• Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox says big-money PAC is under investigation. Gov. Herbert decries ‘unethical conduct’ of group founded by his former campaign manager.

    Gov. Gary Herbert’s office on Wednesday criticized the “unethical conduct” of a political action committee created by his former campaign manager, Joe Demma, after a Salt Lake Tribune report on critics calling the group a scam.Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, who is in charge of enforcing the state’s election laws, went even further. He said actions by the Americans for an Informed Electorate PAC may be illegal, adding that he asked law enforcement officials 18 months ago to investi
  • Former Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis returns to Utah with his U.S. Under-23 team. He still has fond memories of RSL’s title season

    Herriman • During Tuesday’s U.S. Open Cup game between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Football Club at Rio Tinto Stadium — a game RSL lost badly — a couple of familiar faces sat in the crowd. Faces that bring good memories to fans in Salt Lake City. Faces that represent an era in which RSL was a perennial playoff team, a force to be reckoned with, a constant championship contender.Jason Kreis and Jeff Cassar — both of whom have been head coaches of RSL — watche
  • 6 suspects, including gunman, arrested in David Ortiz shooting

    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic • Six suspects, including the alleged gunman, have been detained in the shooting of former Red Sox star David Ortiz, the Dominican Republic’s chief prosecutor said Wednesday.A seventh suspect was also being pursued in the shooting, which witnesses said was carried out by two men on a motorcycle and two other groups of people in cars, the Dominican Republic's chief prosecutor, Jean Alain Rodríguez, told a news conference.Authorities gave the nam
  • Former Trump aide Hope Hicks agrees to Judiciary interview

    Washington • Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks has agreed to a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee, the panel announced Wednesday.The panel subpoenaed Hicks last month as part of its investigation into special counsel Robert Mueller's report and obstruction of justice. The interview will be held June 19 and a transcript will be released.The appearance is a breakthrough for the panel, which has been holding hearings with experts as Trump has broadly o
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  • ‘Mormon Land’: LDS scholar Melissa Inouye on building a truly global religion and addressing gender issues in church culture

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has more than 16.3 million members worldwide, but it still is seen by many as an American, even Utah, religion.How does the faith become truly global and allow cultural differences in its congregations and worship while still maintaining unity?Latter-day Saint scholar Melissa Inouye not only thinks and writes a lot about that challenge, she has lived it as well.A teacher of Asian studies at the University of Auckland, Inouye has lived in Taiwan, Ch
  • Warriors forward Kevin Durant undergoes surgery for ruptured Achilles

    Oakland, Calif. • Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant says on social media he underwent surgery for a ruptured right Achilles tendon.Durant revealed the severity of his injury Wednesday, two days after getting hurt during Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto in his return after being sidelined for a month with a right calf strain.Durant wrote on Instagram: "I wanted to update you all: I did rupture my Achilles. Surgery was today and it was a success, EASY MONEY."The Warriors hadn't provi
  • Bagley Cartoon: Cartoonists Not Wanted

    This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, June 13, 2019. You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below:<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/06/07/bagley-cartoon-finally/" target=_blank><u>Finally, Some Good News</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/06/06/bagley-cartoon-hot-take/"><u>Hot Take</u></a><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2019/06/05/bagley-car
  • Convicted real estate fraudster Rick Koerber has been threatened in jail, and now his attorneys want another delay

    To prepare for an evidence hearing next week, a federal judge has allowed convicted real estate fraudster Rick Koerber to spend hours on the phone with his attorneys from behind bars.But this special privilege has apparently backfired. Koerber’s phone use has made him a target at the Weber County jail, his attorneys recently wrote in court papers, and they’ve been unable to have meaningful time to prepare.They're asking for the hearing to be delayed — the latest request for mor
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  • ‘Trib Talk’: Will Utah be ready for the census?

