<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2026/08/17/mining-companies-are-already/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:04:47.34Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/7XSM5SM76NHB5AK3RTFL6FUIHQ.jpg?auth=98550c73d1f4e32205b7d0b436a22dcea334151cbbda73ae3b190976a1e05228&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(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.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/17/letter-thanks-lt-gov-henderson-her/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:02:00.385Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/BKE5CMFSERFGNG3UEI5P6RQ3UM.jpg?auth=0489a365e89bb7c5fd3eb46599add5087e3dae4618897e09b298ecccda4eb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson discusses the results of the audit on the citizenship status of people on Utah's voter roles on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/17/letter-call-lie-lie-this-is-not/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:00:09.757Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/UWBONFWGONAEXBTOREZPLLVECI.jpg?auth=26711532f9a46e4e9e438a7579d3e7f87ea7bd3b86436fcef36538e9987e8d85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Adrian Kraus | AP) Elbows Up for Canada protesters gather near The Peace Bridge border crossing in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday, April 2, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2026/08/17/whats-happening-byu-what-started/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:00:07.44Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/7TRG3LIVFBHBLMAXPOYY6QK27M.JPG?auth=f401fbf3e4f6c6f7eacae717df77072d628ad57e954c329246b0b091f54205e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4384&amp;height=2923</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake congratulates his team as they leave field with a 21 point lead in the 4th quarter, in  Big-12 football action between the BYU Cougars the West Virginia Mountaineers at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo, on, in Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2026/08/17/opinion-this-is-one-most-important/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:00:08.607Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/4LRMEA7IUZHRTE2OUTCRD6DRZQ.jpg?auth=f050b4f5f26374b3bce22ec7b5ad31b0461a23d247e9e9a055af0c812c2a5375&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2908&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Major technological change produces major social change. Thanks to artificial intelligence, we are arguably on the brink of a productivity miracle capable of radically improving people’s lives — but only if we act now to prevent A.I.’s worst impacts. 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(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/08/17/babylon-fire-left-flood-erosion/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:00:01.182Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/HBV2ANS5DBHLLHDHBYRGPHYONE.jpeg?auth=afc5ee6296a2946a56fe34ca7de10c676abc0b9506f6965bb68b3d0fa1ffdeb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1416&amp;height=1064</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(U.S. Forest Service) A soil specialist examines ground conditions within the Babylon Fire burn scar while field-verifying soil burn severity in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/amplify-utah/2026/08/14/husband-and-wife-painters-find/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:00:03.985Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/HPFMJEPQ5BHMZPAEFZDGADJ5QA.jpeg?auth=e85c6796b0eda17777e0a4c0a4703f0a8d8bb884fbe520945c4a0bfff3a0bfc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1991&amp;height=1494</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Bonnie Hooper) Married painters Bonnie and Gary Hooper, from Centerville, Utah, do some plein air work in Spring City, Utah, in 2013. The Hoopers each took up painting after retirement.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/08/17/university-utahs-latest-budget/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:00:06.002Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/BKGES2236VBDZM3WPRIEUQMP6Y.JPG?auth=721c9abd209261f1067b00d9b885583c609befbae87f07e2ffaa29ceeba7fb23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2800&amp;height=1837</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Francisco Kjolseth  | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah campus is pictured on Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2026/08/17/qdoba-opens-salt-lake-city/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:00:05.697Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/3JCDXMGDLRGDLEQV7SE2QPJ67U.jpg?auth=5d86f5de4175e46cb78dc5987bf4590b33084470507cf9399bcdc4c1ee918e01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2800&amp;height=1964</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah gives a behind-the-scenes tour of Trailhead, the newest residence hall on campus, on Aug. 11, 2026. The popular fast-casual chain Qdoba will open its first Salt Lake City location inside the residence hall.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/08/17/sen-john-curtis-wants-lease-postal/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:00:06.514Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/Q3YIRH3EY5GTTJHURLF55O5MYE.jpg?auth=f38a4c692241426a2e6dac579bd596b17df2470433aa89b3648c264e95ad4f01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) A parking lot south of the Provo post office (visible at top center) on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/08/17/ice-arrests-quadruple-st-george/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T12:00:07.091Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/DKORW72RFRBWRNW6OHTZUNBXGA.jpg?auth=213cd90de41384ff5c1ec659138cf7c5469c99de758b72dd3f81020f488c2fbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1300</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Photo illustration by Christopher Cherrington  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/08/16/dallin-oaks-first-international/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-17T07:23:56.855Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/AXSWFKORRVEQVMQ2C5RLY6WJKU.jpg?auth=dbda55f3af1f7309e8cbc053f725cb94a2742bbadbf2ac0163e26605f4ea0822&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1443</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks waves to attendees after dedicating the Belo Horizonte Brazil Temple on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/08/16/difficult-day-tyson-foods-close/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T19:03:06.026Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/I74FVYK6VZCTZOPNX2DL4XPKHI.jpg?auth=e2cda19767e56056289b01b339804141c74e3f5672af1025a855f25f10cb80d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Homes in Eagle Mountain, where a massive Tyson Foods meat processing plant that employs more than 700 people is shutting down, the company announced Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/08/16/how-beavers-could-help-utah-be/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T16:09:31.199Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/ERSD5MK2QRGN3BA66JIZDHSJWU.jpg?auth=c7c11078095f98b54e1e43cfeb4a9749f68f0d0bf7a4844dd203a6306c580723&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Bethany