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(Jeran Farley) Jeran Farley, urban and community forestry program manager for the state, measured Big Tree, the massive ponderosa pine near Beaver, Utah, in 2019. The tree suffered burns over 95% of its length in the Cottonwood Fire, a U.S. Forest Service ranger said.

One of Utah’s biggest trees burned in a wildfire. Residents are saying a tearful goodbye.

By Courtney Tanner | July 12, 2026, 6:21 p.m.

(James Bybee) Pictured is what's left of James Bybee's cabin above Beaver, Utah, after the Cottonwood Fire ripped through. He visited his property on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

First look at Cottonwood Fire aftermath: Utah man tours his now-destroyed cabin neighborhood for first time since flames

By Courtney Tanner | July 5, 2026, 5:32 p.m.

(Jim Urguhart | The Salt Lake Tribune) Weston Stoddard, 9, helps herd the family cattle away from the Milford Flat Fire in the Mineral Range south of Cove Fort in July 2007.

Utah’s Cottonwood Fire is already the 6th largest in state history. Here’s a list of the 10 biggest and 3 deadliest.

By Courtney Tanner | July 3, 2026, 5:38 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Cottonwood Fire burns above Beaver before sunrise on Friday, June 26, 2026.

Utah’s massive Cottonwood Fire has already destroyed more than 100 structures, cost more than $20M to fight

By Courtney Tanner | June 30, 2026, 8:09 p.m.

(Taylor Makall Chamberlain) A picture shows what remains of the cabin that has been in Taylor Makall Chamberlain's family since it was built in the 1950s on Beaver Mountain. It burned down in June 2026 with the Cottonwood Fire.

After a week of waiting, this Utah family learned its 1950s log cabin was destroyed by the Cottonwood Fire

By Courtney Tanner | July 1, 2026, 7:24 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Julio Cesar Durand, who runs INTI Specialty Coffee in the Union building at the University of Utah, talks about his life story around coffee on Friday, June 5, 2026.

He built his coffee shop out of a closet on the University of Utah’s campus. These students fought to save it.

By Courtney Tanner | June 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Cottonwood Fire burns east of Beaver on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

There are 6 larger, active wildfires burning in Utah. Here’s a look at what’s going on at each.

By Courtney Tanner | June 23, 2026, 9:39 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews battle a fire in Memory Grove on Friday, June 19, 2026. Salt Lake County officials promised to prosecute offenders responsible for igniting wildfires as hot, dry conditions worsen.

‘There are criminal consequences’: Man accused of starting Memory Grove fire charged with reckless burning

By Courtney Tanner | June 24, 2026, 4:04 a.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A helicopter circles the Bonneville Fire near the Arlington Hills neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Monday, June 22, 2026. Early Tuesday, officials announced there was "no longer an immediate threat with this fire."

Here’s why the Salt Lake City fire near the University of Utah is ‘no longer an immediate threat’

By Courtney Tanner | June 23, 2026, 7:58 p.m.

(Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) Pictured is a Great Basin rattlesnake in Millard County, Utah on May 31, 2018.

‘A big issue’: The Salt Lake City fire is burning through rattlesnake country. Here’s what you should know.

By Courtney Tanner | June 23, 2026, 12:43 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Bonneville Fire is seen near the block U in Salt Lake City, Monday, June 22, 2026.

Here’s how the U.’s campus has been impacted by the Salt Lake City fire — including the next Red Butte concert

By Courtney Tanner | Palak Jayswal | June 22, 2026, 8:04 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hand crews continue to work on the Bonneville Fire in Salt Lake City, Monday, June 22, 2026.

Here’s the latest on the Salt Lake City fire burning near the University of Utah

By Courtney Tanner | June 23, 2026, 4:02 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Reading Elementary School in Centerville on Friday, May 22, 2026.

A Utah book-ban advocate was given access to a school library system with private student data. The district says there was ‘no breach.’

By Courtney Tanner | Carmen Nesbitt | June 18, 2026, 8:56 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Academic and Administration Building at Salt Lake Community College campus in Taylorsville, Tuesday, Feb. 4. 2025. A new audit released Tuesday, June 16, 2026, from the Office of the Legislative Auditor General found that SLCC "received about 2,000 fraudulent applications in the last five years."

Here’s how much financial aid ‘ghost students’ stole from Utah’s public colleges and universities, auditors found

By Courtney Tanner | June 22, 2026, 4:20 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah celebrates graduation in this photo from Thursday, May 3, 2018, taken at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The school expects to add an A.I. bachelor's degree for future students, starting in fall 2026.

‘There’s a huge market demand’: University of Utah approves new bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence

By Courtney Tanner | June 12, 2026, 10:48 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah's public development at The Point in Draper on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The rapidly growing area west of Interstate 15 once housed the state prison and is now expected to house a major new University of Utah Health campus.

University of Utah to build major new health campus at The Point in Draper, officials announce

By Courtney Tanner | Tony Semerad | June 10, 2026, 11:37 p.m.

(Pool) Former BYU football player Parker Kingston appears for a hearing in 5th District Court in St. George on Monday, March 23, 2026. The Washington County attorney's office asked for the judge to be dismissed in the case over allegations of preferential treatment, but that request was denied.

Prosecutors wanted a judge off former BYU athlete Parker Kingston’s rape case, alleging favoritism. The request was denied.

By Courtney Tanner | June 10, 2026, 2:25 p.m.

(Brigham Young University) BYU's west campus, which will be the site of the university's new School of Medicine.

Here’s the latest on BYU’s new medical school, including when it’s likely to open

By Courtney Tanner | June 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Westminster University is pictured on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.

This Utah university is at risk of shutting down due to serious financial shortfalls, Forbes list indicates

By Courtney Tanner | June 3, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah campus is pictured on Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025.

The University of Utah laid off a group of employees, then rehired them. Now they will lose their jobs again.

By Courtney Tanner | May 31, 2026, 9:06 p.m.