• Here’s how Derrick Favors came from inner city Atlanta to defy all odds as a Utah Jazz veteran

    ATLANTA — After the final buzzer sounded, even following a disappointing loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night, a group of family and friends waited for Derrick Favors in the stands of State Farm Arena.Once the general fans exited, the South Atlanta High School graduate was able to put the Utah Jazz's 117-114 loss behind him as he reconnected with a wide-ranging age folks from his hometown before the team flight departed to Chicago to wrap up the four-game road trip.Against Atlanta,
  • Jennifer Rubin: What Barr’s letter about Mueller report says and doesn’t say

    Attorney General William Barr released his letter setting forth the principal conclusions relating to the Russia probe conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller.Let's first be clear about what the letter does not say.It does not say whether Mueller found a preponderance of evidence of crimes. (The criminal standard, beyond a reasonable doubt, is much higher.)It does not say whether Mueller found that President Donald Trump lied to the American people.It does not say Mueller exonerated the pres
  • Philip Bump: Barr’s letter about Mueller probe elicits more questions than it answers

    Attorney General William Barr’s letter to Congress summarizing the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s work was pointed in trying to answer the big-picture questions that have surrounded Mueller’s well-protected investigation.Did President Donald Trump or his 2016 campaign coordinate/collude/conspire with Russians seeking to influence the election? "The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian governme
  • ‘A great day for America:’ Utah leaders responds to the Mueller report findings

    Utah’s senators and congressman on Sunday reacted positively to a summary of Robert Mueller’s report on the 2016 election, released by the attorney general.Rep. Chris Stewart on Twitter called the determination of no collusion a “great day for America.” Stewart has long said that there was no evidence to support accusations that the president colluded with the Russian campaign to meddle in the U.S. election.BREAKING NEWS: No American conspired with Russia to alter our ele
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  • Mueller finds that Trump didn’t collude with Russia, A.G. says, but makes no call on obstruction of justice

    Washington • Special counsel Robert Mueller III did not find that Donald Trump’s campaign or any of his associates conspired with Russia in its efforts to interfere in the 2016 election, according to a summary of Mueller’s findings sent to lawmakers Sunday.“The Special Counsel’s investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election,” th
  • [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz are 25-10 in the second half of the NBA season; is this team as good as last year’s?

    The Jazz are now 25-10 in their last 35 games. That’s not quite as scintillating as last season’s 29-6 run to finish the season, but it’s not too far away.
  • Jazz are 25-10 in the second half of the NBA season; is this team as good as last year’s?

    The Jazz are now 25-10 in their last 35 games. That’s not quite as scintillating as last season’s 29-6 run to finish the season, but it’s not too far away.But when you ask this Jazz team, players and coaches about whether or not they feel this season compares to last year’s, they cringe at the question. Whether it’s the NBA experience many of them have, or because of an early-season stretch where the team felt they had earned a bit more than they had and played with
  • [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Encore: Donovan Mitchell Dunk Kicks and Neto’s rare pupper

    Looking back at the Utah Jazz’s 23rd week of the NBA season.
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  • ‘Stop pretending we don’t see color’: Four Utah playwrights of color tell their stories

    Iris Salazar found inspiration for her play on Facebook, in the shock she felt when she saw a friend had posed with Vice President Mike Pence for a photo. Olivia Custodio’s play draws on how she was treated by a roomful of men at a car rental agency.Bijan Hosseini’s play reflects the broader world view he grew up with, with his father from Iran and his mother from Okinawa, Japan. Darryl Stamp’s play was influenced by his background in stand-up comedy.All four writers are Utahns
  • 'I know how to lead our city’: Salt Lake City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall announces her bid to run for mayor

    Salt Lake City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall announced Sunday that she plans to run for mayor, becoming the ninth candidate in an increasingly crowded field.Mendenhall enters the race with six years of council experience serving the city’s Ballpark, Central City, Central 9th, East Liberty Park, Liberty Wells and Wasatch Hollow communities. She has a background in the nonprofit sector, working previously with the clean-air advocacy group Breathe Utah as its policy director and interim execut
  • Parkland student dies in ‘apparent suicide,’ police say. It’s the second death to rock the school in a week.

