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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Air Force 2, carrying Vice President JD Vance, leaves Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

Vice President JD Vance travels to Utah to pay respects to Charlie Kirk, comfort his family

By Addy Baird | Emily Anderson Stern | Jeff Parrott | September 15, 2025, 8:30 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) An Intermountain Health LifeFlight helicopter departs Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. The hospital experienced a power outage on Thursday afternoon.

Intermountain Medical Center had to transport NICU babies, laboring mothers during power outage, official says

By Carmen Nesbitt | Jeff Parrott | Emily Anderson Stern | August 15, 2025, 12:01 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Park City’s Main Street is closed to traffic as Sundance visitors walk the historic blocks on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Update: Incumbent and challenger top large field in Park City Council races

By Jeff Parrott | August 15, 2025, 3:36 p.m.

(Kenny Holston | The New York Times) House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., gavels down the vote on President Trump’s domestic policy bill at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The House on Thursday narrowly passed a sweeping bill to extend tax cuts and slash social safety net programs, capping Republicans’ chaotic monthslong slog to overcome deep rifts within their party and deliver President Trump’s domestic agenda.

188K Utahns’ health coverage at risk after ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passes Congress

By Addy Baird | Jeff Parrott | July 4, 2025, 9:54 p.m.

(Mark Schiefelbein | AP) Committee chairman Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington.

Mike Lee pulls federal public land sale from ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

By Jeff Parrott | June 29, 2025, 1:24 p.m.

(Yousef Masoud | The New York Times) An explosion in the sky as interceptor missiles were fired in response to an Iranian missile attack in Qatar, on Monday, June 23, 2025. Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American military installation in the Middle East, was the target of the strike. Qatar said its air defense systems intercepted the missiles. There were no reports of injuries.

As Iran retaliates, are Utah National Guard members deployed to the Middle East in danger?

By Jeff Parrott | June 23, 2025, 9:36 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People mourn Arthur Folasa Ah Loo near the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City where he was killed on Monday, June 16, 2025. Ah Loo was an innocent bystander shot during the “No Kings” demonstration downtown on Saturday night.

Organizers say volunteers ‘took action’ against ‘imminent threat’ to protesters before deadly ‘No Kings’ shooting

By Paighten Harkins | Addy Baird | Jeff Parrott | June 17, 2025, 9:04 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The crowd reacts to the sound of gunfire during a demonstration in Salt Lake City, Saturday, June 14, 2025. Police say one person was critically injured during the "No Kings" march as part of national protests Saturday.

‘It’s just not who we are’: Utah leaders condemn deadly shooting at ‘No Kings’ protest

By Jeff Parrott | June 15, 2025, 8:34 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Phil Lyman announces a lawsuit to gain access to Utah voting records at a news conference at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 6, 2025.

New lawsuit asks federal court to give Phil Lyman personal data of Utah’s 1.8M registered voters

By Robert Gehrke | Jeff Parrott | June 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.

A screenshot of the Utah Republican Party's website on May 19, 2025, after what a senior party leader said was a cyberattack that results in links to pornographic material being adding to the webpage.

Porn links show up on Utah GOP’s website; party boss blames cyberattack

By Jeff Parrott | May 20, 2025, 1:54 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) House Majority Leader Jefferson Moss, R-Saratoga Springs, speaks at a news conference at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Moss is resigning from the Legisalture to take a new role in the governor's office.

Jefferson Moss, the Utah House majority leader, will resign from the Legislature

By Jeff Parrott | Addy Baird | May 9, 2025, 10:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A man views the casket during a viewing for former U.S. Rep. Mia Love at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Sunday, April 6, 2025.

Mia Love honored at Utah Capitol ahead of Monday’s funeral. Here’s how to watch the service.

By Jeff Parrott | Robert Gehrke | Chris Samuels | April 7, 2025, 4:16 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake County Health Department has laid off staff after the Trump administration's decision to claw back $11.4 billion in COVID-related funding to state and local health departments nationwide.

Utah public health workers laid off as Trump cuts billions in COVID funding

By Jose Davila IV | Clarissa Casper | Mark Eddington | Paighten Harkins | Jeff Parrott | Brock Marchant | March 28, 2025, 11:36 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Mia Love, center left, poses for a photograph with Mitt Romney and Sen. Mike Lee, right, during a campaign rally for Love, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Lehi.

Mia Love remembered as ‘a fearless leader’ by fellow Utah politicos

By Robert Gehrke | Jeff Parrott | March 24, 2025, 10:54 p.m.

(Cynthia Griggs | U.S. Air Force) The air traffic control tower at Hill Air Force Base on Oct. 9, 2024.

Trump weighing Hill Air Force Base as immigrant detention hub, base leaders have ‘not received anything official’

By Emily Anderson Stern | Jose Davila IV | Jordan Miller | Jeff Parrott | February 24, 2025, 4:21 p.m.

Beyonce accepts the award for best country album for "COWBOY CARTER" during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Beyonce’s Grammy win result of ‘DEI,’ says Utah GOP Rep. Burgess Owens

By Jeff Parrott | February 10, 2025, 8:36 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Attorney General candidate Derek Brown at the Utah Republican Nominating Convention in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Utah A.G. Derek Brown joins brief supporting Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship

By Emily Anderson Stern | Jeff Parrott | February 4, 2025, 11:04 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox shakes hands with House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, alongside Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, as he gets ready to deliver his 2025 State of the State address at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox delivers 2025 State of the State address to the Legislature. Watch or read it here.

By Jeff Parrott | January 24, 2025, 3:36 a.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) People attend the first day of the state Legislature at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

Utah’s 2025 legislative session begins today. Here’s how to get involved.

By Jeff Parrott | January 21, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

(Kenny Holston | The New York Times) President Donald Trump pumps his fist and is surrounded by his family after he was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during his inauguration ceremony as the 47th president in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington on Monday morning, Jan. 20, 2025.

‘We’re so back.’ Utah Republicans celebrate Donald Trump’s return to power

By Jeff Parrott | Anastasia Hufham | January 20, 2025, 7:49 p.m.

(Kenny Holston | The New York Times) Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday morning, Jan. 14, 2025. Freshman Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, said Wednesday evening that he would support Hegseth's nomination.

Why Pete Hegseth — Trump’s embattled defense secretary pick — is now closer to being confirmed

By Jeff Parrott | January 16, 2025, 2:40 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gubernatorial hopeful Phil Lyman at the Utah Republican Nominating Convention in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Phil Lyman’s long-shot election lawsuit against Gov. Spencer Cox

By Jeff Parrott | Robert Gehrke | Emily Anderson Stern | January 13, 2025, 9:50 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) From left, U.S. Rep. John Curtis (UT-03) moderates a congressional round table during the Conservative Climate Summit 2024 at Utah Valley University in Orem on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. Curtis discussed Donald Trump's political nominations during a Punchbowl News panel on Tuesday.

What U.S. Sen.-elect John Curtis thinks about Donald Trump’s nominees

By Jeff Parrott | Emily Anderson Stern | December 3, 2024, 8:31 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to the media on election night at the governorÕs mansion in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Utah Gov. Cox plans to help Trump deport undocumented immigrants who commit crimes

By Jeff Parrott | Emily Anderson Stern | Robert Gehrke | November 27, 2024, 3:45 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Early voters cast their ballots at Davis County Administration building, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.

Jeff Parrott: Government accountability a top issue in 2024 election — but not all candidates are open to your questions

By Jeff Parrott | November 3, 2024, 3:59 p.m.