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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Employees cheer on the first group of customers entering the new Trader Joe's in Riverdale on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. The grocery chain and the city of West Jordan have announced a location for a store there — one of three in the works in Salt Lake County.

Here’s where Trader Joe’s will open its first West Jordan store

By Sean P. Means | May 19, 2026, 7:47 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Thor Dorosh speaks to protesters of a proposed data center campus, before a Box Elder County Commission meeting in Tremonton on Monday, May 4, 2026.

Timeline: How the Kevin O’Leary data center plan came to be, and what’s happened since

By Sean P. Means | May 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake Tribune reporter Julie Jag interviews young patients at Shriners Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. The Tribune has removed its paywall, making its journalism free to anyone on sltrib.com, starting May 14, 2026.

The Salt Lake Tribune just removed its paywall, making its journalism free to everyone

By Sean P. Means | Rachel Crosby | May 19, 2026, 5:28 p.m.

(Nick Ingram | AP) Pasajeros estadounidenses del crucero MV Hondius, afectado por hantavirus, llegaron a Omaha, Nebraska, luego de volar desde Tenerife, España, el lunes 11 de mayo de 2026.

Tres residentes de Utah viajaban en el crucero afectado por hantavirus, según funcionarios de salud

By Sean P. Means | May 12, 2026, 11:30 p.m.

(Nick Ingram | AP) American passengers from the cruise ship, MV Hondius that was stricken with hantavirus, arrived in Omaha, Nebraska after flying from Tenerife, Spain on Monday, May 11, 2026.

Three Utahns were on cruise ship hit with hantavirus, state health officials say

By Sean P. Means | May 12, 2026, 11:31 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the crowd react as commissioners vote to approve a data center campus during a Box Elder County Commission meeting at the county fairgrounds in Tremonton on Tuesday, May 4, 2026.

How do Box Elder County locals feel about the massive data center plan? The numbers are overwhelming, records show.

By Sean P. Means | Andy Larsen | May 11, 2026, 10:11 p.m.

(Kristin Murphy | Pool) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at a monthly news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

‘I seek to do better’: Cox says his reaction to criticism over the Box Elder data center plan fell short

By Sean P. Means | May 9, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Marchers carry a giant American Flag, in the Cherry Days Forth of July Parade, in North Ogden, in 2022.

Utah summer festivals 2026: Here’s a list of all the fun events planned across the state

By Sean P. Means | May 9, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Russell Contreras | Associated Press file photo) United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, shown here in 2019, has been honored by a street renaming in Salt Lake City. Dolores Huerta Boulevard is the commemorative name for 500 South between State Street and 700 East, after a Salt Lake City Council vote on May 5, 2026.

It’s official: This Salt Lake City street is now named after labor icon Dolores Huerta

By Sean P. Means | May 7, 2026, 2:30 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Box Elder County Commissioner Tyler Vincent, right, warns the crowd during a commission meeting at the county fairgrounds in Tremonton on Tuesday, May 4, 2026.

Box Elder County boosts security at commissioners’ homes, citing planned protests over data center

By Sean P. Means | May 8, 2026, 4:41 p.m.

(Rachel Crosby | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kiitos Brewing's Sugar House location, at 1533 S. 1100 East, opened on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.

Kiitos Brewing files for Chapter 11 protection, months after opening Sugar House location

By Kolbie Peterson | Sean P. Means | May 6, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Jim Wright) Country singer Darius Rucker is scheduled to perform Friday, Sept. 17, 2026, at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City — one of the headliners performing at the Utah State Fair.

Summer music: More than 170 shows at Utah’s major venues promise something for every listener

By Sean P. Means | Palak Jayswal | May 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Spencer Pazer | Netflix) Tan France, one of the hosts of the TV series "Queer Eye," once said a visit to Chili's in Salt Lake City is where he decided to move to Utah.

The restaurant where ‘Queer Eye’ star Tan France famously decided to move to Utah is closing

By Sean P. Means | April 29, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Christopher Willard | Disney) Kevin O'Leary, one of the investors on ABC's "Shark Tank," has become the public face of the proposed "hyperscale" data center campus in Box Elder County.

