Utah teens catch mountain-biking team racing in a big way
An avid bike racer, Lori Harward noticed a trend in cycling as children would join their families in biking, then would drop the sport as they hit their teenage years.“They would just disappear because...
View ArticleGhosts of southern Utah come to life at Halloween-themed events set at...
Do you believe that ghosts are real?That’s going to be the subject of a free event Thursday, Oct. 12, at Cedar City’s Frontier Homestead State Park.Paranormal investigators are presenting “More Than...
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Jennifer Rubin: Corker’s truth-telling has some profound implications
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., not only told the truth about President Trump’s unfitness for office, but also confessed that many Republicans agree. That unfortunately reveals them to be irresponsible...
View ArticleGoogle finds links to Russian disinformation in its services
San Francisco • Russian operatives bought ads across several of Google’s services without the company’s knowledge, the latest evidence that their campaign to influence U.S. voters was as sprawling as...
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George Pyle: Mike Pence says protesting at football games is something only...
Anybody who was watching my Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Texans Sunday night (we’re 5-0!) may have noticed some players who were on one knee.It wasn’t during the national anthem. It was during —...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: Chinese fans can watch the Utes on TV; DirecTV subscribers...
A couple of years ago, I was startled to discover that my mother in upstate New York had better access to the Pac-12 Networks than most people living in Utah. Her cable package in the little town of...
View ArticleAntarctic geologist accused of sexually harassing, assaulting female researchers
Two women have accused a prominent geologist of sexual harassment in a complaint to Boston University, Science magazine reports. The alleged harassment, which the university is investigating, took...
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Catherine Rampell: How Roman emperors dealt with government officials abusing...
Washington • At least seven Cabinet-level officials, and a smattering of aides, appear to have abused their access to publicly funded travel. Collectively, these bureaucrats billed taxpayers for...
View ArticleNo more free rides: Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell working on finishing his...
Life might be different now if Donovan Mitchell only had listened to his mother.From his years at Connecticut boarding schools to his tenure at Louisville, he heard a consistent refrain from Nicole...
View ArticleCollege basketball season grows closer as Pac-12 media days kick off Wednesday
Rolling from interview to interview, facing question after question for an entire day is sort of like hitting the gym, Larry Krystkowiak quipped.“It’s kind of like working out,” Utah’s men’s basketball...
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Boy pleads guilty to attempted aggravated murder for shooting Deserae Turner...
Logan • A 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting 14-year-old Deserae Turner in the back of the head in February, leaving the girl with lifelong injuries.Colter Danny Peterson pleaded guilty...
View ArticleHit the hills for one last chance to see Utah’s autumn best
Leaf peepers, get thee to the hills. Utah’s fall color display still is looking great, but it’s on its way out.As of Monday, slopes were aglow in East Canyon, behind Midway, and the Alpine Scenic Loop...
View ArticlePope Francis enters Rohingya Muslim minefield with Myanmar-Bangladesh trip
Vatican City • Pope Francis will wade into the religious and political minefield of Myanmar’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims and the effects of their exodus to Bangladesh when he visits both countries...
View ArticleMother questioned by child welfare officials after 3-year-old boy was left at...
The mother of a 3-year-old boy left behind in a corn maze apparently has some explaining to do to state child protective services officials.West Jordan police Sgt. Joe Monson said that the child was...
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