American household income finally topped 1999 peak last year
Washington • The median U.S. household’s income finally topped pre-recession levels last year and has reached an all-time high after years of sluggish growth.The Census Bureau says the median income,...
View ArticleU.S. cities, including Salt Lake City, look at possible Winter Games
Lima, Peru • There’s an outside shot the United States won’t have to wait 11 years to host its next Olympics.It’s a longshot, but there’s talk in Salt Lake City, and even some in Denver, of a bid for...
View ArticlePierce: With 6 wins and ESPN’s help, BYU can go to a bowl
If struggling BYU can manage to get bowl eligible this season, ESPN will find a bowl for the Cougars to play in. It definitely seems strange to be putting BYU and bowl in the same sentence at this...
View ArticleAfter a series of rape allegations at Utah State, federal justice department...
The Department of Justice has for months been investigating how Utah State University responds to reports of sexual assault.In a January letter released by USU on Tuesday, the department’s civil rights...
View Article17 days of dining deals during Salt Lake’s annual Downtown Dine O’ Round
Enjoy 17 days of dining deals during the 15th annual Downtown Dine O’ Round.The promotion runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 1 and allows diners to enjoy two-item lunches for $5 or $10 and three-item dinners...
View ArticleCruz says aide inadvertently caused his porn Twitter post
Washington • Sen. Ted Cruz says an aide was responsible for the “like” that caused a pornographic post to briefly appear on Cruz’s Twitter feed overnight.The Texas Republican and 2016 presidential...
View ArticleMonson: Tanner Mangum and Tyler Huntley, one is injured, the other exposed
Playing quarterback is a dicey deal, and counting on one, building an entire offense around him, can be, too.Take BYU’s Tanner Mangum and Utah’s Tyler Huntley, for example.One’s hurt, the other’s...
View ArticleRussia says Syria government seized most territory from IS
Aleppo, Syria • Russia’s military said Tuesday that Syrian troops have liberated about 85 percent of the war-torn country’s territory from militants, a major turn-around two years after Moscow...
View ArticleUtah-based Ancestry.com is searching for a new boss as Tim Sullivan steps...
Tim Sullivan is stepping aside as president of Lehi-based Ancestry.com on Oct. 1 after 12 years of leading the family history company that has seen tremendous growth with the popularity of its DNA...
View ArticleNFL locals: Snap counts and stats from Week One for Utah, BYU, USU and SUU...
Each Tuesday, we’ll recap notable performances from local BYU, Utes, USU and SUU alumni in the NFL. Here’s what stood out from Week One of the 2017 NFL season:Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots...
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Provo Mayor John Curtis takes lead in poll for congressional race to replace...
Provo Mayor John Curtis has captured the early and expected lead — by a sizable 30 point margin — in the first major poll during the off-cycle general election to replace former Utah Rep. Jason...
View ArticleCensus: Utah ranks No. 3 for households with high-speed internet
Back in 1993, Pete Ashdown wanted to access the internet at his Utah home but discovered “I didn’t have that option.” So he started the Xmission internet service provider company — figuring a few other...
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Utah festival’s ‘Ion’ gives Greek tragedy a funky 1950s flair in a production...
As the lights come up, a group of characters stand strung out across the stage reading newspapers with their backs to the audience. A burst of wind blows the papers away, and the play begins. This...
View ArticleSenate approves measure condemning white nationalists
Washington • The Senate has approved a resolution condemning white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other hate groups following a white-nationalist rally in Virginia that descended into deadly...
View ArticleWoman who veered onto sidewalk, injuring five and killing one in downtown...
After allegedly driving a car onto the sidewalk in downtown Salt Lake City on July 4th — killing one homeless person and injuring five others — Shutney Lee Kyzer exclaimed: ”What did I do?”Felony...
View ArticleApple unveils $999 iPhone X, loses 'home' button
Cupertino, Calif. • “One more thing.” With that phrase, Apple paid homage to its late co-founder Steve Jobs for the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone on Tuesday when it unveiled its latest — and, at...
View ArticleGarrison Keillor: Beauty is truth and truth is factual
Truth begins with facts. Facts are solid, like bricks. You build a house out of facts, the wolf won’t blow it down. But you drop a fact on your foot, it hurts.I learned this as a boy, living near the...
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Pac-12 football: USC’s domination of Stanford gets people’s attention
Stanford would rather not have this distinction in Pac-12 football, but the Cardinal have become a predictor of the conference champion.Washington’s 44-6 defeat of Stanford last September stamped the...
View ArticlePilot survives after his single-engine plane crashes, burns on Roy street
Roy • Natasha Pretti decided to press the brake pedal instead of the gas as a streetlight went from yellow to red Tuesday afternoon, even though she and her passenger were in a hurry to get back to...
View ArticleFEMA estimates 25 percent of Florida Keys homes are gone
Lower Matecumbe Key, Fla. • Search-and-rescue teams made their way into the Florida Keys’ farthest reaches Tuesday, while authorities rushed to repair the lone highway connecting the islands and...
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