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What’s the latest on the Utah dad accused of taking his kids on a near-deadly hike in a storm?

By Jordan Miller | May. 27, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

A multimillion-dollar project looks to cut down waits at SLC train crossings and boost air quality

By Jose Davila IV | May. 27, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

What are phragmites, and why does Utah burn them next to the Great Salt Lake?

By Leia Larsen | May. 27, 2026, 3:52 p.m.

Man arrested after body found wrapped in garbage bags on Salt Lake City sidewalk

Park City Mountain’s lift upgrade debate isn’t really about lifts anymore

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chris Stewart says a few words at the Utah Aerospace and Industry event at the Delta Hanger at the Salt Lake International Airport, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.

Donald Trump’s second term has been good for Chris Stewart’s defense lobbying firm

By Emily Anderson Stern

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Church Administration Building, foreground, and high-rise Church Office Building in Salt Lake City. The global faith maintains a massive database on members that enables it to track those with a history of threatening behavior. But tracking abusers and preventing harm are two different things, experts say.

The LDS Church has a one-of-a-kind system for tracking abusers. Does it work?

By Tamarra Kemsley

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

‘Mormon Land’: The ‘crisis’ of members leaving the LDS Church

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack

News

What are phragmites, and why does Utah burn them next to the Great Salt Lake?

This former Utah tribal chairman believes Native American burial sites are near the MIDA data center project

What’s the latest on the Utah dad accused of taking his kids on a near-deadly hike in a storm?

Sports

Kyle Whittingham, Michigan are challenging BYU and Utah for the state’s top high school recruits

Former Miami Dolphins, University of Utah star Manny Fernandez dies at age 79

Diego Luna and Zavier Gozo didn’t make the USA World Cup roster. What now?

THE LATEST

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Police respond to an incident near 100 South and Wolcott Street in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.

Man arrested after body found wrapped in garbage bags on Salt Lake City sidewalk

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle Gerrit W. Gong speaks during the Athens Summit on A.I. Ethics in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Pope Leo issued his warning about A.I. Here’s what an LDS apostle said about the tech revolution.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Box Elder and Weber county residents listen and ask questions during a public forum on the proposed Box Elder County data center at the Box Elder County Fairgrounds in Tremonton on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Box Elder data center opponents hope for a vote — but are ready for a legal fight

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vehicles wait for the train at 900 West and South Temple on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

A multimillion-dollar project looks to cut down waits at SLC train crossings and boost air quality

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Snowless terrain is seen from the Mountain Village base of Park City Mountain Resort on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. The terrain at the far right is accessed via the Eagle and Eaglet lifts. Park City Mountain is requesting a permit to combine the two lifts to allow better access to the center of the resort.

Park City Mountain’s lift upgrade debate isn’t really about lifts anymore

POLITICS

Nate Blouin says he’ll quit Utah congressional race if own poll shows he’s not the top progressive

These southern Utah Democrats know their odds are steep — but see reasons for optimism

Trump’s EPA head, visiting Utah, abstains from taking a stance on Box Elder data center

Opinion

Voices: The real value of art classes goes beyond grades

Voices: Teachers need to meet overwhelmed students halfway

Letter: How are Utahns supposed to have confidence in a judicial system that’s not representative of the state’s population?

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Religion

‘Mormon Land’: The ‘crisis’ of members leaving the LDS Church

LDS Church’s stock portfolio loses billions again. Here are the latest numbers.

Commentary: With his first encyclical, Pope Leo hits it out of the ballpark

Culture

The Vietnam War broke up this Utah band. 60 years later, they’re rocking again.

Dogs are allowed on nearly 50 restaurant patios in Salt Lake County this summer, health officials say

A new cafe with Australian flair and flavors opens in Millcreek

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