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SALT LAKE CITY — Unflappable, tough-talking U.S. Attorney John Huber admittedly had a case of the jitters when he had to face the Washington media in the White House briefing room. The Department of Justice summoned him to the nation's capital on short notice to hold a news conference on immigration. The DOJ at the time was having trouble getting any of its own messages out because wherever Attorney General Jeff Sessions went, the press just wanted to talk about the Russia investigation. Huber spent a day prepping to talk from a Utah perspective about proposed federal laws aimed at making s...

Deseret News Share this story Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Unflappable, tough-talking U.S. Attorney John Huber admittedly had a case of the jitters when he had to face the Washington media in the White House briefing room. The Department of Justice summoned him to the nation’s capital on short notice to hold a news conference on immigration. The DOJ at the time was having trouble getting any of its own messages out because wherever Attorney General Jeff Sessions went, the press just wanted to talk about the Russia investigation. Huber spent a day prepping to talk from a Utah perspective ...

New film chronicles environmental ‘outlaw’ Ken Sleight’s fight to restore Glen Canyon Zak Podmore (Courtesy of the Ken Sleight Collection) Ken Sleight and Tim DeChristopher met while DeChristopher was being tried for protesting oil leases near Arches National Park in 2010. © Provided by Salt Lake Tribune San Juan County • When river runner, wilderness guide and legendary environmental provocateur Ken Sleight tells his life story, he likes to start at the beginning. “I’m a farm boy from Paris,” he often says. “Paris, Idaho.” Sleight grew up in The Church ...

Midway Ice Castles There's still a long, cold stretch of winter ahead as we blaze into this new year, and it's going to be easy to start feeling house-bound. Outdoor, family activities in the Utah winter are few and far between, but if you've never before taken the opportunity to experience the Midway Ice Castles, this tenth anniversary year might be the ideal time to bundle up the whole crew for a magical experience. The concept was born when Utah resident and founder Brent Christensen built an ice cave for his daughter at their Alpine home, and the spot became a minor tourist attraction. In...

December 30, 2020 If you’ve ever wanted to drill for oil in the Alaskan Arctic, this week could be your last, best chance: Bidding closes on Dec. 31 for a million acres worth of 10-year oil leases in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. The sale marks the fulfillment of a longstanding dream for the Trump administration and many Republicans in Congress, allowing drilling in the ecologically sensitive region for the first time. There’s just one problem: Oil companies aren’t interested. The number of bidders and their identities won’t be public until Jan. 6, when bids are opened by Inter...