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(Jordan Strauss | Invision/AP) Reality TV star Taylor Frankie Paul will not face charges in two recent police investigations, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Here’s why MomTok influencer Taylor Frankie Paul isn’t being charged for recent domestic violence allegations

By Sean P. Means | April 15, 2026, 2:41 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amy Elms, left, and Amanda Hoyt get in on the fun as they pose for a picture while attending a symposium at the University of Utah Tanner Humanities Center that asks about the societal impact of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, on Friday, April 10, 2026.

Here are 7 ways scholars say ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ is more than just a reality show

By Sean P. Means | April 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign for Cesar Chavez Blvd. in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 19, 2026. Salt Lake City officials say those signs have come down, after allegations surfaced that Chavez sexually assaulted teen girls in the 1970s.

Salt Lake City removed its Cesar Chavez street signs. Here’s whom leaders want to honor instead.

By Sean P. Means | April 10, 2026, 12:49 p.m.

(Prime Video / 5&2 Studios) Jonathan Roumie portrays Jesus, carrying the cross toward Calvary, in an image promoting Season 6 of "The Chosen." The new season of the series depicting Jesus' life and death is scheduled to premiere on Nov. 15, 2026, on Prime.

Here’s what to expect on the newest season of ‘The Chosen,’ filmed mostly in Utah

By Sean P. Means | April 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Emily Bedell and her husband Nick, are joined by their sons Will, 6, and Louie, 3, as they cheer on the launch of Artemis II with four astronauts headed around the moon during a watch party in the IMAX theater at Clark Planetarium on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

With joy and wonder, hundreds in Salt Lake City watched Artemis II launch — made possible by Utah engineers

By Sean P. Means | April 2, 2026, 6:34 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) An Eastern Air Express Boeing 737 parks at the general aviation and military side of Salt Lake City International Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026. According to a flight-tracking website, the same plane stopped briefly at Salt Lake City's airport on Monday, March 30, 2026, on an identical itinerary.

For the second time in a week, a plane apparently used by ICE made a stop in Salt Lake City

By Sean P. Means | April 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The front of Felt Bar & Eatery, shown on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Chef Travis Herbert of Felt was chosen as a James Beard Award finalist for best chef in the Mountain region.

These two Salt Lake City chefs are now finalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards

By Sean P. Means | March 31, 2026, 8:07 p.m.

(courtesy photos) Nina Barnes, left, and Drew Maggelet are the newest members of The Salt Lake Tribune's board of directors.

A former Utah regent and a business executive join Tribune’s board of directors

By Sean P. Means | March 30, 2026, 6:52 p.m.

(Black Desert Resort) The Easter brunch buffet on the patio at Latitude, one of the restaurants at Black Desert Resort in Ivins. It's one of many Easter dining options in Utah this holiday.

Easter brunch plans? Here’s which Utah restaurants are offering special meals, buffets and more

By Sean P. Means | March 31, 2026, 9:41 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A woman wearing restraints boards a plane at Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday, March 23, 2026.

People in handcuffs boarded a plane at Salt Lake City’s airport. Was it an ICE flight? Here’s what we know.

By Sean P. Means | March 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Tower Theatre in Salt Lake City that has been closed since 2020, is pictured on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. The nonprofit that owns it plans to renovate the movie house that first opened in 1928.

The Tower Theatre’s long-awaited reconstruction is about to begin in 9th and 9th. Here’s what’s planned.

By Sean P. Means | March 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Natalie Cass | Bravo) Heather Gay, best-selling memoirist and one of the stars of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," will release her first novel, "Eternal Glow," on Oct. 6, 2026.

‘Real Housewives’ star Heather Gay takes a stab at ‘campy body horror’ in her first novel. Here’s what it’s about.

By Sean P. Means | March 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign for Cesar Chavez Blvd. near City Hall in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 19, 2026.

‘His name should come down’: Utah women’s advocate and Latino cultural leader reacts to Cesar Chavez sex abuse allegations

By Sean P. Means | March 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Ruth's Diner) Tracy Nelson, co-owner of Ruth's Diner in Utah's Emigration Canyon, died March 1, 2026, at age 67.

Ruth’s Diner co-owner, who led renovation and expansion of the Emigration Canyon landmark, dies

By Sean P. Means | March 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake City Public Safety Building on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

More than 3 decades later, Salt Lake City police announce suspect in 35-year-old woman’s mysterious killing

By Sean P. Means | March 13, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Imam Shuaib Din tells Muslim worshippers at the Utah Islamic Center about the recent shooting.

Man accused of trying to shoot spiritual leader of Utah’s largest mosque charged with attempted murder

By Sean P. Means | March 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chase Anderson | Utah State University) Patrons of Angie's Diner in Logan enjoy their go at the establishment's legendary Kitchen Sink ice cream food challenge.

In Logan, a competitive YouTube eater took this diner’s challenge: Eating a ‘Kitchen Sink’ worth of ice cream

By Sean P. Means | March 10, 2026, 8:09 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Community members along with friends of Natalie Graves and Linda Dewey, who were shot and killed while hiking outside Teasdale on Wednesday, place items at a memorial for the women at the Cocks Comb trailhead outside Teasdale, Friday, March 6, 2026.

‘Loved by everybody’: Friends and neighbors recall the lives of 3 women killed in Wayne County

By Samantha Moilanen | Sean P. Means | March 9, 2026, 4:10 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Children perform traditional Irish dances at the 2025 St. Patrick's Day parade in Salt Lake City. The 2026 edition is set for Saturday, March 14, through The Gateway shopping center.

From parades to pubs, here’s how you can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Utah

By Sean P. Means | March 7, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Colorado Judicial Branch) Ivan Miller appears in Colorado 3rd District Court during an advisement hearing in Pagosa Springs, Colo., Friday, March 6, 2026.

Man accused of 3 Utah killings will fight being returned to the state ‘every step of the way,’ lawyer says

By Jessica Schreifels | Sean P. Means | March 6, 2026, 8:00 p.m.

(George Frey | AP) Authorities conduct an investigation Thursday, March 5, 2026, into the deaths of two women a day earlier on a trail just west of Capitol Reef National Park near Teasdale.

Iowa man in custody after three women were killed in southern Utah

By Sean P. Means | Samantha Moilanen | March 6, 2026, 4:17 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pizza with pork and fennel sausage at Cosmica in Salt Lake City. Cosmica is one of 35 Utah pizza places included in The Salt Lake Tribune bracket-style tournament.

Best pizza in Utah? Here’s how you can help pick.

By Sean P. Means | March 4, 2026, 12:35 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Author Terry Tempest Williams on Oct. 1, 2025. Williams is releasing her latest book, "The Glorians: Visitations From the Holy Ordinary," on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

‘I have not held back’: In her new book, Utah’s Terry Tempest Williams seeks moments of beauty in a busy world

By Sean P. Means | March 1, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) An sign warning about avalanches stands at Cardiff Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.

One of two men caught in avalanche in Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon dies

By Sean P. Means | February 27, 2026, 9:08 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Demolition crews take down the last of the old Sizzler restaurant by Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

A bar right by Sugar House Park? Utah’s latest booze bill could allow it — but there’s a catch.

By Sean P. Means | Kolbie Peterson | February 26, 2026, 1:00 p.m.