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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol in Utah. This photo of a badge on an officer in Utah was taken Wednesday March 12, 2008.

This Utah couple posted on social media about allegedly helping a man escape ICE custody. Now they face charges.

By Courtney Tanner | May 29, 2026, 6:15 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Graduate Aadhi Umamageswaran beams as she looks up at family gathered for West High school commencement ceremonies at the University of Utah Huntsman Center on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Utah high schools must legally allow leis at graduation. But at least one venue charges districts $1K for that.

By Courtney Tanner | Carmen Nesbitt | May 29, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Darren Parry, former chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, speaks at a "Rally to Save Our Great Salt Lake" at the Capitol building in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023.

This former Utah tribal chairman believes Native American burial sites are near the MIDA data center project

By Courtney Tanner | May 27, 2026, 3:39 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A snowboarder makes their way down the mountain on the private side of Powder Mountain Ski Resort on Friday, March 21, 2025.

This Utah university will get $3.2M for selling ski resort property. Here’s what it plans to do with the money.

By Courtney Tanner | May 26, 2026, 5:11 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Smoke from a prescribed burn on the banks of the Great Salt Lake on Monday, May 25, 2026.

Here’s what’s causing that smoke plume near Salt Lake City — and why you don’t need to report it

By Courtney Tanner | May 25, 2026, 9:15 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) The presidents of the eight public universities and colleges in Utah in fiscal 2025, clockwise from top left: University of Utah President Taylor Randall; former Utah State University President Elizabeth Cantwell; former Weber State University President Brad Mortensen; former Utah Valley University President Astrid Tuminez; Salt Lake Community College President Greg Peterson; Snow College President Stacee McIff, Utah Tech University President Shane Smeed; and Southern Utah University President Mindy Benson.

Here’s how much your Utah public university president has spent on travel — and where they’ve visited

By Courtney Tanner | May 27, 2026, 1:20 a.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Incoming Weber State University President Chris Mallett speaks during a press conference as the Utah Board of Higher Education announces his appointment at Weber State University on Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Meet Weber State University’s new president, who was once a carpenter before college ‘changed my life’

By Courtney Tanner | May 22, 2026, 3:00 a.m.

(Sharon McMahon) Author and educator Sharon McMahon's commencement speech for this year at Utah Valley University was canceled after safety threats.

After Sharon McMahon controversy, Utah colleges must now vote on commencement speakers

By Courtney Tanner | May 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Taylor Randall and his wife Janet exit Kingsbury Hall following his inauguration ceremony as University of Utah's 17th president on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

The U. has spent thousands on travel for President Taylor Randall’s wife, including international trips

By Courtney Tanner | May 21, 2026, 10:42 p.m.

(August Miller | Utah Valley University) From left, Diana Flygare, Melissa Davis, Hadley Davis — grandmother, daughter and granddaughter — graduated together this year.

Three generations of Utah women graduated together at this school

By Courtney Tanner | May 13, 2026, 6:37 p.m.

(Adam Crayk) Lisandro Pantaleon Pacheco, left, with his fiancée Britney Xiques. The Park City man was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on April 29, 2026, and is being held in a detention facility in Wyoming.

‘Being in detention is a choice,’ feds say after ICE arrests Utah man with no criminal record

By Courtney Tanner | May 5, 2026, 7:34 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) UVU President Astrid Tuminez announces that she is leaving Utah Valley University, during her "state of the university" speech on Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026.

UVU’s president will get a big severance check. It’s prompting the state to reconsider its policy.

By Courtney Tanner | April 30, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) University of Utah faculty say it was “overreach” for the school to force a student to change the wording of her Earth Day event flyer.

In rare move, University of Utah faculty say school leaders should apologize to student over Earth Day flyers

By Courtney Tanner | April 29, 2026, 3:43 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A parking lot is pictured at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025.

University of Utah commuters: A new parking lot is coming to campus. Here’s what we know.

By Courtney Tanner | April 27, 2026, 8:28 p.m.

(Utah Valley University) Pictured is Sharon McMahon, an author and former history teacher, was selected as the 2026 commencement speaker for Utah Valley University before the school canceled her appearance over "safety concerns."

Sharon McMahon says Utah politicians led ‘coercive pressure campaign’ to upend her UVU speech

By Courtney Tanner | April 24, 2026, 2:58 p.m.

(Associated Press) The campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Sharon McMahon fans buy I-15 billboards to protest author’s abruptly canceled UVU commencement speech

By Courtney Tanner | April 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Raquel Juarez) Raquel Juarez, now a student at the University of Utah, speaks at the Utah Capitol.

University of Utah student told to remove mention of ‘environmental justice’ from Earth Day flyer

By Courtney Tanner | April 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Christina Axson, a woman who filed a lawsuit in 2000 as a theater student at the University of Utah that resulted in a religious accommodations policy, is pictured during an interview in Midvale on Monday, March 30, 2026.

She was called a ‘Puritan’ when she sued over religious accommodations. Now her lawsuit has set the stage for a new Utah law.

By Courtney Tanner | April 21, 2026, 3:24 p.m.

(Utah Valley University) Pictured is Sharon McMahon, an author and former history teacher, who was selected as the 2026 commencement speaker for Utah Valley University. The choice drew backlash from conservative groups, and the school announced she would no longer be speaking.

Utah Valley University will no longer have a commencement speaker after controversy over famous educator

By Courtney Tanner | April 16, 2026, 7:36 p.m.

(Sylvia Torti) Sylvia Torti was named the next president of Salt Lake City's Westminster University.

This private Utah university has a new president. Her biggest task? Reversing declining enrollment.

By Courtney Tanner | April 16, 2026, 6:36 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign welcomes visitors at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.

Utah Valley University commencement speaker fights back against criticism over comments after Charlie Kirk’s death

By Courtney Tanner | April 16, 2026, 4:56 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign for the 2002 Winter Olympic Cauldron Park is located at the University of Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium, as shown on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. The U. last week revealed plans to open a campus research center to study the Olympic Games.

The U. wants to open a new Olympics research center, aiming for ‘relevance on the international stage’

By Courtney Tanner | April 13, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Captura de pantalla) Un agente del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE. UU. (ICE) trabajó con un policía de la Patrulla de Caminos de Utah (UHP) el lunes 30 de marzo de 2026 para arrestar a tres personas cerca de Ogden. La captura de pantalla proviene de un video tomado por una de las personas y publicado en redes sociales.

El pánico de “La migra” en Utah: Agente de ICE rompe la ventana y joven ciudadano estadounidense lo graba

By Courtney Tanner | April 3, 2026, 11:16 p.m.

(Screenshot) An agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement worked with a Utah Highway Patrol trooper on Monday, March 30, 2026, to arrest three individuals near Ogden. The screenshot comes from a video taken by one of the individuals and posted on social media.

‘Scared for my life’: ICE agent who broke Ogden driver’s window was working with Utah Highway Patrol, video shows

By Courtney Tanner | April 3, 2026, 11:17 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dee Glen Smith Spectrum at Utah State University in Logan on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

Concerned about athletics, Utah State proposed charging each student $290 to keep the program afloat

By Courtney Tanner | March 31, 2026, 5:44 p.m.