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ICE arrests have quadrupled in southwest Utah under Trump. Most arrestees have no criminal convictions.

By Brooke Larsen | Andy Larsen | Aug. 17, 2026, 1:45 p.m.

Here’s what we know about the police presence at Intermountain Medical Center

By Jordan Miller | Paighten Harkins | Aug. 17, 2026, 11:47 p.m.

1 killed, schools briefly locked down after shooting at Kearns funeral service

By Jordan Miller | Paighten Harkins | Aug. 17, 2026, 11:25 p.m.

From Jordan to Kobe: Ex-Jazz ball boy’s shoe memorabilia keeps ending up in lawsuits

A Mexican restaurant chain with ‘loyal fans’ — and free guacamole — is coming to Salt Lake City

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah campus is pictured on Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025.

Here’s a look at the University of Utah’s record $10.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year

By Courtney Tanner

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A parking lot south of the Provo post office (visible at top center) on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

Utah Sen. Curtis wants to use post office properties to help solve a major national crisis

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah quarterback Devon Dampier, left, and BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier.

The first AP Top 25 poll has been released. Where are BYU and Utah ranked?

By Jason Batacao

News

The Babylon Fire left flood and erosion risks that could last for years. Here’s how forest managers can reduce those risks.

ICE arrests have quadrupled in southwest Utah under Trump. Most arrestees have no criminal convictions.

A U.S. food giant that expanded to Utah just 5 years ago is now laying off more than 700 workers

Sports

Gordon Monson: In the darkness BYU has created around Kalani Sitake, there is one beam of bright hope

From Jordan to Kobe: Ex-Jazz ball boy’s shoe memorabilia keeps ending up in lawsuits

Here’s a look at the University of Utah’s record $10.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year

THE LATEST

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) An Intermountain Health LifeFlight helicopter departs Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.

Here’s what we know about the police presence at Intermountain Medical Center

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Onlookers watch as police investigate a shooting that occurred outside a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kearns, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.

1 killed, schools briefly locked down after shooting at Kearns funeral service

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah quarterback Devon Dampier, left, and BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier.

The first AP Top 25 poll has been released. Where are BYU and Utah ranked?

Pat Bagley | Enemies Foreign and Domestic

Bagley Cartoon: Enemies Foreign and Domestic

(Alex Goodlett |The New York Times) An area known as Valley of The Gods, inside Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding, Utah, Aug. 23, 2017.

Trump shrank Utah’s monuments. Now mining companies are staking claims.

POLITICS

Donald Trump has financial stake in the nuclear industry he is championing

Report: Trump appointee asked aircraft to fight 7-acre wildfire near his Idaho ranch as Utah burned

Will families keep visiting public lands after ICE sets ‘trap’ at a swimming hole?

Opinion

Letter: Thanks to Lt. Gov. Henderson for her commitment to free and fair elections in Utah

Opinion: This is one of the most important policy decisions of our lifetime

Letter: Salt Lake Valley canal trails are a boon for residents. Why have some entry points been closed to access?

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Religion

Dallin Oaks caps his first international trip as LDS president with a religious rite he has performed before

An ancient religion is taking root and moving into new digs in southern Utah

We asked what question should be added to LDS temple recommend interviews. Here’s what you said.

Culture

Brandon Sanderson shares update on ‘Cosmere’ adaptations for Apple TV

Is the ‘Minecraft’ sequel filming in Utah? Here’s what we know.

Over 20,000 people want Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of ‘The Bachelorette’ released

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