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(Utah Fire Info) Land scorched by the Salt Wells Fire burning in Box Elder County's Hansel Valley, where the Stratos data center and energy campus is planned.

A Utah wildfire is burning near the planned Box Elder County data center site. Here’s what we know.

By Samantha Moilanen | August 22, 2026, 12:39 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Low clouds obscure fall colors in this 2024 image of Little Cottonwood Canyon. A teen died after falling more than 100 feet Wednesday while hiking Devil's Castle Trail, at the top of the canyon.

16-year-old boy dies after falling more than 100 feet on popular Little Cottonwood Canyon trail

By Samantha Moilanen | August 20, 2026, 8:53 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Smoke is seen from the Dugway Fire near the entrance to Weber Canyon in South Ogden, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.

Structures threatened as fire burns near mouth of Weber Canyon

By Samantha Moilanen | Jeff Tavss | Fox 13 News | August 19, 2026, 3:45 p.m.

(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.

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

By Samantha Moilanen | August 16, 2026, 7:03 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the U.S. Forest Service carry the casket and remains of two helicopter pilots at Salt Lake City International Airport, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, during a ceremony to escort the pilots, who died while working on the Widemouth 2 Fire near Fillmore on Aug. 7.

Photos: Wildland firefighters killed in Utah helicopter crash escorted to Salt Lake City airport in major procession

By Samantha Moilanen | August 14, 2026, 9:04 p.m.

(Utah Fire Info) Smoke from the Rocky Canyon Fire burning more than 13,000 acres north of Salt Lake City on Aug. 11, 2026.

What to know about the Rocky Canyon Fire, which sent smoke into Salt Lake City

By Samantha Moilanen | August 11, 2026, 10:21 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Helicopters work on the Widemouth 2 Fire near Fillmore on Aug. 3, 2026. Two firefighting pilots were killed in a helicopter crash.

Utah sheriff describes harrowing efforts to reach site of deadly copter crash as flames closed in

By Samantha Moilanen | August 9, 2026, 7:42 p.m.

(Utah Fire Info) The Rocky Canyon Fire burning in Morgan County off Highway 66 on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. The blaze swelled to nearly 600 acres Saturday.

Triathlon is called off, campers evacuated as wildfire north of Salt Lake City grows

By Samantha Moilanen | August 10, 2026, 12:43 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People dance in the rain on the courts of Eleventh Avenue Park in Salt Lake City as the setting sun lights up the sky in a warm glow, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. The shower offered a brief reprieve during a sweltering July that brought repeated triple-digit temperatures.

In Arizona and Nevada, people are used to the heat. Here’s their advice to Utahns on keeping cool this scorching summer.

By Samantha Moilanen | August 8, 2026, 2:45 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Smoke from the Widemouth 2 Fire is seen from Fillmore on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.

Fate of 2 firefighters unknown after helicopter crashes while battling Utah’s massive Widemouth 2 Fire

By Samantha Moilanen | Leia Larsen | August 8, 2026, 12:12 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gary Skinner checks on his dogs Phoebe and Momma as his family waits for updates on when they might be able to return home to Eureka on Monday, June 22, 2026, due to the Iron Fire. The family was anxiously awaiting updates as they sheltered in the nearby town of Elberta.

‘What do I grab?’: Here’s what these Utahns quickly packed as fires, floods forced them to flee — and what they wish they took

By Julie Jag | Samantha Moilanen | August 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County artist Jiyoun Lee-Lodge holds up a model of her new design for the 9th and 9th whale, “Open Your Eyes,” which was unveiled during City Cast Salt Lake’s 801 Day celebration on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.

Salt Lake City’s ‘iconic’ 9th and 9th whale will get a makeover. See it here.

By Samantha Moilanen | August 2, 2026, 1:27 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews battle a fire at North Union Apartments in Midvale on Friday, July 31, 2026. Firefighters brought the blaze under control Saturday, but it will be several days before evacuated residents can return to grab belongings and vehicles.

