Utah news, Salt Lake City news | The Salt Lake Tribune News

Get news, sports and politics alerts

Click here to manage your alerts

Becker vetoes City Council’s $8 million tax hike

Less than 24 hours after the Salt Lake City Council passed an $8 million property-tax increase as pa...

» Full Story » Updated 4 hours ago

21 Comments

Education

New Utah school grades will proceed with slight tweaks

2 Comments

Public Safety

Two boys nearly drown in separate incidents

8 Comments

Courts

Judge dismisses charges against Springdale officials in tourist ticketing case

96 Comments

Courts

West Valley City man who aimed gun at cops' faces porn charge

Hot Topics

Sections

Columnists

News Blogs

Political Cornflakes
The Tribune political reporters shed light on politics in Utah.
The Polygamy Blog
Jim Dalrymple II and Trent Nelson cover polygamy for The Salt Lake Tribune.
Fly on the Wall
Observations by Tribune photographer Trent Nelson.

Tools

Stories posted to sltrib.com since yesterday morning.

Utah News

Bans on fireworks, fires growing as dry conditions in Utah persist
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
Despite outcry, South Jordan to get third payday lender
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM 1 Comments
West Valley musician uses songs to blend Vietnamese, Western cultures
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
Woman critical after collision with semi on I-15
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:46PM
Prisons officials deny Swallow accuser faced retaliation
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:35PM 4 Comments
Nevada judge won’t halt federal lawsuit against Jeremy Johnson
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:44PM 4 Comments
Peg McEntee: House GOP takes good first step down Swallow path
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:14PM 6 Comments
House GOP OKs Swallow investigation on way to possible impeachment
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:13PM 168 Comments
Funding dilemma clouds Mick Riley Golf Course’s future
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:24PM 17 Comments
West Valley City man who aimed gun at cops' faces porn charge
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:54PM
Utah’s federal land, roads fights a ‘wild goose chase’?
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:29PM 49 Comments
New Utah school grades will proceed with slight tweaks
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:48PM 2 Comments
Two boys nearly drown in separate incidents
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:49PM 8 Comments
Bonneville cutthroat trout restoration part of Mill Creek project
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:14PM 9 Comments
Judge dismisses charges against Springdale officials in tourist ticketing case
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:14PM 96 Comments
High fire danger across Utah as three blazes continue to burn
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:49PM
Lawmaker pushes registry to protect unwed dads’ rights
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:04PM
EPA fines cement company, orders new pollution controls
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:52PM
Senate shoots down Mike Lee’s border security amendment
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:38PM 59 Comments
Unlicensed Utah midwife charged in newborn’s death
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:49PM 7 Comments
Your town in brief: A world of fun
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:13PM
Your town in brief: Unscripted comedy
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:10PM
Protesters say Swallow must go, public trust is shot
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:30PM 7 Comments
Becker vetoes City Council’s $8 million tax hike
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:13PM 21 Comments
Smog smackdown begins with Utah’s Clear the Air Challenge
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:18PM 12 Comments
Weber voters to decide $45 million library bond
Updated Jun 19, 2013 12:03PM 17 Comments
Utah lawmakers frown on allowing recall elections
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:43PM 18 Comments
East Utah blaze causes $5 million in damage for business
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:18PM
Family steps up with $4 million to rescue Capitol Theatre project
Updated Jun 18, 2013 11:33PM 42 Comments
6 million tons of Moab tailings removed, 10 million to go
Updated Jun 19, 2013 04:09PM 25 Comments
Unofficial ‘mayor’ of Sugar House succumbs to cancer
Updated Jun 18, 2013 09:21PM 13 Comments
University of Utah tosses proposed skateboard ban for stricter rules
Updated Jun 19, 2013 04:14PM
Rolly: School bus vandalism yields an unlikely culprit
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:28AM 75 Comments
Herbert not budging on Snake Valley deal
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:07AM 15 Comments
Obamacare moves to forefront in immigration debate
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:12AM 112 Comments
Utah soldier finally awarded Bronze Star for service in Iraq
Updated Jun 19, 2013 07:44AM
Cooler temperatures, but high fire danger across most of Utah
Updated Jun 19, 2013 07:25AM

Nation + World

HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:45PM
Obama making plans to tackle global warming
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:21PM 4 Comments
IRS draws new criticism over $70M employee bonuses
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:19PM 3 Comments
FBI director says agency uses drones for surveillance
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:54PM 2 Comments
Russia could stand in way of Obama’s nuke cuts
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:21PM 1 Comments
Senators hint at compromise on border security
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:38PM
Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:16PM 13 Comments
Naval Academy: 3 midshipmen charged with sexual assault
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:07PM 2 Comments
HPV vaccine cuts infection by half in teen girls
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:00PM 10 Comments
Palace reveals some of Kate’s baby plans
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:29PM
U.S. tries saving Taliban talks after Afghan president objects
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:42PM
As Western fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:31PM 4 Comments
Pruitt: DOJ broke rules in phone records seizure
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:04PM
FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffa’s remains ends
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:59PM
Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:43PM
Obama urges ‘bold’ nuclear cuts in Berlin speech
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:36PM
Virginia newspaper removes ‘Democrat’ from name
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:52AM

