The Salt Lake Tribune

Mike Lee eyes national park sites in latest push on public lands

By Leia Larsen | Dec. 19, 2025, 12:21 a.m.

Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham says he’s ‘in the transfer portal’ and considering other jobs

By Kevin Reynolds | Dec. 19, 2025, 1:11 a.m.

Salt Lake City tiki bar gets Utah liquor license — with plans to open next year

By Sean P. Means | Dec. 18, 2025, 10:03 p.m.

Logan mayor-elect apologizes after taking down yard signs protesting the removal of century-old trees

A fast-growing Utah city isn’t ready for nuclear power — at least not yet

(Rowland Hall) A drone captures the latest construction progress of Rowland Hall's new Richard R. Steiner Campus, which is expected to open for the 2026-27 school year.

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Rowland Hall construction: Here’s what’s planned for the newest campus of Utah’s oldest school

By Carmen Nesbitt

(Chris Caldwell | Special to The Tribune) Lawrence Snow, left, and his daughter Mary Snow post for a photograph in Santa Clara, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. Members of the Shivwits band of Paiutes near St. George discuss the impact proposed golf course developments would have on their tribal lands.

A Utah tribe and major developer are planning a huge resort — but some tribal members say they’ve been kept in the dark

By Mark Eddington

(Leslie Nilsson | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The church's First Presidency tours the renovations underway in the Salt Lake Temple on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

Who are those VIPs touring the Salt Lake LDS Temple?

By Dylan Eubank

News

From The Cache Crop: Meet the 15-year-old behind Double Drizzle

Mike Lee eyes national park sites in latest push on public lands

Trump administration cuts sent a Cache Valley service program into turmoil. Its future remains uncertain.

Sports

Former Utah and BYU football player arrested in connection with theft of a Lakers rookie’s car

Will BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier be ready for the Cougars’ bowl game?

After BYU basketball destroys Pacific, opposing AD says Cougars are ‘just walking bags of cash’

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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham walks on the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium. After two decades in charge of the Utes, Whittingham says he's open to new coaching opportunities.

Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham says he’s ‘in the transfer portal’ and considering other jobs

(Tyla Buttars | Double Drizzle) The young entrepreneur holds her sweet creations — at left: “A soft peppermint-brownie cookie filled with vanilla ice cream, rolled in crushed peppermint candy, then double drizzled with silky dark AND white chocolate ganache.”

From The Cache Crop: Meet the 15-year-old behind Double Drizzle

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A mai tai is photographed at a tiki bar pop-up from the team behind Remora in Sugar House, on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

Salt Lake City tiki bar gets Utah liquor license — with plans to open next year

(Leslie Nilsson | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The church's First Presidency tours the renovations underway in the Salt Lake Temple on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

Who are those VIPs touring the Salt Lake LDS Temple?

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Samson Nacua, then a wide receiver for the BYU Cougars, in 2021.

Former Utah and BYU football player arrested in connection with theft of a Lakers rookie’s car

POLITICS

In rare rift with Trump, Utah leaders push back on new AI order

Ute Tribe alleges Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz engineered secret meetings over Tabby Mountain land

Former Utah governor calls out President Trump for his post about the death of director Rob Reiner

Opinion

Voices: Food insecurity is bad for business. Here’s how Utah employers can help.

Letter: Tired of the drivel coming from Utah’s elected leaders? Here’s a one-two punch remedy.

Letter: The public needs more time to weigh in on the Big Cottonwood Canyon congestion-reduction plan

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Religion

Latest from Mormon Land: Expansive view of ‘pro-life’; LDS answer to toxic politics; has Brigham repented?

In new handbook updates, LDS Church spells out how members can use — and not abuse — A.I.

LDS Church breaks with long-standing tradition, embraces modern English translations of the Bible

Culture

Acclaimed Utah playwright and ‘artistic force’ David Kranes dies at 87

A new Sugar House restaurant serves classic Italian tastes with a modern spin

A star of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ is set to star in her first film

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