Utah running back Armand Shyne, now healthy, eager to pick up where he left off
Armand Shyne shifted his weight back and forth, first from his from his right leg featuring a hefty brace, then to his left. He glanced around the practice field behind the Eccles Football Center. He...
View ArticleVideo: With some luck, group of hikers survives flash flood in southern Utah
Buckskin Gulch is one of Utah’s great backcountry hikes. But it’s pretty much one, long slot canyon — and that means it’s prone to flash floods. On July 29, such a flood came through. Seven hikers, who...
View ArticleOp-ed: Utah needs a constitutional amendment to protect electronic data
In the digital era, our private lives are often stored within our mobile devices. In a surveillance state, law enforcement can access these devices like an open book.While technology continues to...
View ArticleCourt turns back developer Diehl's effort to stay lawsuit while criminal case...
The Utah Court of Appeals has turned away prominent developer Terry Diehl’s attempt to stay a lawsuit against him while he resolves a pending federal criminal case.The court without comment denied...
View ArticleUtah Democratic Party hires Alex Cragun as executive director
Alex Cragun has had a couple of good weeks.He was named Friday as the new executive director of the Utah Democratic Party — two weeks after Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski appointed the community...
View ArticlePrep football: Richfield Wildcats preview
It’s hard not to feel for a one-win team that went winless in its region a year ago, but Richfield coach Eric Thorson doesn’t want your sympathy.With eight players who made significant contributors as...
View ArticleKim surges to lead at British Women's Open
St. Andrews, Scotland • I.K. Kim, the best player in women’s golf right now, emerged from the cold and wet with a 4-under 68 to build a two-shot lead in the Women’s British Open going into the...
View ArticleVAR is here: RSL, MLS set for first game with new replay technology
Sandy • The feed from the broadcast cameras in Rio Tinto Stadium no longer only streams to the TV trucks.A new set of wires slither into the high-ceilinged cement room next door and attach to a set of...
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Former Utah senator criticizes ‘secretive,’ ‘puppet-string’ lobbying by...
Former state Sen. Steve Urquhart on Friday criticized how he says the LDS Church lobbies legislators from the shadows — including how it used its influence first to fight gay-rights bills he pushed and...
View ArticleUtah man detained and deported to Samoa, leaving family wondering why
After living in the United States for 15 years, a West Valley City man was deported to Samoa on Tuesday, leaving his wife wondering how she came to be a single mother of four children younger than 5...
View ArticleUtah football: A spot in the top 25 rankings pays off for coach Kyle Whittingham
Think preseason polls are worthless?Not to Kyle Whittingham.The University of Utah football coach will receive a $15,000 bonus thanks to the Utes’ inclusion among the 25 teams in this week’s USA Today...
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Can I borrow that helmet? Robin Carpenter survives crash to finish 4th in...
Bountiful • Robin Carpenter sat in the medical tent with scrapes up the sides of both legs, his back and arms. His jersey was completely torn, his helmet was cracked and his riding gloves were being...
View ArticleSlow start can't stop Bolt in debut at last worlds
London • It was classic Bolt. The World’s Fastest Man saved his best for last.Lumbering out of the starting blocks and closer to last than first for half the race, Usain Bolt sped away nonetheless to...
View ArticleThree girls struck by lightning in Uinta Mountains, police say
Three girls were seriously injured when lightning struck them near Lily Lake in Summit County on Friday afternoon, authorities said.The sisters — ages 2, 7 and 8 — were hit about 1:30 p.m., though a...
View ArticlePrep football: Timpview Thunderbirds preview
The business of winning a vast majority of the games still is on the agenda for Timpview, even if the Thunderbirds’ biggest recent rival — East — is no longer in the classification and the Provo school...
View ArticlePrep football: Olympus tight end Cameron Latu chooses Alabama over Utah, others
Holladay • Four-star recruit Cameron Latu tapped his mother, Jill Argust, on the shoulder as she was doing laundry last Saturday.She turned and he looked at her intently.“Mom,” he said, “I’ve decided...
View ArticleEmails explain clash between Huntsmans and the U. over Huntsman Cancer...
Just hours before Huntsman Cancer Institute CEO Mary Beckerle was abruptly fired in April, she emailed a University of Utah Health Sciences official to underscore her worries about funding for the...
View ArticlePrep cross country: American Fork's boys building impressive legacy
American Fork • It’s turning from a nice streak into dominance.The proof sits in the trophy case at American Fork High School, where seven boys’ cross country state championship trophies reside.All of...
View ArticleCougars name captains for 2017 season
Provo • Three weeks from Saturday, BYU seniors Tejan Koroma and Fred Warner, and juniors Tanner Mangum and Butch Pau’u, will walk to the middle of the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium for the coin toss...
View ArticleSchool trust administrator resigns under pressure from Utah Board of Education
The administrator of public education funding from school trust lands resigned Friday, Utah Board of Education Chairman Mark Huntsman said. Huntsman announced the resignation of Tim Donaldson, director...
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