Sports

PCL baseball: Oeltjen’s homers boost Bees over Sacramento
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:50PM
NHL playoffs: Chicago tops Boston in OT, evens Stanley Cup series
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:37PM
College World Series: Oregon State knocks out Indiana
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:50PM
Utah Jazz: Jerry Sloan rejoins organization as senior adviser
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:36PM 18 Comments
NBA Finals: A title, and legacies, on the line in Game 7 for Heat, Spurs
Updated Jun 19, 2013 07:42PM
Thursday’s sports TV/radio programming
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:03PM
Sports briefs: Tiger Woods out with sore elbow
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:03PM
College basketball: SLCC signs Sacramento prep star
Updated Jun 19, 2013 04:01PM
NBA: Miami’s Chris Bosh says good riddance to fans who left early
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:52PM
FIFA considers scrapping 3-D coverage of World Cup
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:42PM
Boston Bruins’ run excites city wounded by marathon bombs
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:31PM
Early home games dominate Utah Grizzlies’ 2013-14 schedule
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:17PM
Brazilian soccer players support protests
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:15PM
Casey to remain as Raptors coach
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:12PM
Chris Davis’ 2 HRs help Orioles blast Tigers 13-3
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:49PM
Yankees spoil Mattingly’s return to Bronx
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:46PM
Club soccer team reaches out to neighborhood youth
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:41PM
Soccer: U.S. team parts ways, with Brazil in sight
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:23PM
Nothing derails Proctor’s passion for bull riding
Updated Jun 19, 2013 04:32PM
Nothing derails Proctor’s passion for bull riding
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:35PM
Prep boys soccer: Brighton’s Coffey eager to continue career at Portland
Updated Jun 19, 2013 04:18PM
Club soccer team reaches out to neighborhood youth
Updated Jun 19, 2013 04:31PM
Prep boys’ soccer: Most Valuable Players and all-state teams
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:35PM
Soccer: U.S. tops Honduras in World Cup qualifier at Rio Tinto (with video)
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:21PM
Pitcher safety against liners still issue for baseball
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:57AM
Prep ice hockey: Corner Canyon wastes no time
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:47PM
Baseball: Northridge grad Taylor eager for shot at pro ball
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:47PM
Prep boys’ basketball: College offers humble Seljaas
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:47PM
Golf: Zac Blair accepts exemption to play Utah Championship
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:34PM
Prep boys’ soccer Coach of the Year: Wasatch’s Dawain Wheatley
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:09PM
2A boys’ soccer MVP: Lehi’s Levi Lopez
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:09PM
4A boys’ soccer MVP: Murray’s Tanner Critchfield
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:09PM
5A boys’ soccer MVP: Lehi’s Gui Leme
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:09PM
3A boys’ soccer MVP: Wasatch’s Ben Powell
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:09PM
Woods to rest elbow, skip AT&T National
Updated Jun 19, 2013 12:51PM
Former Giants punter Dave Jennings dies at 61
Updated Jun 19, 2013 12:49PM
Kragthorpe: LeBron James gets one more shot to win us over
Updated Jun 19, 2013 07:42PM 9 Comments
Utah Jazz: Jayhawks’ Withey works out, shows shooting touch
Updated Jun 19, 2013 07:42PM 3 Comments
Pioneer League: Ogden, Orem re-tool for 2013
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:44AM
49ers sign Justin Smith to 2-year extension
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:20AM
Serena Williams apologizes for rape case comment
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:02AM
Police at Patriots tight end’s home for 2nd day
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:27AM
Wyoming reports possible volleyball violations
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:42AM
Doping inquiry into Olympic race walker widens
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:40AM
Gallery: Heat’s overtime escape to defend title
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:55AM
Nadal seeded No. 5 for Wimbledon
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:12AM
Golf: Hole-in-one
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:06PM
Pierce: RSL broadcaster can teach you a few things about soccer
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:16AM

Money

Big press for big industry makes Salt Lake City debut
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:00PM
A Ponzi or not, that’s the question in Utah case
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:17PM 1 Comments
Business news briefs
Updated Jun 19, 2013 07:29PM
City Creek not just snatching taxable sales from Gateway
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:13PM 25 Comments
Last segment of Big Cottonwood Trail complete
Updated Jun 19, 2013 04:18PM
Microsoft removes restrictions on Xbox One
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:17PM 11 Comments
Italian fashion icons Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:40PM
Fed outlines timeline for winding down its stimulus
Updated Jun 19, 2013 06:59PM
Savvy Consumer: For thrifty summer, make plans, follow them
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:17PM
Federal Reserve suggests it’s closer to slowing bond purchases
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:03PM
Recalls for IKEA LYDA jumbo cups, 2012-2013 Jeep Wranglers
Updated Jun 19, 2013 07:08PM
Kolcraft recalls baby strollers due to wheel blowouts
Updated Jun 19, 2013 10:58AM
Founder, pitchman Zimmer out at Men’s Wearhouse
Updated Jun 19, 2013 06:02PM
Stocks edge lower as investors wait on Fed update
Updated Jun 19, 2013 12:14PM
As sales slow, Utah’s Skullcandy retrenches
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:38AM
Inflation in the U.S. and Utah tame in May
Updated Jun 19, 2013 07:03PM 11 Comments
Business Insight: Consumers now have way to take on abusive lenders
Updated Jun 19, 2013 07:07PM
Two Utah community banks set merger for 4Q
Updated Jun 19, 2013 07:10PM

