Prep football: Skyridge gets two big stops to dump Viewmont, stay unbeaten
Bountiful • The Viewmont Vikings and Skyridge Falcons had their fans on the edge of their seats throughout Friday night’s battle of unbeatens.And that is exactly how Skyridge coach Jon Lehman wanted...
View ArticlePrep football: Wakley, Jordan outduel Leituala, Taylorsville to move to 3-1
Sandy • Compared to last season’s memorable 91-83 Jordan win at Taylorsville, the Beetdiggers’ 49-33 thrashing of the Warriors on Friday was a defensive struggle.Still, first-year Jordan coach Kaleo...
View ArticlePrep football: Schenck, Weber overpower Northridge 33-0
Layton • Weber opened a few eyes when it upset Roy in Week 2. After taking care of business against Northridge in a 33-0 road win Friday night, the Warriors won’t be sneaking up on anyone.“This feels...
View ArticlePrep football: South Summit overwhelms Beaver in second half to pull away
Kamas • Judging by the balloons, face paint and sea of green nearly overflowing the stadium, this was a game fans in Kamas had been waiting for.South Summit led by just a touchdown at half against...
View ArticlePrep football: Timpview holds off Provo's rally to hand Bulldogs first loss
Provo • Timpview punt returner Peyton Madsen was the catalyst in getting his team out to fast start and ultimately was a leader both on special teams and defensively.Madsen’s efforts helped the...
View ArticlePrep football: Pick-6 helps rally Kearns past Olympus
Holladay • Olympus sat in prime position to build upon its touchdown lead following a Kearns long snap on a punt that sailed over the head of Tre Sosi.Titans quarterback Harrison Creer dropped back and...
View ArticlePrep football: Week 4 scores
ThursdayWest Jordan 28, Hunter 8FridayRich 21, Monticello 6Clearfield 20, Davis 0Brighton 35, Granger 13Syracuse 30, Bountiful 7Desert Hills 28, Hurricane 3Woods Cross 43, Logan 0Dixie 13, Snow Canyon...
View ArticleNorthwest Shoshone want American Indian vs. Mormon ‘Sham Battles’ to stop,...
Representatives of the Northwest Band of the Shoshone Nation hope to end an annual Wellsville tradition in which residents paint themselves red and, whooping and hollering on horseback, pretend to raid...
View ArticleUtah Red Cross volunteers being deployed to Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma
Three days before Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, the American Red Cross of Utah deployed dozens of volunteers to prepare for the relief efforts.As Hurricane Irma approaches the Florida peninsula this...
View ArticleUtah and BYU students hope halftime prank will help heal national feud over...
A coalition of college students plans to use Utah’s football rivalry-turned-holy war and a time-honored tradition of campus pranks to make a joint political statement this Saturday.To bring attention...
View ArticleOrrin Hatch: Obamacare doesn’t deserve a bailout
Since the day Obamacare became law — having passed with only support from Democrats — Republicans have worked to repeal the partisan law and replace it with patient-centered reforms. While the effort...
View ArticleLetter: Removing statues is not rewriting history
Recent polls indicate that 60 percent of Americans do not think that Confederate statues should be taken down. In President Trump’s defense of the monuments, he poses the question, “Where does it...
View ArticleLetter: Religions should promote their teachings about helping others
This is a call out to all church leaders and to all church congregations everywhere. Let’s work together to bring the teachings of Jesus Christ, Abraham and Mohammed to our congregations and to...
View ArticleLetter: Bagley spreads discord
Who is responsible for editing Pat Bagley’s political cartoons?His recent offering (The Tribune, Sept. 3) is a classic example of the primary reason for the American media being accused of reporting...
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What a Utah National Guard crew experienced as they rescued people after...
Houston • They’d been to war zones and they’d trained for years. But members of the Utah National Guard’s air unit based in West Jordan had never seen anything like the mission in Houston.The men from...
View ArticleAnne Applebaum: The case for Trump-Russia collusion: We're getting very, very...
We now know the motives. In backing Donald Trump, Russia’s oligarchical class sought not only to disrupt U.S. politics but also to reverse sanctions, both those applied in the wake of Russia’s invasion...
View Article‘Water is rushing in’: Discovery of body ends Harvey mystery
With Harvey’s floodwaters rapidly flowing into the Houston hotel where she worked, Jill Renick reportedly made a frantic cellphone call to a fellow employee: “I’m in an elevator. The water is rushing...
View ArticleForecasters say Irma’s prime target is now Tampa, not Miami
Miami • With the window closing fast for anyone wanting to escape, Irma hurtled toward Florida with 125 mph winds Saturday on a new projected track that could put the Tampa area — not Miami — in the...
View ArticleUtah’s ‘ag-gag’ law — which banned secret filming at farms — is dead
Utah won’t appeal a decision striking down a law banning secret filming at farm and livestock facilities.The Utah Attorney General’s Office says in court documents they’re not planning to challenge the...
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Head-on crash kills drivers of both vehicles
A head-on car crash in Millcreek that killed two people Saturday morning closed the road for several hours.The crash, which occurred about 6:30 a.m., closed southbound 700 East at 4200 South, according...
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