    The United States will conduct its once-every-decade census next year, generating critical data that affects government funding, electoral representation and planning for population growth and demographic trends.But while it’s crucial that each and every Utahn be counted, many areas of the state present challenges to a full and accurate census. And state lawmakers decided earlier this year to make no investment toward helping the count — a decision now characterized as a mistake by R
  • ‘Mormon Land’: LDS scholar Melissa Inouye on building a truly global religion and removing ‘sexist’ practices in the faith

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has more than 16.3 million members worldwide, but it still is seen by many as an American, even Utah, religion.How does the faith become truly global and allow cultural differences in its congregations and worship while still maintaining unity?Latter-day Saint scholar Melissa Inouye not only thinks and writes a lot about that challenge, she has lived it as well.A teacher of Asian studies at the University of Auckland, Inouye has lived in Taiwan, Ch
  • Commentary: How the Central Park Five expose the fundamental injustice in our legal system

    In the United States, we do not have a justice system — we have a legal system.That system has been designed to follow the letter of the law, not the spirit of fairness. Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” serves as a powerful reminder of this fact. The Netflix miniseries depicts the tragic story of five teenagers — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise — who became known as the Central Park Five after being forced to conf
  • Cavaliers hire Cal women’s coach Lindsay Gottlieb as assistant

    Cleveland • The Cavaliers have lured away another prominent college coach.This time, from the women's game.Lindsay Gottlieb is leaving California after eight seasons to join John Beilein's staff in Cleveland and become the seventh female assistant in the NBA.Gottlieb led the Golden Bears to seven NCAA Tournament appearances and their first trip to the Final Four (2013). While she's not the first female assistant in the world's pre-eminent men's league, she's the first to make the jump from
  • Jennifer Rubin: The House is doing its job. Now the courts must do theirs.

    The Washington Post reports, "The House took its strongest step yet in the standoff with President Trump over congressional oversight, voting Tuesday to seek court enforcement of subpoenas for Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Donald McGahn." The House Judiciary Committee can now go to court to enforce subpoenas to which the White House has objected on a spurious, unjustified assertion of executive immunity.In her speech on the House floor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Cali
  • Keifer Sutherland, Dolph Lundgren and Christina Ricci among celebrities coming to FanX comic convention in September

    An accidental president, the king of the oceans, and a fair number of supervillains will meet thousands of Utah geeks, cosplayers and enthusiasts at the FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention in September.The semi-annual convention Tuesday announced 21 celebrities signed on to appear at this fall’s event, Sept. 5-7 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. And one of them, voice actor Jess Harnell, showed up in person to help make the announcement at the Megaplex at Jordan Commons.Harnell, known for
  • Gov. Gary Herbert criticizes ‘unethical behavior’ by PAC formed by his former campaign manager and one time chief of staff

    Joe Demma has served as Gov. Gary Herbert’s campaign manager and, when Herbert was lieutenant governor, as his chief of staff. Demma is still on the state payroll, now as vice president of Mountainland Technical College.He also is co-founder of “Americans for an Informed Electorate,” a political action committee that raises more money than any other PAC in the state — including those operated by such powerful interests as realtors, banks, labor unions and political leader
  • [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz vets Ekpe Udoh and Thabo Sefolosha likely won’t be back next season; a lot of locker room wisdom will go with them

    In the summer of 2017, all that Jazz fans wanted out of free agency was for Gordon Hayward to re-sign with the team and remain in Utah.
  • Jazz vets Ekpe Udoh and Thabo Sefolosha likely won’t be back next season; a lot of locker room wisdom will go with them

    In the summer of 2017, all that Jazz fans wanted out of free agency was for Gordon Hayward to re-sign with the team and remain in Utah.One morning of leaked departure rumors, one round of unconvincing denials, one hastily written decision announcement, and one ruined Fourth of July later, and that dream was over.What Jazz fans wound up getting in free agency instead was veteran defensive wing Thabo Sefolosha and journeyman big man-turned-EuroLeague Final Four MVP Ekpe Udoh.Now, in the summer of
  • Spanish Fork toddler in critical condition after falling from window

    Spanish Fork • Authorities say a 3-year-old Utah boy suffered a severe head injury after he fell from a second-story window.Authorities say the child fell about 13 feet from the bedroom window of a Spanish Fork house at about noon Tuesday.Spanish Fork police say the boy landed on the cement driveway. The child likely pushed through a screen on the window.The child was transported in critical condition by helicopter to a Salt Lake City hospital.
  • Letter: Investigate the policy, not the officer

    We recently saw a problem where a policeman pulled a gun on a 10-year-old black child, pointed the gun at the child, and ordered him to the ground. The police department said that the officer followed department policy.Perhaps we should examine the department policies and guidelines. Do the guidelines have any reference to height at all or any reference to possible age. Would the guidelines prohibit an officer from drawing a gun on a 2’ 6” toddler or a 3'8" 6-year old or a 10-year ol
  • [YouTube: Utah Jazz Videos] - Royce O'Neale 2018-19 highlights

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  • After three decades as Utah Humane Society leader, Gene Baierschmidt has retired. He plans to use his free time to walk his dogs more.

