(Rich Kane | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Owners of the Salt Lake City gay bar the Sun Trapp, from left: Riley Richter, Michael Goulding and Dennis Gwyther, pose in 2018. Gwyther was shot and killed Wednesday while driving on Interstate 84 near the border of Utah and Idahio.
Benjamin joined The Tribune in the fall of 2014 as an education reporter. He currently covers Utah state government and hosts "Trib Talk," the Tribune's weekly general news podcast. Benjamin is a native Utahn and an alumnus of Utah State University.