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Utah’s top election official checked for noncitizens on state’s voter rolls. Here’s what she found.

By Emily Anderson Stern | May. 27, 2026, 6:10 p.m.

How a former Utah congressman is profiting from Trump’s Iran war

By Emily Anderson Stern | May. 27, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

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

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | May. 27, 2026, 6:07 p.m.

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

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

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Micah Smith appears for a court hearing in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026. Smith is facing child torture and abuse charges after prosecutors said he took his three small children on a long, strenuous hike during a storm in Big Cottonwood Canyon.

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

By Jordan Miller

(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

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

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?

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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson discusses the results of the audit on the citizenship status of people on Utah's voter roles on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

Utah’s top election official checked for noncitizens on state’s voter rolls. Here’s what she found.

(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

POLITICS

How a former Utah congressman is profiting from Trump’s Iran war

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

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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