    Gene Baierschmidt had no experience working with animals when he took over as executive director of the Utah Humane Society in 1988.Although he wasn’t raised with animals (his family couldn’t afford a dog), Baierschmidt had always loved them. At 38-years-old, he left his fundraising job at KUED to run what was then a 5,000-square-foot shelter in West Valley City.At the time, things were pretty dismal for animals in Utah. Most people weren’t educated to spay and neuter their dog
  • Utah’s Tony Finau seeking a little more consistency as he readies for U.S. Open

    As the runner-up in the previous PGA Tour event and the co-author of a Golf Digest cover story about his “slice-proof swing,” Tony Finau sent his first drive of the next tournament 70 yards to the right of his target. Finau's account may be slightly exaggerated, but his recounting of a rough round in The Memorial of was a good-natured illustration of the nature of golf. The Lehi resident regrouped during a week at home and will be eager to play in the U.S. Open, beginning Thursday at
  • Former LDS bishop sentenced to jail for sexually abusing teen boys

    A former Latter-day Saints bishop convicted of inappropriately touching one teenage boy and lewd conduct with two others has been sentenced to four months behind bars and four years of probation.In April, a jury convicted 54-year-old Jeffrey Byron Head of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery.Head received credit for 45 days he has already served in jail, and he will have to register as a sex offender.The Draper man was charged in December with assaulting a b
  • Letter: Luke has a conflict of interest

    Though I do not reside in Salt Lake City Council District 6, I was pleased to see a candidate (Dan Dugan) pointing out Council Chair Charlie Luke’s obvious conflict of interest in the inland port debacle.I hope that city residents come to understand that rural state legislators stole 30% of Salt Lake City, along with $1.4 billion dollars in tax revenues that we, the city residents, will now have to find elsewhere. I was perplexed when the council then took unusual steps to prevent the city
  • Letter: Trump should hang his head in shame

    As a veteran of the U.S. Army, I am offended by the appearance of Private Bone Spur — aka Donald Trump — at the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.He has not gained the respect of Americans to represent the brave men and women who fought for our ideals and our freedom.While Americans died in service to their country, Trump was living a luxury lifestyle provided by his father and his father’s money.I ask that Trump stop parading himself around the world as a real American, a
  • Update: Gov. Gary Herbert criticizes ‘unethical behavior’ by PAC formed by his former campaign manager and one time chief of staff

    Joe Demma has served as Gov. Gary Herbert’s campaign manager and, when Herbert was lieutenant governor, as his chief of staff. Demma is still on the state payroll, now as vice president of Mountainland Technical College.He also is co-founder of “Americans for an Informed Electorate,” a political action committee that raises more money than any other PAC in the state — including those operated by such powerful interests as realtors, banks, labor unions and political leader
  • [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Jimbo’s Mailbag – Potential Jazz Draft Picks

    Can I get an RT for that? Its guaranteed to be both informative and confusing, so lets check it out, shall we? He doesnt like boats. Thanks for reading Jimbos Mailbag!
  • Letter: What makes science fun

    Gadzooks! I discovered, after reading the editorial “Real science” in the June 9 Salt Lake Tribune, that the guiding principles of science — observation, experimentation, questioning and synthesis of new theories and laws — will now be emphasized in new science curricula for our schools, implying that, until now, they have not.Well, better late than never, as exercising these principles helps students learn to interpret and narrow down complex thoughts and ideas. Equally
  • Letter: A thank you to our local judges

    I’ve had the opportunity to go to court three times in the last two months because of an issue with a family member. I’ve witnessed both the South Jordan and the Taylorsville court systems.What struck me the most is how our local judges must listen to negative situations day in and day out and then obviously have to find a way to "leave their job at work” as they go home to their families each night.I was also impressed with how wise and fair the judges were no matter the defen
  • Letter: There’s more to life than baseball

