http:///www.sltrib.com/ Stories from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56344268-90/lee-mcmillan-federal-bought.html.csp <p>Washington • Sen. Mike Lee sold his home in a short sale two years ago to a friend and then rented a home nearby from the same man, a neighbor, federal contractor and campaign donor.</p> <p> Lee was forced to forfeit his down payment and sell his sprawling million-dollar Alpine home — at a big loss to his mortgage bank, J.P. Morgan Chase — in 2011 after he was elected to the Senate and couldn’t afford the payments.</p> <p class="TEXT_w_Indent... 56344268@www.sltrib.com Wed, 22 May 2013 06:59:08 MDT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/56346472-223/band-butte-garden-red.html.csp <p>“It feels like the beginning of summer,” singer Ezra Koenig told the crowd Tuesday at the sold-out Red Butte Garden before launching into the third song of Vampire Weekend’s headlining 20-song, 90-minute set.</p> <p>And it did feel like summer, with Vampire Weekend opening what will be the largest concert series the University of Utah’s botanical garden has ever hosted, with 27 concerts left between now and mid-September. The evening turned chilly o... 56346472@www.sltrib.com Wed, 22 May 2013 05:58:32 MDT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56337597-90/airports-amendment-bill-biometric.html.csp <p>Washington • The federal government would start collecting fingerprints from foreigners at the nation’s busiest airports under a plan sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch.</p> <p> The Senate Judiciary Committee accepted the Utah Republican’s amendment to a broad immigration reform bill Monday, saying it is a financially feasible step toward a universal biometric security system at all land, air and sea ports.</p> <p>“It is a go... 56337597@www.sltrib.com Mon, 20 May 2013 20:01:39 MDT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56344838-78/powell-graves-susan-josh.html.csp <p>Within weeks of Susan Powell’s disappearance, West Valley City police got help in their investigation from the missing woman’s sister-in-law, who secretly recorded the focus of their probe.</p> <p> According to documents, Jennifer Graves questioned Josh Powell, her brother, about what he did the night his wife was last seen and asked, “Where did you put her?”</p> <p>She also confronted their father, Steven Powell, that s... 56344838@www.sltrib.com Tue, 21 May 2013 22:11:42 MDT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56343271-78/sex-gay-couples-lake.html.csp <p>Salt Lake City has a higher percentage of same-sex couples raising children than any other metro area in the country, according to a new report.</p> <p> Though the city doesn’t have the country’s largest gay and lesbian community, Utah’s capital city and its suburbs boast the highest rate — 26 percent — of same-sex couples sharing parenthood, according to an analysis of census data by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law.</p> <p c... 56343271@www.sltrib.com Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:20 MDT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/56345451-87/jazz-draft-pick-lottery.html.csp <p>Odds were defied at the top of Tuesday’s draft lottery, but not by the Utah Jazz.</p> <p> While the Cleveland Cavaliers climbed two spots to pick No. 1 overall in June’s draft, the Jazz remained slotted at No. 14, the final pick in the lottery.</p> <p>“It certainly gives us clarity,” Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey said. “We had done all of our work up to this point with 14 in mind, and that if we moved up we’re play... 56345451@www.sltrib.com Wed, 22 May 2013 06:57:58 MDT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/56338860-223/kids-car-guy-kirby.html.csp <p class="TEXT_w_Drop_Cap_C">I have to stop taking my grandkids out in public until they’re socially trained. They are far more honest than is good for them — or me.</p> <p> A few days ago, my family was heading to downtown Salt Lake City on TRAX. The car was crowded and seating was limited.</p> <p>At a stop, a rough-looking guy got on and stood next to my daughter and her 6-year-old son. He had a large number of gaps in his dental work. He looked down... 56338860@www.sltrib.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:09:27 MDT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56343305-78/powell-michael-josh-susan.html.csp <p>Tacoma, Wash. • Of the Powell men, Michael Powell was the one people liked, and often trusted. </p> <p> Steve Powell wrote of missing his son Michael while he was gone. Josh Powell relied on Michael, his brother, to help him move and later to watch his children. </p> <p>Susan Powell’s father, Chuck Cox, wrote West Valley City police worrying his missing daughter was held prisoner by Steve Powell. But Cox specified that M... 56343305@www.sltrib.com Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/56328237-223/cocktail-ice-lemon-summer.html.csp <p>The art of the summer cocktail is something I take seriously.</p> <p>Because several years ago I realized what surely is obvious to most people... but I can be a bit slow. Summer is better with a signature cocktail. Not a fancy dinner cocktail. Not a party cocktail. And certainly nothing that anyone who goes by the title “mixologist” ever would deign to make.</p> <p>I’m talking about an everyday cocktail, something that can be ... 56328237@www.sltrib.com Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56328430-78/sugar-streetcar-east-1100.html.csp <p>Was the Sugar House Streetcar alignment along 1100 East a fait accompli or the result of research and discourse?</p> <p>The Salt Lake City Council’s split 4-3 vote in favor of routing Phase II of the streetcar north along 1100 East from 2100 South to 1700 South appears to be years away from becoming reality. But the May 7 decision continues to reverberate in Sugar House and City Hall.</p> <p>A postmortem reveals the depth of a ... 56328430@www.sltrib.com Wed, 22 May 2013 07:13:08 MDT