Opinion

Cepeda: Dropping out does have its costs
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
Rubin: GOP crabbiness doesn’t attract young voters
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
Excellence in education no gimmick: • The Washington Post
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
Born gay
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM 2 Comments
UTA’s green agenda
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
TRAX schedule
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
Nuns with guns
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM 2 Comments
Good riddance
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
Will: A case for upward mobility
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
Crosswalks and guns
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM 2 Comments
Polite bigotry
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM 2 Comments
Bagley guest cartoonist: Jen Sorensen
Updated Jun 19, 2013 06:27PM 16 Comments
Money talks: Scientific evidence for fund limits
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:07PM
Friedman: Postcard from Turkey
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:11AM
Dowd: One man’s killer is another man’s humanitarian
Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:10AM
Milbank: All cheers for surveillance
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:47AM
Voter access trumps threat of fraud: • The Washington Post
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:01AM
Ghost wolves
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:01AM 37 Comments
Keep Coach Mike
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:01AM 4 Comments
Debunking DeBry
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:01AM 56 Comments
Disgusting cartoon
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:01AM 41 Comments
Find arch home
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:01AM
Love will conquer
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:01AM 19 Comments
Swallow’s poor excuse
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:01AM 14 Comments

Lifestyle + Entertainment

Simple conversation may reveal answer
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
Painter Karen Horne finds inspiration in Salt Lake scenes
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:47PM
Kirby: LDS missionaries knock on doors at own peril
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:48PM 3 Comments
Hot tickets: What’s playing on area stages
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:04PM
TV preview: ‘Devious Maids’ sort of desperate
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:51PM
Dish of the week: Fish and Chips at Ichiban Sushi
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:15PM
Scott D. Pierce: Which NBC show will KSL pull next?
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:51PM
Out and about: Tedeschi and Trucks, She & Him, Fall Out Boy and a couple of foul-mouthed comics
Updated Jun 19, 2013 05:09PM
The Utah Bucket List: Timpanogos Cave’s heart of stone
Updated Jun 17, 2013 05:01PM
Wharton: Layton’s grapeless winery
Updated Jun 19, 2013 01:53PM 3 Comments
Hodges: Door to door is tough way to preach to Mormons and others
Updated Jun 19, 2013 02:28PM 40 Comments
Exploring Scotland by rail on the West Highland Line
Updated Jun 19, 2013 12:10PM
Best-selling author Vince Flynn dies at age 47
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:39AM
Justin Bieber behind wheel as car hits man in Hollywood
Updated Jun 18, 2013 08:55AM 8 Comments
The pleasures of southern Wales
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:47AM
Big Band music under the stars at the Gallivan Center
Updated Jun 15, 2013 01:01AM
Miss Utah USA’s botched answer makes her a star
Updated Jun 18, 2013 10:47AM 218 Comments
Utahn a finalist on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
Updated Jun 19, 2013 11:15PM
Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90, family says
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:55AM
Utah outdoors: A ‘Hook Shot’ photo collection
Updated Jun 19, 2013 08:04AM

Neighborhoods

West Valley musician uses songs to blend Vietnamese, Western cultures
Updated Jun 20, 2013 01:01AM
Your town in brief: A world of fun
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:13PM
Your town in brief: Unscripted comedy
Updated Jun 19, 2013 03:10PM

Most Popular

1.	Tuesday on TV: ESPN comes to Utah for big soccer game
2.	9 new food trucks roll into Salt Lake
3.	Miss Utah USA’s botched answer makes her a star
4.	Justin Bieber behind wheel as car hits man in Hollywood
5.	Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90, family says
6.	House GOP OKs Swallow investigation on way to possible impeachment
7.	Wharton: Layton’s grapeless winery
8.	Restaurant review: Japanese pub fare separates Ichiban from its competitors
9.	Utah outdoors: A ‘Hook Shot’ photo collection
10.	Kragthorpe: U.S. soccer team merits more noise in second half (with video)

SLCDailyDeal.com

Jobs

Shopping

Following Faith

Prep and College Recruiting

Fly on the Wall

Personal Finance

Bagley Cartoons

Submit a Letter to the Editor

All Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Search Obituaries

Place an Obituary

Search Classifieds

Other Services

Advertise With Us

Subscribe to the Newspaper

Login to the Electronic Edition

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact a newsroom staff member

Access the Trib Archives

Missing your paper? Need to place your paper on vacation hold? For this and any other subscription related needs, click here or call 801.204.6100.

Affiliates and Partners