    In a letter to The Salt Lake Tribune Tuesday, a reader complained about the lack of baseball box scores in the sports section and said the box scores were 95% of the reason they subscribe.Perhaps they haven’t noticed that an entire half of the paper is devoted to sports on some days. Sports takes precedence over education, the environment, the arts and many other topics that people care about.Perhaps this baseball fan shouldn’t be so greedy and think of the poor supporters of kangaro
  • [Deseret Morning News] - Analysis: Even being injured Durant leads free-agent pack

    This was already going to be a summer filled with fireworks in the NBA.
  • Analysis: Even being injured Durant leads free-agent pack

    Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) leaves after being injured as Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) talks to him during first-half basketball action in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto, Monday, June 10, 2019. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)Nathan DenetteGolden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) goes down with a leg injury against the Toronto Raptors during first half action in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto on Monday, June 10, 2019. (Frank Gunn/The Canadia
  • Leonard Pitts: LGBTQ pride on 50th anniversary of Stonewall Uprising

    I am as straight as the crease in George Will's slacks. It's not something I'm particularly proud of.To be clear, it's also not something of which I am ashamed. Truth be told, it's not something I've ever had to think much about, not something I've ever had to defend or deny. You might call that heterosexual privilege. It's one of the things that makes the current festivities — June is LGBTQ Pride Month — necessary.As Pride Months go, this one is particularly auspicious as it marks t
  • Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee one of few Republicans expected to vote to block Trump’s 22 arms deals

    Washington • House Democrats on Wednesday will launch their bid to block the Trump administration from completing 22 arms deals largely benefiting Saudi Arabia, but hurdles in the Senate — and expected veto threats — could undermine a bipartisan effort to prevent the president from completing the deal in defiance of Congress.Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are expected to unveil four resolutions of disapproval Wednesday, each designed to push back on elements of P
  • [Clutchpoints] - Jazz star Donovan Mitchell’s adidas signature shoe set for July 5 release

    The fine designers at adidas have set an unveiling date for Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell’s first signature shoe: the D.O.N. Issue 1. Via weartesters.com: Titled to embody Mitchell’s Determination Over Negativity and his nickname “Spida”, the shoe...
  • Dana Milbank: Is it any wonder Washington is broken? The friendship tree has died.

    Washington • Metaphor alert! The friendship tree has died.Fourteen months ago, President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron stood on the South Lawn of the White House for the ceremonial planting of a young oak from France's Belleau Wood, where American soldiers fought in World War I."This oak tree (my gift to @realDonaldTrump) will be a reminder at the White House of these ties that bind us," Macron tweeted.Or not. After the two leaders departed, U.S. officials dug up the tree and i
  • Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee one of few Republicans expected to vote against Trump’s 22 arms deals

    Washington • House Democrats on Wednesday will launch their bid to block the Trump administration from completing 22 arms deals largely benefiting Saudi Arabia, but hurdles in the Senate — and expected veto threats — could undermine a bipartisan effort to prevent the president from completing the deal in defiance of Congress.Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are expected to unveil four resolutions of disapproval Wednesday, each designed to push back on elements of P
  • Utah man arrested in shooting of L.A. deputy may be linked to earlier homicide

    A Utah man is suspected of killing a man in Los Angeles and then shooting an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in the head in what his family called a “horrifying and senseless attack.”Rhett Nelson, 30, was arrested Tuesday in Long Beach, Calif., after he used a phone in a Long Beach church to call his father in St. George.“He referred to committing murder in southern California,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Capt. Kent Wegener said at a news conference Tuesday. In fa
  • Hot garbage: Salt Lake County’s landfill catches fire

    A fire ignited early Wednesday at the Salt Lake County landfill, and it could smoke for days.Firefighters received the call at 1:06 a.m., said Salt Lake City Fire Department Capt. Adam Archuleta. Flames were visible at what is formally called the Salt Lake Valley Landfill, 6030 W. California Ave. (1300 South).Firefighters sprayed water to keep the blaze contained until landfill workers could drive heavy equipment to move earth and more garbage and smother the flames, Archuleta said.The flames ha
  • Southern Baptists combat sex abuse as critics rally

    Birmingham, Ala. • Confronting an unprecedented sex-abuse crisis, delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention’s national meeting voted Tuesday to make it easier to expel churches that mishandle abuse cases.The Rev. J.D. Greear, president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, said the SBC faced a “defining moment” that would shape the church for generations to come.“This is not a distraction from the mission,” Greear said of the fight against s
  • [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - 2019 NBA Free Agency: Can—and should—the Utah Jazz move Dante Exum?

