BRADY McCOMBS

Female mayor in polygamous town faces wave of resignations

Sect ran town for more than a century

Rising Utah liquor sales fueled by more non-Mormons, tourism

SALT LAKE CITY – In Mormon dominated Utah where alcohol is frowned upon, liquor sales keep climbing each year. State residents bought nearly $428 million in alcohol last year to set another ...

Salt Lake City says budget works out to host Olympics again

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City would be able to host the Winter Olympics again without losing money thanks to existing venues and the expertise of a team that put on the 2002 Winter Olympic...

Mormon leadership hierarchy is made up only of men

SALT LAKE CITY – The selection of a new Mormon president fills a void atop a well-defined leadership hierarchy that has governed the church for decades. A closer look at how the l...

Mormon church appoints 93-year-old ex-surgeon as president

SALT LAKE CITY – The Mormon church appointed a 93-year-old former heart surgeon Tuesday as its new president, following a longstanding succession plan that aims to keep the faith on course w...

Former heart surgeon set to become next Mormon president

SALT LAKE CITY – The man set to become the next Mormon church president is a 93-year-old former heart surgeon whose conservative track record on the religion’s leadership panel has led Mormo...

Thomas S. Monson, president of Mormon church, dies at 90

SALT LAKE CITY – For more than 50 years, Thomas S. Monson served in top leadership councils for the Mormon church – making him a well-known face and personality to multiple generations of Mo...

Mormon baptisms of Holocaust victims draw ire

Holocaust victims, grandparents of famous figures have been baptized

Salt Lake City aiming for bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah officials studying the possibility of Salt Lake City making a bid to host another Winter Olympics said Monday they would rather host the games in 2030, but could be rea...

Where protected lands stand after national monument review

SALT LAKE CITY – President Donald Trump earlier this year ordered U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to conduct an unprecedented review of 27 monuments established by former presidents over ...

Utah ski resorts giddy over Olympic bid, worried by DUI law

State hopes to build on record visitation

Death penalty in play for suspect in Utah student’s shooting

SALT LAKE CITY – The death penalty is a possibility for an ex-convict accused of gunning down a University of Utah student with a weapon stolen from a slain Colorado man, but prosecutors sai...