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(Koury Angelo | Bravo) Ashley Quai is the newest "friend" of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City." The Season 7 premiere is set for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, on Bravo.

Who is Ashley Quai? 5 things to know about the newest ‘friend’ of ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’

By Sean P. Means | September 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Magna City) Magna Mayor Mick Sudbury.

Yelling, slurs and making employees cry: Investigation into Utah mayor found ‘unprofessional conduct’

By Sean P. Means | September 13, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Suzanne Plunkett | AP) People run from a collapsing World Trade Center tower in New York, Sept. 11, 2001. This photo ran on the front page of The Salt Lake Tribune on Sept. 12, 2001, the day after the 9/11 attacks.

‘UNTHINKABLE’: 25 years later, here’s how The Tribune covered the 9/11 attacks

By Sean P. Means | Chris Samuels | September 11, 2026, 1:40 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Country star Garth Brooks performs with his band during his Stadium Tour Friday, June 17, 2022 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Country superstar Garth Brooks is returning to Utah. Here’s how to get tickets.

By Sean P. Means | September 9, 2026, 2:19 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Memorials to Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem on Sept. 29, 2025, less than three weeks after he was shot and killed on campus.

Timeline: Here’s what’s happened in the year since Charlie Kirk was killed in Utah

By Sean P. Means | September 11, 2026, 3:33 p.m.

(Disney Concerts) Dara Reneé, one of the stars of Disney's "Descendants: The Rise of Red," is among the performers on Disney's "Worlds Collide" concert tour, scheduled to play Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. It's one of dozens of concerts scheduled this fall at venues across the Wasatch Front.

Here’s a list of all the big concerts and major performances planned in Salt Lake Valley this fall

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

(Rick Bowmer | Associated Press file photo) Utah County reported its first human case of West Nile virus in 2026. The virus is borne by mosquitos, so the county's mosquito abatement agency is targeting areas where the insects breed.

Utah County gets its first West Nile virus patient — and it’s a more dangerous strain

By Sean P. Means | August 31, 2026, 7:51 p.m.

(Brenna Empey | Infigo Films) Edie Arnold (Adi Madden Cabrera, left) and her best friend Frances (McKenna Tuckett) are late to class at their all-girl Catholic school, and caught by Sister Myra (Star Hermann), in the Utah-made teen comedy "Edie Arnold Is a Loser," directed by Megan Rico and Kade Atwood.

The next ‘Napoleon Dynamite’? This punk-rock teen comedy filmed in Utah is premiering in Salt Lake City.

By Sean P. Means | August 31, 2026, 5:14 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Colin Hilton, president and CEO of the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation, gives his thoughts on the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games, during a panel discussion at Soldier Hollow on March 24, 2026. Hilton died Aug. 21, 2026, at age 58.

Colin Hilton, who kept 2002 Utah Olympic venues active before a 2034 reboot, dies at 58

By Sean P. Means | August 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Kyle Hansen | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Harley Fire burns along Interstate 15 north of Tremonton, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Utah Fire Info reported Sunday the fire is now 75% contained.

Wildfire update: Evacuations lifted in Box Elder County as crews work to contain Harley Fire

By Sean P. Means | August 23, 2026, 3:26 p.m.

(Randy Shropshire | Bravo) Jen Shah on Season 3 of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," filmed before she was arrested on federal fraud charges in 2021.

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ alumna Jen Shah will soon go free

By Sean P. Means | August 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(PBS Utah) Ted Capener on the set of "Utah Conversations," one of two interview shows he hosted during a 35-year run at PBS Utah. Capener died Aug. 17, 2026, at age 94.

Ted Capener, who shaped the University of Utah’s public image, dies at 94

By Sean P. Means | August 27, 2026, 3:48 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Laziz Kitchen in Salt Lake City in March 2021. The Mediterranean restaurant weathered the COVID-19 pandemic during its 10-year run in the Central 9th neighborhood, but will close in September 2026 after losing its lease.

After a decade in SLC’s Central 9th, this restaurant says it’s being forced to leave. Here’s what’s next.

By Sean P. Means | August 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kiitos Brewing in the Granary District of Salt Lake City in 2024. The brewery's flagship location is closing after service on Aug. 29, 2026.

Embattled Salt Lake City brewery closing its flagship taproom, but says it will carry on

By Sean P. Means | August 20, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

(Whitney Woodworth | Salem Statesman Journal) A closed location of Bricks & Minifigs in Keizer, Ore., in March. Part of a legal dispute involving the store, and a missing Lego "Star Wars" collection, has been resolved.

A piece of the Bricks & Minifigs dispute over a missing Lego ‘Star Wars’ collection is now settled

By Sean P. Means | August 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A pamphlet of banned books in Utah sits on a shelf at Central Book Exchange in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. "Push" by Sapphire was the latest book to be banned across Utah.

Utah just banned the book that inspired the hit film ‘Precious’ from all public schools

By Carmen Nesbitt | Sean P. Means | August 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mallory Goodman with costumes set to be sold on Aug. 15 in Utah Opera's Costumes, Props, & Scenic Elements Sale, in Salt Lake City, as photographed on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.

Costumes, props and more: 5 odd pieces you can buy for cheap at Utah Opera’s massive garage sale

By Sean P. Means | August 14, 2026, 7:22 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A small-scale model of the Grand Liberty Arch is on display during a special event honoring America's 250th birthday and introducing the proposed arch at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on July 6, 2026.

After a Utah neighborhood fought his ‘Grand Liberty Arch,’ here’s where the artist says he’ll build it instead

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

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A monsoon storm brought a burst of rain to the Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Weather forecasters predict more rain along the Wasatch Front this week.

Heat relief? Utah can expect rain this week — and highs in the 80s, finally

By Sean P. Means | August 12, 2026, 12:59 p.m.

(Tequask via Wikimedia Commons) A Sikorsky S-64 helicopter with the registry N793HT in California in 2014. The aircraft was involved in a crash while fighting the Widemouth 2 Fire near Fillmore, according to the FAA.

The pilots killed in helicopter crash near Utah wildfire have been identified

By Sean P. Means | August 11, 2026, 2:17 p.m.