Rebekah Wahlberg

Copy editor / web manager

After being raised in California and spending a year in Arizona, Utah is the latest stop on Rebekah's tour of the Great American West. Everywhere she goes, she lugs along a pile of DVDs, more books than sense and an abiding love for storytelling in every imaginable media.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pioneer Park's new multipurpose field and surrounding walking path are photographed September 10, 2019. City officials are looking for community feedback as they start planning upgrades to the park.

Restrooms in Pioneer Park? You can weigh in here.

By Rebekah Wahlberg | June 29, 2021, 3:29 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison is photographed in 2008. Officials are investigating a possible homicide at the prison after an inmate was found unresponsive in his cell on Monday.

Inmate dies in Utah prison

By Rebekah Wahlberg | June 29, 2021, 8:27 p.m.

(Utah Department of Public Safety) Utah is rolling out a new design for its driver licenses and identification cards.

Utah rolls out new driver license design

By Rebekah Wahlberg | June 21, 2021, 9:25 p.m.

(Zak Podmore | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Pack Creek Fire started on June 9 from an unattended campfire and burned over 8,000 acres in the first week. June 14, 2021.

Think you know Utah? Take our news quiz and find out.

By Rebekah Wahlberg | June 18, 2021, 11:00 a.m.

Man dies after being beaten by several people in Magna

By Rebekah Wahlberg | June 15, 2021, 3:39 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Volunteer Sandy Bennett sorts donated clothes at The Genesis Project in Provo on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Think you know Utah? Take our news quiz and find out.

By Rebekah Wahlberg | June 11, 2021, 11:00 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Fishing will be free for everyone — no license required — at any public body of water on Saturday, June 12.

Here’s where you can fish for free in Utah this weekend

By Rebekah Wahlberg | June 8, 2021, 12:16 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Travelers walk through Salt Lake City International Airport, Mar. 13, 2021.

Think you know Utah? Take our news quiz and find out.

By Rebekah Wahlberg | June 4, 2021, 11:30 a.m.

(Screenshot via the city of St. George) Power transmission lines cut through Utah. The city of St. George and the area's energy service, Dixie Power, are urging residents to conserve electricity this summer to lower the risk of rolling blackouts.

St. George launches program to help residents conserve electricity, avoid blackouts

By Rebekah Wahlberg | June 1, 2021, 1:33 a.m.

(Photo courtesy of the Wasatch County Fire District) The Little Pole Fire is shown burning in Heber City on Monday, May 31, 2021.

People allowed to return to their homes after fire in Heber City forces evacuations

By Rebekah Wahlberg | June 1, 2021, 2:33 a.m.