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Letter: Aiming to eliminate the Circuit Breaker program, Sen. McCay seems to regard seniors as the ‘undeserving poor’

By Michele Margetts | The Public Forum | Feb. 8, 2026, 5:57 p.m.

The Big 12 Conference stepped in to stop the anti-LDS chants at BYU games. This is what it did to punish Oklahoma State.

By Kevin Reynolds | Feb. 9, 2026, 5:29 a.m.

Nick Shirley, the Utah-born influencer who spurred the federal crackdown on Minneapolis

By Ruth Graham | The New York Times | Feb. 8, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

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SLC has wanted to save this building for more than a decade. Now it’s about to start a new chapter.

Opinion: I was arrested for doing my job as a reporter. Who’s next?

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jason and Courtney Hawks take a selfie in front of Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.

University of Utah’s president explains why school bought a $4.5 million statue ‘that screams love’

By Brock Marchant

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Steve Johnson Jr and Uneaka Best gather signatures to repeal Prop 4 at Linda Vista Park in Syracuse on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

Prop 4 repeal organizers fire paid gatherers after Utah County clerk alleges fraudulent signatures

By Robert Gehrke

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa (3) drives up the middle as Houston Cougars guard Emanuel Sharp (21) defends Saturday night in Provo.

AJ Dybantsa wasn’t really ‘about to pass out’ in BYU’s loss to Houston, but Saturday highlighted a problem for the Cougars

By Jason Batacao

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University of Utah’s president explains why school bought a $4.5 million statue ‘that screams love’

SLC has wanted to save this building for more than a decade. Now it’s about to start a new chapter.

Nick Shirley, the Utah-born influencer who spurred the federal crackdown on Minneapolis

Sports

The Big 12 Conference stepped in to stop the anti-LDS chants at BYU games. This is what it did to punish Oklahoma State.

AJ Dybantsa wasn’t really ‘about to pass out’ in BYU’s loss to Houston, but Saturday highlighted a problem for the Cougars

‘It felt great’: Jaren Jackson Jr. makes successful debut for the Jazz

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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon (21) forces a fumble against New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) at the NFL Super Bowl 60 game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, February 8, 2026. (Adam Hunger/AP Content Services for the NFL)

Seahawks bully Drake Maye, Patriots on way to dominant Super Bowl LX win

Oklahoma State and BYU fans in the stands in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala)

The Big 12 Conference stepped in to stop the anti-LDS chants at BYU games. This is what it did to punish Oklahoma State.

(Andy Wong | AP) United States' Breezy Johnson shows her gold medal in the alpine ski women's downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.

Breezy Johnson wins gold in women’s downhill, first U.S. medal of Olympics

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa (3) drives up the middle as Houston Cougars guard Emanuel Sharp (21) defends Saturday night in Provo.

AJ Dybantsa wasn’t really ‘about to pass out’ in BYU’s loss to Houston, but Saturday highlighted a problem for the Cougars

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This week from Bagley: ICE out of Utah, silencing the press, Trump’s lies, global warming, democracy’s demise

POLITICS

Prop 4 repeal organizers fire paid gatherers after Utah County clerk alleges fraudulent signatures

Trump’s racist post was ‘wildly offensive and inappropriate,’ Utah’s U.S. Rep. Owens says

Trump’s call to ‘nationalize’ elections adds to state officials’ alarm

Opinion

Letter: Aiming to eliminate the Circuit Breaker program, Sen. McCay seems to regard seniors as the ‘undeserving poor’

Letter: Mormon Women for Ethical Government’s stand on immigration enforcement opened my eyes to the possibility of a greater coalition

Opinion: I was arrested for doing my job as a reporter. Who’s next?

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Religion

What happened to Angel Moroni’s trumpet, which fell from the Salt Lake LDS Temple in an earthquake?

‘I will have to start from scratch’ — a Latter-day Saint convert prepares to self-deport

Feeling called to an LDS stronghold, Utah couple deliver grub and the gospel to the hungry

Culture

Food trucks put the world on a plate for University of Utah students

Planning a Valentine’s Day date? These Utah eateries have romance on the menu.

Emmy-winning director returns to set of movie that ‘put Utah on the map’

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