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The national immigration debate comes to Utah: Here’s what state lawmakers are proposing

By Addy Baird | Feb. 17, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

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Utah’s warm winter has claimed its first ski resort

By Julie Jag | Feb. 17, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

From LDS Church ‘poster boy’ to coming out — David Archuleta’s new memoir tells his story in his own words

By Palak Jayswal | Feb. 17, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

A Utah band is dropping its talent agency because of its owner’s links to Ghislaine Maxwell

Utah’s latest Red Iguana location is one of 4 new spots set to open in this bustling community

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) IPP Generating Station on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

Here are the companies that have offered to run the idled Intermountain Power Plant’s coal units

(Signature Books) Tribune guest columnist Eli McCann will discuss his new book, "We're Thankful for the Moisture: A Gay Guy’s Guide to Mormon Faith, Family, and Fruit Preservation.”

‘Mormon Land’: Humorist Eli McCann and his husband discuss the laughs and love they find in LDS culture

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack

(Evan Agostini | Invision/AP) Stephen King attends the 2018 PEN Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. His 1998 novel "Bag of Bones" was added to Utah's growing list of titles banned from all public schools.

This Stephen King novel is now the 23rd book banned from all Utah public schools

By Carmen Nesbitt

News

No injuries after small plane makes emergency landing on Legacy Parkway

Utah daughter, mom reportedly found dead in Las Vegas hotel room

‘Finally starting to see winter’: A colder, wetter, windier week is on tap for Utah. Here’s what to expect.

Sports

Gordon Monson: With Richie Saunders done, what’s AJ Dybantsa going to do or not do for BYU now?

BYU basketball team loses star player for the season, a massive blow to its Final Four dreams

Herriman’s Kaysha Love refused to be a backseat driver. Now she’s leading USA Bobsled’s push for Olympic gold.

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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nordic Valley Ski Resort on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. The resort reports having a 5-inch base and getting 22 inches of snow this season. It closed Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, but operators say they will reopen this weekend if a predicted storm delivers.

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Utah’s warm winter has claimed its first ski resort

(Dana Trippe | Red Bull Records) The Aces, an Orem indie-pop quartet, cut ties with their talent agency last week.

A Utah band is dropping its talent agency because of its owner’s links to Ghislaine Maxwell

(Evan Agostini | Invision/AP) Stephen King attends the 2018 PEN Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. His 1998 novel "Bag of Bones" was added to Utah's growing list of titles banned from all public schools.

This Stephen King novel is now the 23rd book banned from all Utah public schools

(Signature Books) Tribune guest columnist Eli McCann will discuss his new book, "We're Thankful for the Moisture: A Gay Guy’s Guide to Mormon Faith, Family, and Fruit Preservation.”

‘Mormon Land’: Humorist Eli McCann and his husband discuss the laughs and love they find in LDS culture

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new Red Iguana restaurant that's set to open in Daybreak, as seen on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.

Utah’s latest Red Iguana location is one of 4 new spots set to open in this bustling community

POLITICS

Prop 4: When Utahns will know if GOP’s signature-gathering effort was a success

A small nuclear reactor just landed in Utah. Here’s what it means for the state

‘We would like a real plan’: Utah will be required to help struggling Native American students after years of inaction

Opinion

Letter: It is well past time to speak up. Silence is complicity.

Letter: Sorry to hear that Reps. Owens and Maloy are confused by Utah’s new congressional districts

Opinion: Whatever this is, it isn’t anti-Zionism

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Religion

NAACP president looks forward to seeing what’s next for his group’s alliance with the LDS Church

Jana Riess: New LDS apostle Clark Gilbert is expected to be a strident culture warrior and doctrinal watchdog

Even before Russell M. Nelson, an LDS Church president broke barriers with NAACP

Culture

‘Legendary’ Salt Lake City deli reopens after sale and monthslong closure

Alex Caldiero, Utah poet who mingled words and sounds, dies at 76

A new pizza place tries to set a neighborhood vibe near downtown Salt Lake City

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