Local Headlines 5-8-18

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Opioid crisis needs prevention, not just a band-aid

Jim Dabakis: The arts are the thing that can save us

Editorial: Don’t stop the Utah initiatives

Following Jordan and Granite, Tooele School District plans to hike teacher salaries, too. Is Canyons next?

How a ‘waterwise’ ornamental plant has taken over Wasatch foothills

Feds grant Utah’s largest coal producer a royalty discount worth up to $19 million for mining hard-to-reach deposits

Gehrke: Opponents are going all-out to stop ballot measures, and that includes stretching the truth

A Utah commission will hold 3 debates in 1 marathon day full of sparring over the state’s three contested primary races for federal seats

FEC says Chaffetz may have broken the law in money transfer; Chaffetz’s lawyer says it was a paperwork error

Sen. Hatch says it’s ‘ridiculous’ McCain doesn’t want President Trump at his funeral

Deseret News

Editorial: Latest jobs report is good news, but troubles loom

Four-day week OK’d for three rural schools in Tooele County

Hatch says ‘ridiculous’ for McCain to request Trump not attend his funeral

International trade vital to Utah agriculture industry, officials note

‘Space of hope’: Officials break ground on 1 of 3 new homeless resource centers in Salt Lake City