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Tornado touches down on Davis County mountainside

By Jordan Miller | Sep. 18, 2026, 11:00 p.m.

Utah skiing is too expensive. Is a state-funded resort the answer?

By Julie Jag | Sep. 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

LDS Church weighs in against Idaho’s abortion ballot measure

By Tamarra Kemsley | Sep. 18, 2026, 10:32 p.m.

Salt Lake County hit pause on data centers. Here is when they may be back on the table.

Voices: In Salt Lake City, we can’t have an honest debate about housing without acknowledging who’s been left out

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A dog cools off in the water along the Freedom Trail near Memory Grove on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.

A place Salt Lake City dog owners love is often contaminated. There’s no surefire way to tell when it’s safe.

By Jose Davila IV

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lucy, a recent convert to Islam, at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City. The former Latter-day Saint said she found the community she had long been in search of when she became a Muslim.

Becoming Muslim: How one convert found ‘a lot of connections’ between the LDS Church and Islam

By Tamarra Kemsley

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Keyonte George dunks for there Jazz in NBA action between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets, at the Delta Cnter on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Utah Jazz sign Keyonte George to five-year, $157.5 million extension

By Shreyas Laddha

News

University of Utah apologizes, drops doxxing allegations against 2 Republican students after ‘Kirkiversary’ cake photo

Utah County to get its first Whole Foods Market — and a whole lot more at new retail center

Authors whose books have been banned in Utah schools can continue to sue the state, judge says

Sports

Gordon Monson: Kalani Sitake knows what it will take — and cost — for BYU football to win a national championship

Steve Sarkisian says he should have been more patient in interview with Holly Rowe

A Utah Mammoth forward scored 40 goals. Here’s why he’s currently sleeping on the floor.

THE LATEST

(Shon Stevenson) A video screenshot shows a tornado that touched down in the mountains above Fruit Heights, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.

Tornado touches down on Davis County mountainside

(Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP) Cissie Graham Lynch has been nominated to become the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

Trump picks Billy Graham’s granddaughter for religious freedom ambassador

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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Keyonte George dunks for there Jazz in NBA action between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets, at the Delta Cnter on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Utah Jazz sign Keyonte George to five-year, $157.5 million extension

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Changes to Sunday meetings mean members are having shorter lessons and shuffling between classes faster than ever.

How is the LDS Church’s new Sunday schedule going? We want to hear from you.

POLITICS

A Utah state agency made $677,000 in unnecessary payments after an employee’s contract fraud

The Republican overhaul of Utah’s Supreme Court is complete, as senators fill final two seats on the bench

As Trump bashes AI guardrails, Utah governor calls for whistleblower protection, mandatory safety reports

Opinion

Voices: I sheltered in place with my students. A year later, UVU still doesn’t feel safe.

Voices: In Salt Lake City, we can’t have an honest debate about housing without acknowledging who’s been left out

Tribune editorial: Henderson is leading the fight for Utahns’ right to vote. Use it.

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Religion

Trump picks Billy Graham’s granddaughter for religious freedom ambassador

How is the LDS Church’s new Sunday schedule going? We want to hear from you.

Becoming Muslim: How one convert found ‘a lot of connections’ between the LDS Church and Islam

Culture

Eli McCann’s debut novel is officially a New York Times best seller

He thought a Michelin email was a scam. Now, everyone knows this Utah deli’s food is for real.

Got $8.5 million? Tower Theatre kicks off fund-raising campaign to renovate century-old movie house.

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