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The Utah Grizzlies are gone, and the Maverik Center’s owner thinks it’s a good thing. Here’s why.

By Jose Davila IV | Jul. 31, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

This planned Utah watering hole wants to dump a giant pile of nachos on your table while you drink a beer

By Brock Marchant | Jul. 31, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

Utah wants help saving Great Salt Lake in exchange for hosting federal nuclear hub

By Emily Anderson Stern | Jul. 31, 2026, 6:02 p.m.

Trolley problem: Salt Lake City’s Trolley Square wants to own the ‘Trolley’ name — and is suing its longtime neighbor

Commentary: Is Pope Leo a Democratic Socialist?

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hite Marina, long closed down due to the declining water levels of Lake Powell, is pictured from the Colorado River overlook on Saturday, April 25, 2026.

Trump administration allows smaller water releases from Lake Powell under new Colorado River plan

By Brooke Larsen

(Dylan Eubank | The Salt Lake Tribune and Josh Smith) The lighthouse sculpture at the Icelandic memorial in Spanish Fork, left, and the Mormon Pond monument, right, honor 410 Islander Latter-day Saints who immigrated to Utah in the 19th century.

Two unlikely monuments 4,000 miles apart honor the same 410 Mormon pioneers

By Dylan Eubank

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Morgan Scalley as the Utah Utes host the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, NCAA football in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

Utah football is just about back. Here are the 3 biggest storylines heading into fall camp.

By Jason Batacao

News

Two injured after plane crashes on Layton highway

UTA TRAX train derails, causing major delays following collision with car

The Utah Grizzlies are gone, and the Maverik Center’s owner thinks it’s a good thing. Here’s why.

Sports

Michigan needs Kyle Whittingham to win. But first? ‘Put the drama to bed’

Utah football is just about back. Here are the 3 biggest storylines heading into fall camp.

Gordon Monson: Why Kalani Sitake stayed at BYU and other revealing quotes from the coach that might surprise you

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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham has tried to "put the drama to bed" at Michigan.

Michigan needs Kyle Whittingham to win. But first? ‘Put the drama to bed’

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hite Marina, long closed down due to the declining water levels of Lake Powell, is pictured from the Colorado River overlook on Saturday, April 25, 2026.

Trump administration allows smaller water releases from Lake Powell under new Colorado River plan

(Fox 13 Now) Two people were hospitalized following a plane crash near Hill Air Force Base Thursday night.

Two injured after plane crashes on Layton highway

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Bagley Cartoon: Falling Into a Book

(Fox 13 Now) A TRAX train hit a car Friday morning in Salt Lake City.

UTA TRAX train derails, causing major delays following collision with car

POLITICS

She was set to get married. The night before, she used a tampon to set fire to the Utah church, police say.

A Colorado River deal is expected this week. How will it impact Utah?

How a Utah Republican’s quiet battle for hunting access undercut the Ute Indian Tribe’s Land Back hopes

Opinion

Voices: Wildfires are changing. Here’s how Utahns can be prepared.

Voices: How we build a Utah that’s harder to burn

Letter: Passing the SAVE Act now sure sounds like ‘rigging’ the vote

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Religion

Legendary LDS writer and advocate Carol Lynn Pearson dies, leaves a final poem to her fans

Federal appeals court sides with LDS Church in lawsuit over sex abuse settlements

Latest from Mormon Land: Are R-rated movies still a no-no? And Oaks makes a surprise appearance.

Culture

This Utah business is putting an immersive new spin on the classic dinner and a movie concept

What’s your favorite restaurant in Utah right now?

‘The Chosen’ reveals the first images of Jesus’ crucifixion, with some scenes shot in Utah

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