Violinist-turned-novelist weaves musical background into his newest murder...
Gerald Elias doesn’t make a secret of his impatience with bureaucracy. In fact, the orchestra musician-turned-writer deeply explores that trait through his cranky fictional sleuth, 70-something violin...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Former President George W. Bush unloads on President Trump
Former President George W. Bush unloads on President Trump. Gary Ott passes away. Poll: Utahns want Mitt, not Hatch.Happy Friday. Former presidents are often hesitant to criticize their successors but...
View ArticleBomb-sniffing puppy trades in CIA status for family in new home
Washington • A puppy lost its love for sniffing out bombs and the CIA lost a recruit.Lulu gained a family.Just a few weeks into her training, the doe-eyed black Labrador with flappy ears just wasn't...
View ArticleFugitive felon nabbed in Midvale after long, wild chase
A fugitive wanted on numerous felony warrants was taken into custody in Midvale after leading police from multiple agencies on a prolonged, wild chase.In addition to burglary- and aggravated assault...
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Ask Ann Cannon: My in-laws revenge smoke when we visit for Christmas
Dear Ann Cannon • Every year, we visit my in-laws at Christmas; both are heavy smokers and when they visit us, my husband has banned them from smoking indoors because it stinks up the house for months...
View ArticleMan sentenced to life in prison for murder, sexual assault of Navajo Nation...
Albuquerque, N.M. • A man who pleaded guilty to the murder and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl on the largest American Indian reservation has been sentenced to life in prison.Tom Begaye was...
View ArticleA Cub Scout pressed a lawmaker about gun control. Then his den kicked him...
When Ames Mayfield's Cub Scout den met with a Colorado state senator last week, the 11-year-old came prepared with a long list of typed-up questions. He excitedly raised his hand to ask his first...
View ArticleUtah group battling Parkinson's disease with boxing
St. George • Daniel Dail's eyes are locked tight on the punching bag in front of him as sweat drips down his face. His stance is solid as he puts his boxing gloves up in preparation.As soon as he gets...
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Church unveils 16 new questions for prospective Mormon missionaries to ensure...
For years, Mormon bishops received only general guidelines about how to interview members who want to become full-time missionaries — so those discussions could vary greatly. Now, all will follow the...
View ArticleSalt Lake police on hunt for nude man who attacked elderly woman
Police were on the hunt for a naked man they say entered a northwest Salt Lake City home early Friday morning and attacked an elderly woman.SLCPD Detective Richard Chipping said the suspect, a 6-foot...
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Utah group say hypnosis helps expectant moms reduce pain, shorten labor
Ogden • In communities up and down the Wasatch Front, women are learning how to look at childbirth differently in hopes of experiencing more joy and less pain in the process.On a recent Tuesday night,...
View ArticleJazz Weekly Run: Alec Burks’ return, Rudy vs. Jokic, and Hayward’s horrific...
The NBA season is only a couple of days old, but there’s already so much to discuss.On the latest episode of the Weekly Run podcast, The Zone’s Angie Treasure fills in for Tony Jones (gastric...
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Utes offense will remain ‘wide open’ if Tyler Huntley plays Saturday
Tyler Huntley’s return to practice earlier this week and the image of him standing in front of a group of reporters and cameras in full pads, flashing a familiar grin, likely provided increased...
View ArticleKragthorpe: BYU vs. ECU is a fascinating matchup — for the wrong reasons
In August, I happily accepted traveling assignments to help cover three college football games this season: BYU vs. Mississippi State, Utah vs. Oregon and Utah vs. Washington.Those looked like three...
View ArticleStudy finds pollution is deadlier than war, disaster, hunger
New Delhi • Environmental pollution — from filthy air to contaminated water — is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world. More than smoking, hunger or natural disasters....
View ArticleJonathan Turley: How do you get rid of Trump? An election, not the 25th...
It appears that just as impeachment fever had started to break around the country, a 25th Amendment bug started going around.A few weeks ago, the University of Chicago’s Eric Posner argued that the...
View ArticleAs Utah history teaches, bad behavior by men toward women is, sadly, nothing new
This may seem trivial, considering all that’s come forward of late about sexual harassment of women. But I believe it brings up interesting points — namely, time, attitude and behavior.On June 12,...
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Holly Richardson: Struggling with Impostor Syndrome
“The exaggerated esteem in which my lifework is held makes me very ill at ease. I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindler.” — Albert EinsteinIn the late 1970’s, two American...
View ArticleIt’s now or never for BYU to turn around its dismal season
Greenville, N.C. • The intersectional matchup the beleaguered BYU Cougars are hoping is the start to a new season kicks off in an unfamiliar place on the East Coast nearly 2,000 miles from Provo on...
View ArticleNavajo case challenging Utah mail-in ballots heads to trial
U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish set a March 16 trial date on Thursday in the case challenging a 2014 switch to mail-in voting in San Juan County.The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission says mail-in...
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