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  • Frank Pignanelli LaVarr Webb How will these national scandals affect Utah politics

    In the past two weeks, Americans were confronted with the fact that their government engaged in activities repugnant to democratic societies — cover up of mistakes in protecting foreign diplomats, IRS probes of conservative political organizations and secret seizure of more than 100 journalists' phone records. We offer insightful examination (in other words, LaVarr needling Frank, ...

  • 70 years later firefighters honor fallen heroes of Victory Theater Fire

    SALT LAKE CITY - A 1931 Mack firetruck was parked on streets wet from rain Sunday morning outside a building that once housed Victory Theater. The truck was one that firefighters used to respond to a fire at the theater 70 years ago to the day, that resulted in three responding firefighters killed and 10 injured. Dozens of Salt Lake and Murray firefighters stood at attention as a bell sounded ...

  • Utah sees decrease in greenhouse gas emmissions since 2000

    SALT LAKE CITY - Utah was one of 32 states across the country to see a decrease in its greenhouse gas emissions in the span of a decade, according to a new analysis. ...

  • VIDEO Audi S5 is a close relative to Iron Mans ride

    "Iron Man 3" was released a few weeks ago, and it features an Audi R8, which has up to 550 horsepower which we decided to test and review. We had to settle for an S5 that Audi loaned us. It didn’t feel like settling. "Much more power than I’m accustomed to," said Paul Johnson, our guest tester. He’s been driving since he was 8 years old, but mostly farm ...

  • Evanston police shoot kill man who allegedly fired rifle around town

    EVANSTON — Police have released information about an officer-involved shooting that left one man dead after a series of shootings and a short high speed chase Saturday afternoon. In a statement released Sunday, Evanston Police said that an officer, as well as a Uinta County sheriff's deputy, shot and killed 43-year old Naim Keith Labaki after the man pointed a rifle at officers. ...


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Movie Review

The Sixth Sense

M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense" is about a little boy named Cole who has been bestowed with a terrible gift: the ability the see dead people. He sees them walking around everywhere, and most of them are unaware that they are dead. Many of them are angry, such as an abused housewife who eventually slit her wrists; some of them are sad, such as a little girl who spent the last two years of h ... ...

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  • Three people in critical condition after car accident on I-80

    TOOELE - Three people were in critical condition and two more injured in a crash in Tooele County early Sunday morning. A Ford Explorer traveling east bound on I-80 drifted off the left side of the freeway around 6:30 a.m., near mile marker 88, according to Joe Dougherty, public information officer for the Utah Department of Public Safety. The SUV rolled several times after the driver over ...

  • Refugee woman from the Congo finds friends new life in Utah

    SALT LAKE CITY - A refugee woman from Congo has started a new life in Utah, and shares her story of survival with her new friends and neighbors to offer them hope. Ushuuda Prosperine Mugirwanake, 26, arrived in Utah in February and quickly made friends with her neighbors and others. Mugirwanake was born in the Congo and survived the ethnic wars and political unrest in the region. She was ...

  • Sunday Edition West Valley police John Swallow and Utahs caucus

    SALT LAKE CITY — District Attorney Sim Gill and a defense attorney will join us to explain how they are going to handle all of the West Valley Police Department's dismissed cases. Plus, a steady stream of allegations have drenched Utah Attorney General John Swallow's office. We will discuss if and how he can salvage his political future. And rumblings in the GOP over a possible ...

  • 6 transported to hospital after 3-car accident on SR-73

    SARATOGA SPRINGS - A pickup truck driving in the wrong lane caused a three vehicle accident that sent six people to the hospital Saturday night and closed SR-73 for several hours. Saratoga Springs Police officers responded to a reported accident involving three vehicles at 9:30 p.m. near 1200 W. SR-73. Upon investigation, officers discovered that a pickup truck traveling westbound on SR-73 ...

  • In The Loop 51813. The Smell Of Festival In The Air

    's Bill Frost's material, let's move the hell on with mine and talk about some cool events. But first, here's the latest look at the 337 Memorial Wall: The next couple of weeks are spotty on events -- they usually are, as we're headed into festival season. Speaking of, currently happening downtown in ...

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