The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah’s massive data centers can’t get the power they need, so they’re building their own

By Leia Larsen | Feb. 9, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

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Tithing lawsuits against LDS Church might have been a bust, but here is what they did reveal

By Tony Semerad | Feb. 9, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

Utah college students could turn down assignments based on ‘religious and conscience beliefs’ under this bill

By Courtney Tanner | Feb. 9, 2026, 1:00 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.

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

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Mammoth right wing JJ Peterka (77) as the Utah Mammoth host the New York Islanders, NHL hockey in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.

Peterka, Germany set to face off against Keller, USA in Olympic hockey group stage

By Caleb Turner | Special to The Tribune

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) An empty classroom on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020.

Voices: German is on life support in Utah. As a teacher, I know it’s worth saving.

By BreAnn Busboom | For The Salt Lake Tribune

(Cassidy Araiza | The New York Times) Members of the South Seviere drill team await judging results at the Rocky Mountain Invitational in Sandy, Utah, Jan. 10, 2026. Two traditions, military dance and a game resembling Simon Says, make drill team distinct in Utah.

These Utah high school dancers transform into warriors

By Rachel Sherman | The New York Times

News

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

Maya Angelou’s estate joins Utah lawsuit over the state’s school book bans

Sports

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

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

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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Mammoth right wing JJ Peterka (77) as the Utah Mammoth host the New York Islanders, NHL hockey in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.

Peterka, Germany set to face off against Keller, USA in Olympic hockey group stage

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

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Tithing lawsuits against LDS Church might have been a bust, but here is what they did reveal

(Cassidy Araiza | The New York Times) Members of the South Seviere drill team await judging results at the Rocky Mountain Invitational in Sandy, Utah, Jan. 10, 2026. Two traditions, military dance and a game resembling Simon Says, make drill team distinct in Utah.

These Utah high school dancers transform into warriors

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Institute of Religion near the University of Utah campus, owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.

Utah college students could turn down assignments based on ‘religious and conscience beliefs’ under this bill

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) NSA data facility in Bluffdale on Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026.

Utah’s massive data centers can’t get the power they need, so they’re building their own

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

With a sort of ‘cool factor,’ apostle Dieter Uchtdorf makes being LDS sound ‘fun and joyful’

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

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’

Bagley

Sunday, February 8th, 2026

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