    A student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School died in an “apparent suicide” on Saturday night, Coral Springs, Fla., police said, just a week after a 19-year-old survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at the school took her own life.The student's name and age were not released, and Officer Tyler Reik told The Washington Post that the death is under investigation. Reik could not confirm the student's gender or age and did not provide the cause of death.A week ago, the Parkland, Fla.,
  • Utah’s rebuilding offensive line will be staffed by ‘very capable guys,’ Nick Ford promises

    Nick Ford can do the math. He knows that if Utah's offensive line lost three starters and has three starters returning, that adds up to one too many linemen.Even so, the sophomore thinks of himself as a starter, then and now. And he has no doubt the Utes will field a strong offensive line in 2019, even with co-captain Lo Falemaka and All-Pac-12 players Jackson Barton and Jordan Agasiva having graduated.Partly due to Falemaka’s injury in October, Ford started six games at left guard last se
  • [NBA] - For champion figure skater Nathan Chen, the Utah Jazz are a connection with home

    Nathan Chen keeps busy. The Salt Lake native is finishing up his freshman year at Yale. He is traveling the world, constantly training. Oh, and this weekend he dominated the field to defend his world
  • Dixie State University football player dies

    Dixie State University on Saturday mourned the sudden death of student and redshirt football player Abraham Reinhardt.According to FOX 13, Reinhardt died Friday evening at Dixie Regional Medical Center. He was 23.“We are all incredibly saddened and shocked by Abraham’s passing. Our hearts are broken,” DSU athletic director Jason Boothe said in a statement. “He always represented Dixie State University and our football program exceptionally well, but more importantly, he w
  • How a Utah coach responded after two boys on his lacrosse team died by suicide

    Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide and recovery from depression. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24-hour support at 1-800-273-8255.Brigham City • With the dinner rush over, Juan Gaytan slid into an empty booth at the little pizzeria off Main Street and, while he waited, started drawing lacrosse plays on the plastic tabletop with his fingers. An O charged past a defending X, and in the coach’s imaginat
  • Navajo Nation company ends bid to buy power plant, mine

    FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2011, file photo, smoke rises from the stacks of the main plant facility at the Navajo Generating Station, as seen from Lake Powell in Page, Ariz. The Navajo Nation company has ended its pursuit of a coal-fired power plant on the reservation and the mine that feeds it. The decision Friday, March 22, 2019 means the Navajo Generating Station and the Kayenta Mine will close this year, ending decades of operation in northeastern Arizona. The bid by the Navajo Transitional En
  • ‘Tell the truth’ — Utah playwrights of color hold up provocative mirrors to modern-day America

    Iris Salazar found inspiration for her play on Facebook, in the shock she felt when she saw a friend had posed with Vice President Mike Pence for a photo. Olivia Custodio’s play draws on how she was treated by a roomful of men at a car rental agency.Bijan Hosseini’s play reflects the broader world view he grew up with, with his father from Iran and his mother from Okinawa, Japan. Darryl Stamp’s play was influenced by his background in stand-up comedy.All four writers are Utahns
  • What’s one big reason Utah is seeing more libel lawsuits? The #MeToo movement.

    Editor’s note: This is part of a two-part package. Read about how a #MeToo related libel lawsuit his torn apart Utah’s small acroyoga community here.The number of defamation lawsuits filed in Utah is on the rise — doubling in the last year.A review of these cases shows that almost all have one thing in common: The speech that someone claims is salacious, untrue or harmful was posted on social media.Whether it was a one-star review for a bed-and-breakfast posted online by a scor
  • How a #MeToo Facebook post sparked a defamation lawsuit — and tore this Utah acroyoga community apart

    Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part package. Read about how the #MeToo movement has led to a rise in libel lawsuits here.She felt she had been hiding a secret for far too long.And then an impromptu social movement started, where women across the country typed the same two words — Me Too — and shared their stories of being sexually assaulted or harassed.On Oct. 20, 2017, Ashlee Conlin wrote on her Facebook page that she had shared her own story with several people as t
  • Commentary: Efforts to address suicide in Utah are gaining momentum

    Springtime is now upon us. The bluer skies, brighter sun and singing birds offer a welcome relief from the long winter. But the joy of spring doesn't touch everybody. In fact, suicide rates in the U.S. are highest this time of year.In recent months, suicide has received increasing attention in Utah. Higher education and K-12 officials are placing new emphasis on mental health. A recent report from the Utah Foundation, “Getting to Tomorrow: Addressing Suicide in Utah and the Mountain States
  • [Clutchpoints] - Donovan Mitchell reacts to Trae Young’s game-winner with ‘ROY’

