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LDS Church founder Joseph Smith’s polygamy: The truth is out there — or is it?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Jul. 18, 2026, 2:39 p.m.

In rare prosecution, BYU student’s boyfriend sentenced for manslaughter after abuse that preceded her suicide

By Courtney Tanner | Jul. 18, 2026, 5:26 p.m.

How Utahns’ drinking habits have changed over the years: Tito’s, Aperol, and ... Natty Daddy?

By Andy Larsen | Jul. 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

Cherry Peak Resort is for sale. Would you buy it?

Tribune editorial: Honor Utah this Pioneer Day. Which means don’t burn it down.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Personal use fireworks at Farmington Regional Park, on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Utah officials say the conditions that led to a ban on personal fireworks during the Fourth of July weekend could prompt another ban on Pioneer Day.

Will weekend rain prompt Utah to lift a fireworks ban for Pioneer Day? Here’s what officials are saying.

By Sydney Jezik

(University of Utah) A rendering of the Huntsman Center from a 2020 feasibility study.

Here’s what a renovation to Utah’s Huntsman Center could have looked like in 2020 — and what it could mean for the future

By Jason Batacao

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Hall in March 2025. A federal measure to make daylight saving time permanent would mean later winter sunrises in the Beehive State.

What time would the sun rise and set in Utah if daylight saving time became permanent?

By Jordan Miller

News

Heavy rain could trigger flash floods near Utah burn scars this weekend. Here’s what to know.

Cherry Peak Resort is for sale. Would you buy it?

How Utahns’ drinking habits have changed over the years: Tito’s, Aperol, and ... Natty Daddy?

Sports

Here’s what a renovation to Utah’s Huntsman Center could have looked like in 2020 — and what it could mean for the future

Inside the ‘special’ motor driving Darryn Peterson’s rise with the Utah Jazz after it was doubted at Kansas

Inside the Rangers-Mammoth trade: Why Vincent Trocheck removed Mammoth from no-trade list

THE LATEST

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A fire crew walks down among the burn scar from the Bonneville Fire above the Salt Lake Valley on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Tribune editorial: Honor Utah this Pioneer Day. Which means don’t burn it down.

(Cherry Peak) A skier enjoys a coating of powder while skiing at Cherry Peak Resort near Richmond on Feb. 24, 2022.

Cherry Peak Resort is for sale. Would you buy it?

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Customers at a state liquor store in downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

How Utahns’ drinking habits have changed over the years: Tito’s, Aperol, and ... Natty Daddy?

(University of Utah) A rendering of the Huntsman Center from a 2020 feasibility study.

Here’s what a renovation to Utah’s Huntsman Center could have looked like in 2020 — and what it could mean for the future

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rose and Keith Nguyen hold a picture of their daughter, Rena, in 4th District Court in Provo on Friday, July 17, 2026. Caleb Rees, who had been dating Rena Nguyen, had just been sentenced on a manslaughter conviction that stemmed from his abuse of her before her death by suicide.

In rare prosecution, BYU student’s boyfriend sentenced for manslaughter after abuse that preceded her suicide

POLITICS

Here’s how Utah was pulled into a Texas political controversy

Would Utah swap voters’ private data for federal disaster aid? Here’s what Lt. Gov. Henderson says.

Utahns sue Kevin O’Leary, Fox News over allegations of being called Chinese agents

Opinion

Tribune editorial: Honor Utah this Pioneer Day. Which means don’t burn it down.

George Pyle: The fiendish plot to get Utah kids to read books

Letter: The pain premium: How dental practices exploit vulnerable patients

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Religion

In rare prosecution, BYU student’s boyfriend sentenced for manslaughter after abuse that preceded her suicide

LDS Church founder Joseph Smith’s polygamy: The truth is out there — or is it?

Latest from Mormon Land: What people get wrong about Latter-day Saints — from music to Coke to BYU

Culture

An Italian bakery in Millcreek will appeal to your sweet and savory sides

This is the book every club is talking about right now. Here’s why people love to hate it.

Take a look inside Casa Pilar, a late Utah painter’s art-filled home — which her heirs are fighting to preserve

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