SL, Utah counties appeal Nevada's Snake Valley water grab Posted: 1:57 PM- Salt Lake and Utah counties have appealed a Nevada water official's decision to keep them out of a project that would tap groundwater under Snake Valley and the west desert to feed growth in Las Vegas. Full Story
Mudslide closes 40 miles of Highway 6 for at least 2-3 hours Updated: 3:24 PM- A mudslide this afternoon has blocked two lanes along U.S. Highway 6 and forced the Utah Highway Patrol to close 40 miles of the the major east-west route that runs traffic from Spanish Fork to Price. Full Story
BYU football: Open practice entertains Y. fans Posted: 1:51 PM- PROVO -- BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall gave fans a rare treat Thursday morning, opening practice to the public for the first and, perhaps, only time during fall camp. Full Story
Oil prices rise after pipeline fire in Turkey Posted: 8:22 AM- NEW YORK - Oil prices jumped back above $120 a barrel Thursday, rising for the first time in four days after Kurdish rebels reportedly admitted causing a fire at an oil pipeline in Turkey. Full Story
Bonding debate: Council should accept Hogle Zoo compromise What's good for the goose, the gull and the grackle is good for the gorilla, the gazelle and the gibbon. Or at least it should be.
The Salt Lake County Council, when pondering bond issues for the November ballot, should give Hogle Zoo the same consideration it gave to Tracy Full Story
The FLDS in Westcliffe When residents of Custer County, Colorado, realized that their new neighbors were members of the the FLDS church, alarm spread about what their intentions might be. The FLDS invited The Salt Lake Tribune to visit a secluded home in Westcliffe.
Teachers give back to school tips Teachers from the various school districts give parents tips on getting their children to go back to school.
American Idol Auditions Thousands gather at the Energy Solutions Arena Tuesday morning to audition for American Idol.
Man rescued after being trapped by boulder Salt Lake County Search and Rescue workers rescued a man from a creek near the Tanner Flat area in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Monday morning after he had been trapped between two boulders for about 16 hours.
Novices in Nature: Reel women Middle Provo River - The stretch of this river between the Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs is among the top trout rivers in the Rocky Mountains, and it's obvious even to rookie fly fishers why that is. Full Story
Senator, others push to beautify littered, weed-laden 5600 West When Chuck McDowell moved to his neighborhood two decades ago, 5600 West was nothing more than what he calls a "basic country road."
But after years of paving, expansion and repaving, 5600 West from 4100 to 5400 South now sits up to 5 feet 6 inches higher than some of the Full Story
Middle Provo River - The stretch of this river between the Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs is among the top trout rivers in the Rocky Mountains, and it's obvious even to rookie fly fishers why that is. 
