Taylor Swift announces new album
New York • Yes, Taylor Swift fans, Wednesday was a lucky one for you.The pop star who whipped her army of Swifties into a frenzy with video snippets of slithery snake parts on social media posted the...
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'A place of peace': Eric Young Jr. honors his baby boy, while helping the...
Eric Young Jr. touched home plate with three fingers extended, pointing to the sky.Young’s gesture that followed a go-ahead home run in his third game with the Los Angeles Angels after being recalled...
View ArticleAmateurs can brew like the pros with this new beer making kit made in Utah
Talisman Brewing, a craft brewery in Ogden, and a Utah brew supplier have put together a special kit for home brewers to test their skills against the professionals.The premade kit includes the recipe...
View ArticleSue Grafton's alphabet series appears to be near its end
“Y is for Yesterday” is Sue Grafton’s projected penultimate novel in her alphabet series about intrepid California private investigator Kinsey Millhone. And if the series does end with “Z” — and...
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George Pyle: Eclipse leads to sighting of a (media) star
I should have bought that book.Because if I had bought ”Astrophysics for People in a Hurry,” rather than just read the first chapter while drinking coffee at Powell’s City of Books a couple of days...
View ArticleChris Stewart says he’ll seek Senate seat if Orrin Hatch doesn’t run for...
Utah Rep. Chris Stewart “absolutely” hopes his colleague and mentor Sen. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history, runs for re-election in 2018.But if he doesn’t, Stewart said he...
View ArticleState treasurer warns Utahns not to fall for unclaimed property scam
A fake website is inviting Utahns to enter their names to search for unclaimed property they might be entitled to and then trying to scam them into paying a monthly fee.“The scam website...
View ArticleBYU AD Tom Holmoe tells crowd that Francis Bernard hasn’t decided yet on...
Provo • Brigham Young University athletic director Tom Holmoe said Wednesday that troubled linebacker Francis Bernard has yet to make a decision regarding his future college football plans.“He is still...
View ArticleFBI finds no criminal activity by Ephraim police chief
The FBI announced Wednesday it has closed its review of allegations against Ephraim police Chief Ron Rasmussen and will not file federal criminal charges.About a month ago, the FBI confirmed it was...
View ArticleSalt Lake City Stars officially name Martin Schiller head coach
Two months ago, reports surfaced that the Salt Lake City Stars would be getting a new head coach.On Wednesday morning, the Stars finally officially announced Martin Schiller will be leading the...
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Teens accused of shooting sleeping Ogden woman appear in adult court
Two 16-year-old boys charged with fatally shooting a sleeping Ogden woman made initial appearances in adult court on Wednesday.Daniel G. Garcia and Tre’von Jordan Zamora, both of Ogden, are charged...
View ArticleUtah woman returns to homeless shelter after placement in roach-infested...
Homeless, Alexis Batton just wanted a place to live where she could safely raise her 3-year-old and a baby expected early next year. But when The Road Home placed her at Holladay Hills Apartments...
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Judge: Lyle Jeffs jury will be told there is no rule against food donations,...
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled on the most contentious issue in the upcoming food-stamp fraud trial of former polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs — what the law says. Judge Ted Stewart, in a written...
View ArticleUtah woman charged with poisoning her husband with eyedrops
Police and prosecutors say a Davis County woman sickened her husband by poisoning him with eyedrops. The 33-year-old woman was charged earlier this month in 2nd District Court with a class A...
View ArticlePatience pays off for Bingham's Brayden Cosper, a BYU commit
South Jordan • Brayden Cosper seemingly had a ton of advantages for a high school junior wanting to go on to play collegiately.The 6-foot-3, 200-pound wide receiver had size, good hands, jumping...
View ArticleGun-rights activists up in arms about concealed carry fee hike
The National Rifle Association issued a call for action to Utah gun owners on Wednesday asking them to voice their opposition to an increase in fees for first-time concealed weapons permit holders.The...
View ArticleInvestor testifies Utah real estate guru Koerber promised him 3% a month return
Dale Clark really wanted out of his engineering job in 2005 and he was looking for a way to earn the income that would allow him to quit.He received a flyer touting a seminar about a revolutionary new...
View ArticleBYU football notes: Offense will hold nothing back against FCS foe, Ty Detmer...
Provo • There’s not a more congenial member of the BYU football coaching staff than offensive coordinator Ty Detmer, but even the former Heisman Trophy winner showed a tinge of frustration on Wednesday...
View ArticleIt could take 2 years for Operation Rio Grande to truly eliminate crime — and...
House Speaker Greg Hughes, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and Public Safety Commissioner Keith Squires updated lawmakers Wednesday about Operation Rio Grande — and ballyhooed successes so far — in an effort to...
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Margaret Sullivan: Trump’s vicious attack on the media shows one thing...
As with so much about President Donald Trump, his Phoenix rally on Tuesday night was two contradictory things: both shocking and completely predictable.Shocking because it was the most sustained attack...
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