    Utah Jazz sophomore star Donovan Mitchell has publicly vouched for Atlanta Hawks rookie sensation Trae Young as this year’s Rookie of the Year. After Young dropped a game-winning floater to break the spirits of the Philadelphia 76ers, Mitchell...
  • Scott D. Pierce: Trump’s attacks on ‘SNL’ are based on a doctrine that doesn’t exist

    There’s been a lot of hyperbole and hyperventilating about President Donald Trump’s most recent attacks on “Saturday Night Live,” but I’ll try to approach the subject dispassionately.He’s an idiot who doesn’t have the slightest clue about the Constitution, the law or how this country works.Whoops … sorry. My bad. I tried to remain calm. But it’s hard to be dispassionate when the president of the United States spouts off like he’s the t
  • Kirby: Is that a message from God or the devil? Hey, revelations can be as different as night and day.

    Despite efforts to stereotype Latter-day Saints, they come in wide varieties. I’m just one particular version. In fact, I might be the only one of my kind.Nothing drives this home more than comparing myself to other Latter-day Saints who go on about whatever special relationship they have with God.Most notably is how they identify spiritual promptings and confirmations apart from the natural process of day or night dreaming. Or evil thinking.Case in point is the recent statement by the wif
  • Commentary: Herbert is sacrificing my generation’s future

    On March 15, I joined the strike for climate action with 500 young people from across the Salt Lake Valley. Rather than going to class, we gathered on the steps of the Utah Capitol. As we shared our thoughts about the climate crisis, fear for our futures echoed from story to story.For many teenagers, this was their first protest. One student said they skipped school because the opportunity to demand our politicians act on the climate crisis was too important to miss. I joined the strike to show
  • Letter: The one who shoots first

    The trouble with stand your ground laws is that if two individuals with guns have a disagreement, and both feel threatened ("He had a gun!"), the one who shoots first is innocent and the other one is — dead.David Hurley, MurraySubmit a letter to the editor
  • Letter: Sen. Mitt Romney is wrong about cannabis research

    About a month ago, Sen. Mitt Romney said, “There’s never really been a study on what is the actual benefit of taking a cannabis-related product.”That’s not true. You can go to the publicly funded search engine, Pubmed, search for “cannabis” and find plenty of research already done.Chris Paul, MidvaleSubmit a letter to the editor
  • Letter: Republicans do nothing to defend John McCain

    Enough! The “occupant” of the White House continues to attack an American war hero, Sen. John McCain, a decent man, deceased since Aug. 25, 2018. The occupant’s followers are in step, harassing his grieving family. How low can you get? Most Republicans do nothing to reign this lowlife in.McCain was cruelly tortured while a captive in the “Hanoi Hilton.” Given a chance for freedom, he declined to leave his comrades. His serious injuries caused him pain for the rest o
  • Letter: No more ski trips to Utah

    My wife and I have enjoyed annual ski trips to Salt Lake City and the Canyons since 1984. In particular we have appreciated the ability to dine at one of your increasingly fine brewpubs and then drive back to our hotel.Because of your new 0.05 driving law, we can no longer do that.Evidence suggests that this will have no effect on safety. But it will have an effect on your tourist industry.This month we skied at home in California. Next year we plan to go to Colorado.Ian Walton, Santa Cruz, Cali
  • Letter: For a few pieces of EnergySolutions silver

    For a few pieces of silver, the Utah State Legislature has betrayed the people of Utah and our future. Gov. Gary Herbert, by washing his hands of the whole situation, has allowed it to happen.Congratulations, EnergySolutions, you may do as you please. Don’t forget this when it comes time to vote.Joan Lewis, SandySubmit a letter to the editor
  • Letter: Don’t ignore the pharmacist

    The future of health care incorporates a triad of care — the patient, the provider and the pharmacist. All too often, someone is left out of that triad.A frequent concern is when a pharmacist calls to question a provider regarding a prescription and receives no return communication. This causes a delay in patient care and a clear rift between providers and pharmacists.When choosing a provider, ask that provider how important a pharmacist is in their view. Ask your provider if the pharmacis
  • Johnny Townsend: Mormons know how to adjust to things like climate change

    We all know the stressful changes required to mitigate climate crisis. We understand the necessity of giving up oil and coal and natural gas. We know we must drastically cut meat consumption, divert tax money from the military budget into developing an entirely new infrastructure that can support renewable energy.Adapting to such massive changes seems too awful to contemplate. So we simply pretend it isn’t necessary and go about our lives as usual.What happens when a diabetic decides that
  • ‘Jane the Virgin’ isn’t just a telenovela heroine, she’s an inspiration

