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Will Super El Niño bring the West much-needed snow? For Utah, the answer is complicated.

By Leia Larsen | Austin Corona | Matt Simon | Nov. 9, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

GOP losses in the Utah Legislature mean more power for Gov. Cox. Will he use it?

By Emily R. Anderson | Robert Gehrke | Nov. 9, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

As Democrats prepare to investigate Trump, some Utahns may be in the hot seat

By Addy Baird | Nov. 9, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

Jana Riess: New documentary shows how dirty sodas are quirky and unmistakably LDS

Can scientists make football safer? BYU players are testing it out.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A welcome sign is seen along US Highway 191 in Moab on Friday, April 10, 2026.

A Utah county is spending $5K to help it decide if it should ban data centers

By Andrew Christiansen | The Times-Independent

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47) runs the offense for the Cougars, in football action between the BYU Cougars and the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Bear Bachmeier may be heartbroken, but there’s a whole lot more at BYU for him to do

By Gordon Monson

(MorningbirdPhoto/Pixabay via Wikimedia Commons) Many Christian readers appreciate the parallels between ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ and biblical stories.

What C.S. Lewis said about Narnia’s most famous character: the Jesus‑like lion Aslan

By Christopher A. Snyder | The Conversation

News

Here’s what’s happening this week, Nov. 9-15, in southern Utah

Will Super El Niño bring the West much-needed snow? For Utah, the answer is complicated.

A Utah county is spending $5K to help it decide if it should ban data centers

Sports

‘Is it some secret, strange, different religion?’ The stories Ute football recruits hear — and the reality they find in Utah.

Michigan fires Jason Beck, Kyle Whittingham’s $3 million-per-year offensive coordinator

Crowd surfing, tears and a Heisman campaign: Inside Devon Dampier’s big performance against BYU

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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47) runs the offense for the Cougars, in football action between the BYU Cougars and the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.

Gordon Monson: Bear Bachmeier may be heartbroken, but there’s a whole lot more at BYU for him to do

Pat Bagley | The New Face of Trumpism

Bagley Cartoon: The New Face of Trumpism

The Virgin River flows a blue-green color through red rock canyons.

Here’s what’s happening this week, Nov. 9-15, in southern Utah

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a news conference announcing Mike Menssen and 5th District Judge Matthew Bell as his appointees for the Utah Supreme Court at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

GOP losses in the Utah Legislature mean more power for Gov. Cox. Will he use it?

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes head coach Morgan Scalley watches from the sideline during the game between the Utah Utes and the Arkansas Razorbacks in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.

‘Is it some secret, strange, different religion?’ The stories Ute football recruits hear — and the reality they find in Utah.

POLITICS

‘We’ve got to do a better job’: Utah Republican lawmakers choose new leadership and vow to focus on families

Investigation: Witnesses said Democratic Sen. Kathleen Riebe harassed and discriminated against staffers and interns

Blue wave propels southern Utah leader to Senate’s most powerful role

Opinion

Opinion: JD Vance is probably toast

Opinion: Latinos didn’t come back to Democrats out of loyalty

Letter: Mitt Romney should run for president in 2028

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Religion

Were LDS voters swept up in the blue wave?

LDS Church joins the tech gold rush, leasing some of its ranchland for a data center

Idaho measure failed — with LDS Church help — but voters deliver abortion-rights wins in other states

Culture

One of Utah’s first gay bars, opened ‘in the shadow of the temple,’ shaped SLC history. Now, a permanent reminder lives downtown.

What’s playing for Christmas? Here’s what Utah’s performing arts venues are doing for the holidays.

Review: Saxophonist Nathanial Young transforms Salt Lake City hotel lobby into ‘spontaneous’ concert hall

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