Baker  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) The McLeod Creek flows beside Utah State Route 224 within the Weber River watershed near Snyderville on Thursday, June 11, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/16/letter-gops-red-scare-mongering-is/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:02:00.323Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/EHLRJDC4CFEXHCNA4JBOCVGZQI.jpg?auth=b026e33cf1ff734ca791e19a312d3c6c4e1c1eead260d14f307fe7141bd427b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4006</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man holds a portrait of former Soviet leader Josef Stalin as other communist party supporters with red flags gather to lay flowers at the Vladimir Lenin Mausoleum marking the 103rd anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2026/08/16/this-week-bagley-maga-vs-medicaid/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:00:07.209Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/NOMZQ6K6RVAX5M7RNQPG4T47NE.jpg?auth=eba1e95d632b0a60ca14c05fac312291083492cfdac15a1034e7ccd29dd0c7aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2391&amp;height=1644</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pat Bagley Self-Portrait for "This week from Bagley"]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/16/letter-utas-fare-hike-will-result/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:00:06.095Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/HJIRJPQWOBBOXCCXG6THS45XUM.jpg?auth=4d2bd149dff6e65421d035381a5f50577d345c3d77feb8d69ff93c7922c1288b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2800&amp;height=1889</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The UTA transit system is pictured at North Temple in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. UTA is planning to increase fares from $2.50 to $3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2026/08/16/opinion-question-heart-midterms-is/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:00:07.381Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/SXNADIZHZFEDTAL6FVPGRQNLFY.jpg?auth=4aa7760adcc9800fc974b0009641bd4d601dfabeaf9f90747572c441e17ad513&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2571</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Chairs and flags are scattered after President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office rally in Warren, Mich., April 29, 2025. The question at the heart of the midterms: is anyone normal? (Daniel Ribar/The New York Times)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/16/letter-childhood-immunizations-are/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:00:06.775Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/C7UUTFEEFBC35PMTHLBNBT22QQ.jpg?auth=4afcd79d5473baa0dc0d1c7d6c188ecac496d3a201ce2721ae8ab9bb4a2e5f40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/08/16/donald-trump-has-financial-stake/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:00:03.863Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/4FQHDVOYENFQXGA55JXSAX4WT4.jpg?auth=4e8174bd70cdf4a12f54ea7f75ba61272f1cb0adffae39a2a9cba472c67d694c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1982&amp;height=1321</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Julia Demaree Nikhinson | AP) President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order modifying the Bears Ears National Monument in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 13, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2026/08/16/byu-oc-aaron-roderick-talks-bear/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:00:03.936Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/PKTJ6XZSLBGSBNCXNIYXKNWD2U.jpg?auth=dd05f3369a06f9bcce999a03180aa2518d354ae036865803b733a4569c8db10e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Jaren Wilkey | BYU Photo) BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick talks to the media following practice on Aug. 10, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2026/08/16/brandon-sandersons-cosmere-apple/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:00:05.123Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/4IGRTEZQO5DKVHXNY3ICVTUVPM.jpg?auth=e5bce97d0bd15180f6872be58b7c061f2e9644fef1a7ebd305265ad6af04c136&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2268</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Bethany Baker  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Brandon Sanderson, a popular fantasy author based out of Utah, speaks during an interview at the headquarters for his company Dragonsteel Entertainment in Pleasant Grove on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Two of his fantasy book series are being adapted for the screen. 
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/08/16/eastern-orthodox-church-is-growing/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:00:01.132Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/EMTFGTUA3REZDCOEH3NCESCEKM.JPEG?auth=f82752df189af58231804f87643c0246457574b34dd0744cb2a4c7bb21bebfaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2435</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(St. George Orthodox Church) Father Mykel Giannakakos conducts a service in St. George.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/movies/2026/08/16/what-we-know-about-a-minecraft/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:00:07.042Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/7RAHAT74HBFFFEA6CKRXZIE7YQ.jpeg?auth=094ffb4953c7cc56e09c7aad58c91dced056a153815cbe97fecff0a5294a9e3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4096&amp;height=2304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Warner Bros. Pictures) Dennis, a wolf, howls at a square moon in Overworld, in a scene from "A Minecraft Movie."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/08/16/what-happens-if-great-salt-lake/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T12:00:00.723Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/EBZUJFMNZFEIVPTUKLDXOOTEU4.jpg?auth=9dc21f8f926ad62f2fca7dcf3a03918972b5d0d3a6e8a22d193737a0ff6504a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Dust blows over the Great Salt Lake and Antelope Island on Monday, May 12, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/sports/rsl/2026/08/15/real-salt-lake-battles-draw-with/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-16T04:39:34.796Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/PVQIH43FT5H2XCRCI27Z3WBPT4.jpg?auth=51c8b9978bc3c969d93ad8a74748ce03d6e7099dc9cf6e718e211034b3d6a0db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Rafael Cabral, shown during  a game in April, had one save in a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2026/08/15/another-world-speed-record-set/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-15T14:53:17.3Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/2RKTEL7JIFCXXAUVJQBLBGHWNE.jpg?auth=1dbe9ff0756646f91075133dc2cd3dfa552429220ccfc124934e2b6b8518d26c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4284</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Hannah Schoenbaum | AP) The JCB Hydromax sits on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, where Andy Green aims to drive it to a land speed record for cars powered by hydrogen internal combustion engines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>