    “Jane the Virgin” not only got pregnant without having sex, she did something equally groundbreaking: The character has helped to represent Hispanics and inspire a generation of girls and young womenIn the run-up to the premiere back in 2014, there was a lot of talk about how “Jane the Virgin” would be a pioneer. There had never been a successful, hourlong show focused on Hispanic actors and characters on an English-language, American broadcast network.Star Gina Rodriguez
  • Commentary: Cheating for your child cheats your child of what they might become

    I raised two children without benefit of a partner, or benefit of much income. Park City School District K-12. This alone was a leg-up. Plus we’re extremely white, so the math is ever in our favor.Still, my daughter’s dream of UCLA was daunting. Pre-dawn labs. Lunch breaks spent in class. Stolen studies working in a T-shirt shop until 11 p.m. No time for much extra-curricular anything. Still, there was an occasional Pirate Party, in sync with the occasional brush with the law. We did
  • Ask Ann Cannon: Our son may not be the good person we think he is

    Dear Ann Cannon • I received a desperate call from my daughter-in-law, explaining that my good-hearted, good-father stepson (whom I’ve raised since he was 8) is not so good. They hide their issues from the extended family, but in private he denigrates her, refuses to help with five kids, and demands sex continuously as some kind of “payment” for what he provides the family. Although the decision that she be a stay-at-home mom was mutual, he constantly derides her for not p
  • Ashton: The reason I was winking at everyone in the bar is not what you think

    Spring.It’s that time of year when everything seems to be in transition, from the weather to the foliage, to the garden, to the teenagers, to longer days, to… everything.It’s the time of year when I wake up not knowing whether to dress my youngest son as the abominable snowman or Richard Simmons doing a Beach Day Special.Perennial bulbs don’t know whether to stay hidden or peek above the surface, for fear that they will only end up frozen hours later. I admit, this time
  • A historic first for Salt Lake Acting Company: Women will direct all 6 shows in its 2019-20 season

    It didn’t exactly happen on purpose, but Salt Lake Acting Company is doing something in its 2019-2020 season it hasn’t done in its 47-year history: having women direct all the plays in a season.“When I read a play, I think, ‘This would be good for [this director], or for [that director],” said Cynthia Fleming, SLAC’s artistic director. “This time, [the slate] kind of lended itself to all female directors.”Throughout the theater industry, Fleming sa
  • Letter: The government ignores our health and safety

    What is it about the legislative and executive branches of the Utah state government that they cannot seem to make the health and safety of its citizens a priority?Requiring safety inspections for cars was dissolved, and now we have an ever-increasing amount of cars with failed brake lights and headlights. This presents a danger, not just to the owner of the vehicle, but to the drivers in cars around them.Ineffective paint is used to mark lanes on roads and highways so that when there is the sli
  • Commentary: What really counts when selecting a college

    Last week, 50 members of America’s upper crust were charged with a variety of federal crimes tied to gaining access to top schools such as Yale and Stanford. We were reminded that the college selection process is one of many systems in our country tilted in favor of the wealthy and, in some cases, a process subject to gross abuse.This development saddens me, though I am not surprised. Starting with the 1983 publication of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Col
  • Commentary: Utah can learn from the successful school turnarounds

    According to Dr. Eric Hanushek, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, “Improved education is the key to the future for the U.S., as our economy depends on having a highly skilled workforce.”Utah has historically enjoyed a robust economy and is rapidly developing into a tech hub for the nation. However, if we are going to keep the promise of economic opportunity for future generations of Utahns, we have some work to do.Former Utah Senate President Wayne Nie
  • 'Tell the truth’ — Utah playwrights of color hold up provocative mirrors to modern-day America

    Iris Salazar found inspiration for her play on Facebook, in the shock she felt when she saw a friend had posed with Vice President Mike Pence for a photo. Olivia Custodio’s play draws on how she was treated by a roomful of men at a car rental agency.Bijan Hosseini’s play reflects the broader world view he grew up with, with his father from Iran and his mother from Okinawa, Japan. Darryl Stamp’s play was influenced by his background in stand-up comedy.All four writers are Utahns
  • Commentary: Utah lawmakers should return to ban conversion therapy for minors

    The swift rise and even swifter fall in the Utah Legislature of House Bill 399, Prohibition of the Practice of Conversion Therapy, had a lifespan that was nothing if not a whirlwind, and its ultimate demise will have dangerous and deadly ramifications for Utah’s LGBTQ and questioning youth for at least the year to come.The bill had a highly encouraging debut in the Legislature, one full of hope, optimism and promise. An extensive coalition made up of health care associations, education ass
  • This northern Utah town grieved after two suicides on the high school lacrosse team. The coach decided something had to change.

    Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide and recovery from depression. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24-hour support at 1-800-273-8255.Brigham City • With the dinner rush over, Juan Gaytan slid into an empty booth at the little pizzeria off Main Street and, while he waited, started drawing lacrosse plays on the plastic tabletop with his fingers. An O charged past a defending X, and in the coach’s imaginat
  • Leonard Pitts: A fire at my house

    “...t’was grace that brought me safe this far” — from “Amazing Grace”I've always had this thing about fire.Maybe it came from that night as a boy when I saw flames towering out of a neighbor's house. Maybe it was something else.All I know is, I've always had it. It's why I'm punctual about changing smoke alarm batteries, why I have fire extinguishers all over the house, why every bedroom has one of those escape ladders you unfold out of a box and clip to the
  • Stuart C. Reid: Generation Z may return to tradition and religion

    Early indications are that many of the rising generation — Generation Z — are reacting to some of their Generation X and millennial parents’ seemingly unmoored lives by anchoring themselves back to traditional family and organized religion.Undeniably, the ubiquitous baby boomer generation defiantly reordered American society through their self-willed revolutions over sex, drugs, divorce, abortion, race and feminism, among others. While a couple of these revolutions perhaps were
  • [Deseret Morning News] - Buddy Hield sets franchise season record for 3s, Kings beat Suns as Jimmer Fredette goes 0 for 1 in Suns debut

    Buddy Hield wasn't even supposed to be in Sacramento's lineup at the beginning of the season. Now he's one of the top 3-point shooters in the NBA, with a spot in the Kings' record book, as well.
  • Buddy Hield sets franchise season record for 3s, Kings beat Suns as Jimmer Fredette goes 0 for 1 in Suns debut

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Buddy Hield wasn't even supposed to be in Sacramento's lineup at the beginning of the season. Now he's one of the top 3-point shooters in the NBA, with a spot in the Kings' record book, as well.Hield had 25 points and set the franchise season record for 3-pointers, and Sacramento beat the Phoenix Suns 112-103 on Saturday night.Hield made 7 of 14 from beyond the arc, giving him 245 3-pointers this season. That surpassed the mark of 240 set by Peja Stojakovic in 200
  • Attorney general preparing conclusions from Mueller report, but official says findings won’t be shared until at least Sunday

    Washington • Attorney General William Barr plans to spend the weekend reviewing special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation into possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump and Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, a senior Justice Department official said Saturday, indicating it would be at least another day until the probe’s findings would be shared with Congress.While the White House, Congress and the country awaited word of the find
  • The Triple Team: Trying to find beauty in the Jazz blowout of yet another bad team, this time the Bulls

    Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 114-83 win over the Chicago Bulls from Salt Lake Tribune beat writer Andy Larsen.1. Beating bad teams by a lotHere’s a fun fact: when the Jazz win, they have largest average winning margin of any team in the NBA. They win their wins by an average of 15.7 points per game (!), bigger than the best teams in the NBA. Milwaukee is No. 2 with a 15.0 margin of victory average, and Golden State averages 14.0 points.Why?You’d like to say that the bigges
  • Short-handed Real Salt Lake loses 2-1 to LAFC off stoppage-time goal

    With Real Salt Lake playing short-handed, and Los Angeles Football Club predicting a blowout win before the game, Saturday night at Banc of California Stadium proved to be a battle of wills.Seven yellow cards and a red card were handed out between the two teams. LAFC attacked with reckless abandon. RSL sent an extra man to the back line on defense.In the end, LAFC’s will prevailed as it downed RSL 2-1. Real fell to 1-2-1 on the season, while LAFC improved to 3-0-1.“It was a good figh
  • Columbine families gather to tell stories nearly 20 years later

    In this Saturday, March 23, 2019 photo, Rick Townsend reflects about the upcoming 20th anniversary of the mass shooting at Columbine High School in suburban Denver. Townsend's daughter, Lauren, was killed in the April 20, 1999, attack. Several survivors and family members of the victims gathered at the school's library to speak to the media Saturday. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) (Thomas Peipert/)
    In this Saturday, March 23, 2019 photo, former student Craig Scott reflects about the upcoming 20th an

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