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At contentious meeting, Box Elder County OKs massive data center project backed by a celebrity investor

By Samantha Moilanen | May. 5, 2026, 4:01 a.m.

What makes the Jordan River’s water yucky, and what’s being done about it?

By Jose Davila IV | May. 4, 2026, 2:30 p.m.

Meeting recap: Box Elder County Commission casts final vote on massive data center campus

By Samantha Moilanen | May. 5, 2026, 4:01 a.m.

For mom influencers, having a baby is big business — but kids pay the price

We asked Utahns to share hopes for the Jordan River. Three commonalities emerged.

(Julio Cortez | AP) Steve Saunders is Utah's new director of football sports performance.

Utah’s new strength coach was part of an F-minus staff in the NFL, but has the backing of a Utes legend

By Jason Batacao

(Utah Division of Motor Vehicles) Utah's three standard plates and the black-and-white specialty plate offered to drivers.

Delicate Arch, ‘In God We Trust,’ the skier or something else? Which license plate is Utah’s most popular?

By Jordan Miller

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Missionaries teach a young man in Lyon, France.

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Despite ‘remarkable’ growth, the big question remains: Will converts become LDS lifers?

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack

News

After delaying a decision, Box Elder County is set to vote on a hyperscale data center project. Here’s what we know.

Here’s how a group of Utahns is working to save the galaxy, or at least their view of it

A popular St. George garden has a curious new resident. Hoo could it be?

Sports

College football has a history of older players — but is age always an advantage?

Utah Royals win their club-record fourth straight game

Real Salt Lake bounces back to beat Portland Timbers

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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Thor Dorosh speaks to protesters outside the Box Elder County Commission meeting in Tremonton on Monday, May 4, 2026.

At contentious meeting, Box Elder County OKs massive data center project backed by a celebrity investor

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters at the Box Elder County Commission meeting in Tremonton on Monday, May 4, 2026.

Meeting recap: Box Elder County Commission casts final vote on massive data center campus

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(Emily Scherer for The 19th; META) “Influencerdom is the new American dream,” journalist Fortesa Latifi proclaimed earlier this month at the launch of her book “Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online.”

For mom influencers, having a baby is big business — but kids pay the price

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amy Brunvand on the Jordan River in Murray on Monday, April 13, 2026. The river has long struggled with pollution.

What makes the Jordan River’s water yucky, and what’s being done about it?

POLITICS

Why do you vote? Let us know what issues matter the most in 2026’s midterm elections.

Only men — again — are being considered for Utah’s two new Supreme Court spots

Investigation of Supreme Court justice should be independent, Utah Gov. Cox says — not a ‘witch hunt’

Opinion

Voices: Utah’s outdated oil rules put taxpayers at risk. There’s a clear solution.

Letter: Utah’s SB73 is surveillance dressed up as child protection

Letter: Education accommodations? Let me be the judge of what constitutes ‘closely held beliefs’

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Commentary: Another Irish Catholic in Brigham Young’s iconic LDS temple?

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Culture

Grab some pizza by Liberty Park at this new Roman-style restaurant

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After a million-dollar makeover, Brownstone 22 is ready to welcome diners

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