Officials pinpoint cause of four-alarm fire that displaced hundreds at Midvale apartment complex

By Samantha Moilanen | August 1, 2026, 9:08 p.m.

(Fox 13 News) Photos from a Fox 13 News drone show a fire at a Midvale apartment complex on Friday, July 31, 2026.

A fast-growing fire at a Midvale apartment complex forces hundreds to evacuate as crews battle flames

By Samantha Moilanen | July 31, 2026, 11:07 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People dance in the rain on the courts of Eleventh Avenue Park in Salt Lake City as the setting sun lights up the sky in a warm glow, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Utahns are bracing for another weekend of triple-digit temperatures.

Utah is headed for another triple-digit weekend. Here’s how hot it could get.

By Samantha Moilanen | July 31, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kouri Richins reacts as her brother, Ronney Darden, speaks on her behalf during her sentencing in 3rd District Court in Park City on May 13, 2026. At left is defense attorney Wendy Lewis and at right is defense attorney Kathy Nester.

Kouri Richins sought a new murder trial, alleging the judge over her case was ‘hostile.’ A Utah judge disagreed.

By Samantha Moilanen | July 30, 2026, 6:01 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Swig staff crank through orders as the Salt Lake Bees in South Jordan become the Utah Dirty Sodas on Wednesday nights, when the stadium offers $3 dirty sodas, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

Swig wants to be the Starbucks of dirty soda. Does the ‘quirky Utah’ drink have national appeal? Here’s what its CEO said.

By Paighten Harkins | Samantha Moilanen | July 31, 2026, 5:48 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Domo CEO Josh James speaks at Domopalooza at the Grand America Hotel on March 27, 2024.

It was hailed as a ‘unicorn’ in Utah’s booming tech industry. Soon, all that will be left is a shell.

By Samantha Moilanen | July 26, 2026, 2:52 p.m.

(Disney) Demi Engemann, left, and Taylor Frankie Paul, right, hold Swig cups in a scene from Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." The reality show helped spread the "dirty soda" trend nationwide, but the business model launched long before that, a marketing expert said.

Before TikTok and ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,’ Utah had already built the dirty soda craze

By Samantha Moilanen | Paighten Harkins | July 20, 2026, 5:01 p.m.

(Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah) A dust storm from the Great Salt Lake sept across Salt Lake City on July 8, 2026.

A wall of dust from the Great Salt Lake swept across the valley in early July. What was in the air?

By Samantha Moilanen | Andy Larsen | July 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Scars from the Forsyth Fire and flooding in Pine Valley Recreation Area on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

Heavy rain could trigger flash floods near Utah burn scars this weekend. Here’s what to know.

By Samantha Moilanen | July 18, 2026, 7:29 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hot spots keep smoke in the air during a tour of Beaver Canyon along Highway 153, revealing what remains for one of the first areas to fall victim to the Cottonwood Fire in late June, Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Some Utahns lost more than homes in a recent fire: ‘We lost our livelihood’

By Samantha Moilanen | July 17, 2026, 3:58 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The entrance to Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. West Valley City police arrested a 48-year-old man accused of stabbing a Valley Fair Mall kiosk worker multiple times Monday afternoon.

Valley Fair Mall attack: Stranger stabbed kiosk worker more than 15 times ‘because of his religion,’ police say

By Samantha Moilanen | July 15, 2026, 4:06 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A man rides a bike as temperatures climb in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Forecasters say Salt Lake City's high temperature reached 104 degrees Saturday, two degrees shy of the record — and there's a chance it will get even warmer on Sunday.

Update: Salt Lake City broke a heat record on Sunday. Here’s how hot it got.

By Sean P. Means | Samantha Moilanen | July 12, 2026, 10:01 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Henry Miller plays at the splash pad at Legacy Park in North Salt Lake on Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Update: Utah is headed for its hottest weekend of the year. Here’s where to escape the heat.

By Samantha Moilanen | July 11, 2026, 4:17 p.m.