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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A cyclist passes Strut, the artwork accompanying the path over the 400 South Viaduct Trail in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

New SLC bikeways promise safe and train-free east-west access

By Tony Semerad | May 28, 2026, 1:42 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Church Office Building is reflected in a downtown Salt Lake City tower, where Ensign Peak Advisors is located. Ensign Peak recently reports its first quarter earnings for 2026.

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

By Tony Semerad | May 26, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City’s Main Library is pictured on Thursday, May 21, 2026, following a 10-month remodel to the signature Crescent Wall, which recently reopened to the public.

A sweeping — and free — view of Salt Lake City is back after a 10-month remodel

By Tony Semerad | May 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City’s Main Library on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The library system has offered buyouts to its workforce.

Salt Lake City library system offers buyouts to its staff citywide

By Tony Semerad | May 23, 2026, 7:06 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Salt Lake City Council member Eva Lopez Chavez in 2024. She issued a rebuke Thursday of the council's decision to call off an investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against her.

Former SLC council member blasts decision not to investigate sexual misconduct claims against her

By Tony Semerad | May 22, 2026, 10:06 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eva Lopez Chavez speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of construction at Pioneer Park on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. Council members declared this week that they would stop an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Lopez Chavez and focus efforts instead on updates to the council's code of conduct.

SLC council pulls back from investigating sexual misconduct allegations against former member Eva Lopez Chavez

By Tony Semerad | May 22, 2026, 6:42 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hansel Valley on Friday, May 1, 2026. Some ranchers see the proposed data center project as a way to sustain their way of life.

Not all Box Elder County ranchers agree with Utah House speaker on data center project plans

By Tony Semerad | May 20, 2026, 1:47 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Hall in December 2024. A potential property tax hike and higher utility fees aren't the only new costs Salt Lake City could impose this year.

Average SLC residents may pay $42 a month more in taxes and fees. Here is what else the city could make more expensive.

By Tony Semerad | May 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Traffic at a standstill in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023.

UDOT launches $264.5 million plan to battle traffic in Big Cottonwood Canyon

By Tony Semerad | May 14, 2026, 2:03 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) RVs along 200 South and 800 West in Salt Lake City in April. The city is considering adding a ban on sleeping in vehicles overnight in all public areas.

‘Cruel’ and ‘unconstitutional’: Facing fierce backlash over new anti-camping proposal, SLC Council vows revisions

By Tony Semerad | May 7, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) City Hall in 2025. This year, the mayor is recommending a 12.5% hike in the city's property tax.

SLC mayor seeks tax hike to cover rising costs and inflation. Here’s what it could cost you.

By Tony Semerad | May 12, 2026, 4:33 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) People debated as the Box Elder County Commission prepared to meet on a MIDA and Kevin O'Leary data center project in Brigham City on Monday, April 27, 2026.

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

By Samantha Moilanen | Leia Larsen | Tony Semerad | Megan Banta | May 8, 2026, 4:46 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hansel Valley Road on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The area is home to some 40,000 acres being pursued for a massive hyperscale data center project.

Unraveling the patchwork of landownership behind Utah’s massive data center project

By Tony Semerad | April 30, 2026, 12:37 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaks at Pioneer Park in February. On Wednesday, she offered her first direct comments on a series of sexual misconduct allegations that surfaced against council member Eva Lopez Chavez.

SLC mayor gives first comments on sexual misconduct allegations against council member Eva Lopez Chavez

By Tony Semerad | April 30, 2026, 6:59 p.m.

(Tony Semerad | The Salt Lake Tribune) Thousands of pinwheels dotted the west lawn of Salt Lake City Hall on Monday, representing victims of child abuse or neglect.

What’s up with all those blue pinwheels outside Salt Lake City Hall?

By Tony Semerad | April 28, 2026, 7:54 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Residential housing near the East Bench in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. A new poll commissioned by a housing advocacy group found strong support for new zoning rules being considered at City Hall.

Most SLC residents are worried about housing and don’t think the city has done enough, new research finds

By Tony Semerad | April 28, 2026, 3:01 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) From left, Salt Lake City Council members Victoria Petro, Eva Lopez Chavez and Alejandro Puy.

Concerns about Eva Lopez Chavez surfaced in an internal SLC Council email 2 months ago

By Tony Semerad | April 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Inversion conditions in the Salt Lake valley trap small particle pollutants in December 2024. Officials say a new clean energy deal embraced by the Salt Lake City Council will help improve air quality across Utah.

Coming soon to your monthly power bill in SLC: a $4 clean energy fee

By Tony Semerad | April 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

Supreme Court’s rejection of a major case shuts the door on LDS tithing lawsuits — or does it?

By Tony Semerad | April 22, 2026, 6:52 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) RVs are pictured along 200 South and 800 West in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 17, 2026. The city is considering an ordinance that would ban sleeping in vehicles, including cars and RVs.

SLC weighs expanding its ban on camping to cars and RVs in a move one advocate calls ‘barbaric’

By Tony Semerad | April 20, 2026, 2:24 p.m.