How ‘Shark Tank’ investor Kevin O’Leary, the face of Utah’s massive data center project, amassed his wealth

By Sean P. Means | Jordan Miller | April 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Jordan Strauss | Invision|AP) Kevin O'Leary arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Jan. 11, 2026, in Beverly Hills, Calif. O'Leary's company, O'Leary Digital, is the developer of a proposed ‘hyperscale’ data center project in rural Box Elder County, Utah.

‘Hyperscale’ data center project in Utah — expected to generate and consume more power than entire state — nears final approval

By Samantha Moilanen | Sean P. Means | April 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Ashley Franscell | Salt Lake Tribune) Alan and Suzanne Osmond attend the XanGo annual convention at the Salt Palace in 2005. Alan Osmond died April 20, 2026.

Alan Osmond, oldest of the singing siblings and co-founder of Stadium of Fire, dies

By Sean P. Means | April 26, 2026, 10:19 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ronald Spratling Jr., left, founder of Holladay Bank & Trust, shakes hands with Lenny Springs, board member of Redemption Bank at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 10, 2025. Spratling died earlier this month at the age of 93.

Ronald Spratling, founder of Holladay’s community bank, dies

By Sean P. Means | April 18, 2026, 12:06 p.m.

(Jordan Strauss | Invision/AP) Reality TV star Taylor Frankie Paul will not face charges in two recent police investigations, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Here’s why MomTok influencer Taylor Frankie Paul isn’t being charged for recent domestic violence allegations

By Sean P. Means | April 15, 2026, 2:41 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amy Elms, left, and Amanda Hoyt get in on the fun as they pose for a picture while attending a symposium at the University of Utah Tanner Humanities Center that asks about the societal impact of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, on Friday, April 10, 2026.

Here are 7 ways scholars say ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ is more than just a reality show

By Sean P. Means | April 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign for Cesar Chavez Blvd. in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 19, 2026. Salt Lake City officials say those signs have come down, after allegations surfaced that Chavez sexually assaulted teen girls in the 1970s.

Salt Lake City removed its Cesar Chavez street signs. Here’s whom leaders want to honor instead.

By Sean P. Means | April 10, 2026, 12:49 p.m.

(Prime Video / 5&2 Studios) Jonathan Roumie portrays Jesus, carrying the cross toward Calvary, in an image promoting Season 6 of "The Chosen." The new season of the series depicting Jesus' life and death is scheduled to premiere on Nov. 15, 2026, on Prime.

Here’s what to expect on the newest season of ‘The Chosen,’ filmed mostly in Utah

By Sean P. Means | April 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Emily Bedell and her husband Nick, are joined by their sons Will, 6, and Louie, 3, as they cheer on the launch of Artemis II with four astronauts headed around the moon during a watch party in the IMAX theater at Clark Planetarium on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

With joy and wonder, hundreds in Salt Lake City watched Artemis II launch — made possible by Utah engineers

By Sean P. Means | April 2, 2026, 6:34 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) An Eastern Air Express Boeing 737 parks at the general aviation and military side of Salt Lake City International Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026. According to a flight-tracking website, the same plane stopped briefly at Salt Lake City's airport on Monday, March 30, 2026, on an identical itinerary.

For the second time in a week, a plane apparently used by ICE made a stop in Salt Lake City

By Sean P. Means | April 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The front of Felt Bar & Eatery, shown on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Chef Travis Herbert of Felt was chosen as a James Beard Award finalist for best chef in the Mountain region.

These two Salt Lake City chefs are now finalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards

By Sean P. Means | March 31, 2026, 8:07 p.m.

(courtesy photos) Nina Barnes, left, and Drew Maggelet are the newest members of The Salt Lake Tribune's board of directors.

A former Utah regent and a business executive join Tribune’s board of directors

By Sean P. Means | March 30, 2026, 6:52 p.m.