    The choice rests mostly on how much potential Lindsey thinks Exum still has and if it’s worth paying to wait for it.
  • Catholic bishops open meeting to criticism, discussion of Reddit

    Baltimore • This week’s meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore was touted as a chance for clerics to beat back the perception that they are out of touch with parishioners who see them as ineffective at dealing with the sex abuse crisis.That goal seemed a long way off as the conference began Tuesday. The session started with clerics being reminded of their failings when it comes to abuse before segueing later in the morning to a long discussion of the internet
  • Political Cornflakes: Jon Stewart lays into members of Congress during sparsely attended meeting on 9/11 victims fund

    Happy Wednesday!Comedian Jon Stewart admonished members of Congress on Tuesday for low turnout at a hearing on funding for victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee had gathered to discuss the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund, which provides aid for first responders and others injured or sickened by the attacks. “There is not a person here — there is not an empty chair on that stage that didn’t tweet out, ‘never forget the h
  • Trump and Biden trade jabs in possible 2020 election preview

    Davenport, Iowa • President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden repeatedly laid into each other while traveling in the battleground state of Iowa, unleashing verbal attacks that at times felt more appropriate for the final weeks before Election Day than a lazy summer about 17 months before voters go to the polls.The back-and-forth on Tuesday laid bare the rising political stakes for each man. Trump has zeroed in on Biden as a threat to his reelection chances and is testing them
  • Radley Balko: Study shows that civil asset forfeiture doesn’t discourage drug use or help police solve crimes

    When you tell people who know little of our criminal justice system about civil asset forfeiture, they often don't believe you. And it isn't difficult to see why. It's a practice so contrary to a basic sense of justice and fairness that you want to believe someone is pulling your leg, or at least exaggerating.No exaggeration is necessary. Civil asset forfeiture is based on the premise that a piece of property can be guilty of a crime. Under the theory, if the police suspect that cash, a car, a h
  • Jennifer Rubin: Debate guidelines for a mob scene

    NBC/MSNBC has announced its moderators for the back-to-back Democratic presidential debates on June 26-27: Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow and José Díaz-Balart. The announcement explained, "Holt will moderate the first hour, with Guthrie and Diaz-Balart appearing alongside him; Holt will also appear in the second hour, with Todd and Maddow moderating." In short, each night will have no fewer than 15 people: 10 candidates and five questioners. This is not a
  • Helaine Olen: Is it better to be born smart or rich? You probably won’t like the answer.

    Is it better to be born rich or born smart? There’s a definitive answer to that question — one, I am guessing, many people in the United States would rather not hear.According to a study released last month by Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce, low-income kindergartners who received high scores on tests of academic talent fared significantly worse when it came to graduating from college and obtaining a desirable entry-level position than 5- and 6-year-old children wh
  • [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Latest ESPN Mock Draft has Utah Jazz going with surprising pick

    ESPN's Mock Draft Special projected the Utah Jazz to take Oregon star Bol Bol with the 23rd overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Leading up to the NBA Draft...
  • Utah sending chefs, cocktail mixers to L.A. and N.Y. to pitch Salt Lake City as a foodie hot spot

    Utah has been promoted as a skiing paradise, a mountain biking heaven and a national park nirvana.The state’s newest travel pitch has a different flavor — promoting Salt Lake City as a dining delight.“Our brand around the Greatest Snow on Earth and redrock country are well-established,” said Vicki Varela, managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism. "Now we want people to understand there also is this urban adventure that involves a lot of amazing food.”Varela&r
  • Latest ESPN Mock Draft has Utah Jazz going with surprising pick

    ESPN’s Mock Draft Special projected the Utah Jazz to take Oregon star Bol Bol with the 23rd overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Leading up to the NBA Draft, it’s always fun to keep tabs on all the various mock drafts that do their best to predict which players will land where and guess […]
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