Great Salt Lake, or Salt Lake airport: Utah prison's specific site still unknown • The state may move the prison to Salt Lake City, but that doesn't end the debate over where to put it.
Ron Yengich: For the first time, Utah's Lawyer of the Year is a 'blue-collar' defense attorney • During his 40-year career as a criminal defense attorney, Ronald Yengich has seemingly done it all.
Is southern Utah town being stifled by the feds — or by residents' refusal to roll with new industries? • Dave and Erin Treanor's new business venture in this remote Utah town came at the crossroads of timing and location. Transplants to Garfield County 11 years ago, they gravitated to Wide Hollow Reservoir to pursue their passion for paddling.
Utah GOP will continue fighting against Count My Vote compromise • The Utah Republican Party made a series of changes to the organization's constitution and bylaws Saturday, averting the possibility that nominees from the state's dominant political party would not be on the 2016 election ballot.
History teacher recalls search for identity of the VJ Day 'kissing sailor' • On Aug. 14, 1945, as a crowd of 2 million people gathered in and around Times Square in New York City to celebrate VJ Day, photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt took an iconic photo of a sailor kissing a woman dressed in white.
Challenger for Utah guv promises land action against feds: 'In order to negotiate you need to show a willingness to litigate' • Jonathan Johnson, the former president and CEO of Overstock.com, officially announced Saturday that he will challenge Gov. Gary Herbert for the 2016 Republican nomination for governor, dismissing Herbert as a manager who has kowtowed to the federal government, and telling state GOP delegates that he could offer a new vision.
'This is not In-N-Out Burger': Utah nurse opens patient-centered clinic for those without insurance • Steve Doubres tried in-patient detoxification for his alcoholism three times. Sobriety didn't last. But this weekend, he is trying, with the help of nurse practitioner Jody Stubler, to go cold turkey at home.
Other news:
Utah man charged with firing gun into sleeping baby's bedroom
Saratoga Springs police need help finding missing mother and son
Man, woman identified in fatal crash with UTA streetcar
Utah man's body recovered after fatal dive off Causey's 'King Kong' cliff
Utah officials lift San Juan River advisories for irrigation, ranching in mine spill
Utah jail worker charged with felony for allegedly having sex with inmate in kitchen
Salt Lake City leaders slash $150M parks and rec bond
Sports news:
Real Salt Lake: RSL falls to Portland 1-0 after Borchers heartbreaker in stoppage time
BYU football: Defense rules scrimmage after rough week
Monson: Roderick says Utah's offense will throw and attack more this time around
Utah football notes: Better late than never, Pasoni Tasini joins deep rotation at defensive tackle
USU Football: Aggies add depth to roster in any way possible
Lifestyle and entertainment news:
San Diego Comic-Con expands its lawsuit against Salt Lake Comic Con
Photos: Shania Twain's 'Rock This Country' tour hits Salt Lake City
Kirby: Snuggle with strangers? No thanks
Opinion and commentary:
Editorial: Is UTA boss throwing himself under the bus?
Op-ed: The poisoned Animas River is a wake-up call we must answer
Op-ed: Envision Utah's 'survey' was set up to justify industry's view
Rolly: Utah Democrats lose prison fight, just like 30 years ago
Editorial: Mayne's DABC reforms are long overdue
Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Shannon Steed poses for a portrait in the recently renovated Escalante Showhouse in Escalante Wednesday July 29, 2015.
Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Jinx the pig at the Wild West Retreat and Cowboy Cookout in Escalante Wednesday July 29, 2015.
Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune The closed Steed sawmill in Escalante Thursday July 30, 2015.
Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Part of the Wild West Retreat and Cowboy Cookout in Escalante Wednesday July 29, 2015.
Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune People's Exchange in Escalante Thursday July 30, 2015.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Holly Green (left) visits with Jody Stubler at the Hope Family Medical Center. Stubler is a nurse practitioner, that provides health care to low and moderate income people who lack insurance or have skimpy insurance plans. Thursday, August 13, 2015.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Holly Green (left) visits with Jody Stubler at the Hope Family Medical Center. Stubler is a nurse practitioner, that provides health care to low and moderate income people who lack insurance or have skimpy insurance plans. Thursday, August 13, 2015.
Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune "You will stop interrupting this body," said Enid Greene Mickelsen, trying to restore order at the Utah Republican Party's convention with those who wished to change the agenda. The Utah Republican Party held its annual convention, primarily to adopt changes to their constitution and bylaws to comply with the SB54 (Count My Vote) law for the 2016 election, Saturday, August 15, 2015.
Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Micailey Smith of Spanish Fork helps move campaign signs at the Utah GOP annual convention. The Utah Republican Party held its annual convention, primarily to adopt changes to their constitution and bylaws to comply with the SB54 (Count My Vote) law for the 2016 election, Saturday, August 15, 2015.
Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune "I was with Brigham Young when he entered the valley," quipped U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch in regards to his tenure in politics to a round of laughter. "Of course that's not true, because I was already in Congress." The Utah Republican Party held its annual convention, primarily to adopt changes to their constitution and bylaws to comply with the SB54 (Count My Vote) law for the 2016 election, Saturday, August 15, 2015.
Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah GOP delegate Dirk Burton sports his convention hat. Burton says he wears a new hat every day and owns more than 365. The Utah Republican Party held its annual convention, primarily to adopt changes to their constitution and bylaws to comply with the SB54 (Count My Vote) law for the 2016 election, Saturday, August 15, 2015.
Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah GOP delegate Ed Redd casts his vote for the offices of treasurer, secretary and vice-chair. The Utah Republican Party held its annual convention, primarily to adopt changes to their constitution and bylaws to comply with the SB54 (Count My Vote) law for the 2016 election, Saturday, August 15, 2015.
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