Utah News

Most Utahns want Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase reversed, survey finds

Brooke Larsen — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000

A new survey of Utah voters found that most respondents want to see Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments restored to their previous boundaries.

Will Utah’s hot, dry year dull its fall colors?

Julie Jag — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:01 +0000

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Buzz of the Week: What’s your biggest housing concern in Salt Lake right now?

The Salt Lake Tribune — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:01 +0000

Landing an apartment in Salt Lake right now can feel a little like a bidding war in reverse — free rent, gift cards, moving perks. But that's just one part of the whole housing equation. We want to hear from you. What's your biggest housing concern?

Timeline: Here’s what’s happened in the year since Charlie Kirk was killed in Utah

Sean P. Means — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:01 +0000

Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Utah Valley University’s campus on Sept. 10, 2015. Two days later, suspect Tyler Robinson was taken into custody.

1 year and $240K later, UVU still hasn’t released its review of the Charlie Kirk shooting

Courtney Tanner — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Just days after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot on campus last year, Utah Valley University’s administration promised to hire an outside company to review what went wrong.

Developers of the ‘largest data center campus in the world’ in Utah say they’ll do something unprecedented — make water

Paighten Harkins — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000

The company building a massive data center complex in rural Millard County is promising not just the “largest data center campus in the world,” but one that could recover “vastly” more water than it consumes.

Here’s what’s causing that massive smoke plume in the western Salt Lake Valley

Jordan Miller — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:47:05 +0000

A plume of black smoke was visible downtown Tuesday afternoon as firefighters responded to a blaze outside of a warehouse building in Salt Lake City.

I went apartment hunting in Salt Lake City. I wasn’t expecting $2,000 gift cards and months of free rent.

Andy Larsen, Shreyas Laddha — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

What would it be like to spend a night speed-dating and have everyone fall in love with you? Or to be a five-star basketball recruit who gets wined and dined by every blue-blood program in the country?

New study says Great Salt Lake dust could cost $2 billion a year in healthcare

Ben Winslow | Fox 13 News — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Utah will host the world in 2034, but the Wasatch Front’s future Olympians are struggling to get on the ice

Jose Davila IV — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Danielle Endow has been teaching people how to ice skate and add new skills to their routines for 15 years now, mostly at the rink where she herself learned as a kid.

Turning Point USA plans to host a Charlie Kirk memorial event at UVU. Some students are upset about it.

Courtney Tanner — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

The organization founded by Charlie Kirk is returning to the Utah campus where the conservative commentator was killed to hold a memorial on the first anniversary of his death.

Trump officials eye expanded oil and gas leasing beneath a Utah wildlife refuge. Critics call it ‘wildly irresponsible.’

Leia Larsen — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Note to readers • This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.

This Utah city claims it can tear up parts of homeowners’ yards. Residents want proof.

Brock Marchant — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Canyon Road residents are questioning Logan’s claim that it can tear up parts of homeowners' yards as the city seeks to construct an 8-foot path for pedestrians and bikers.