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(Evan Vucci | AP) The original Emancipation Proclamation on display in the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington on Feb. 18, 2005. The Senate passed a bill Tuesday, June 15, 2021, that would make Juneteenth, or June 19, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

By Kevin Freking | The Associated Press | June 16, 2021, 1:51 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kids cool off in the water at Fairbourne Station in West Valley City, on Monday, June 7, 2021.

Heat wave breaks Salt Lake City’s record June high at 107 degrees, causes health concerns

By Sara Tabin | June 16, 2021, 3:01 a.m.

Magnetic Personality | Pat Bagley

Bagley Cartoon: Magnetic Personality

By Pat Bagley | June 15, 2021, 10:37 p.m.

(Ed Kosmicki | Special to The Tribune) Two week old Archie, the second Hartmann's zebra born this year at the Hogle Zoo sprints into the flex yard Tuesday morning June 15, with his mother Poppy in tow. Archie was named for the Arches National Park near Moab and will eventually go to another zoo to start his own harem. Mountain zebras live in more mountainous regions in southwest Africa. Unlike other zebras, mountain zebras have a dewlap, the mane is short and they have very hard, pointed hooves. This species is threatened in the wild.

New baby zebra at Utah’s Hogle Zoo goes for a sprint

By Trent Nelson | June 15, 2021, 10:33 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) New citizen Zainab Masud displays her naturalization certificate during a naturalization ceremony that was part of Utah’s World Refugee Week celebration, in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.

14 refugees become citizens as World Refugee Week celebrations begin

By Trent Nelson | June 15, 2021, 10:24 p.m.

Los Angeles Kings' goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) deflects the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Monday Feb. 22, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane). The Kings will play the Vegas Knights in a preseason game at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Sept. 30.

L.A. Kings, Vegas Knights will play NHL preseason game at Vivint Arena in late September

By The Salt Lake Tribune | June 15, 2021, 10:37 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George, left, shoots as Utah Jazz center Derrick Favors defends during the first half in Game 4 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Monday, June 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Utah Jazz bench hasn’t performed up to its regular-season standard against the LA Clippers

By Andy Larsen | June 15, 2021, 10:00 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, right, gestures after a foul that was committed by the Utah Jazz as the Jazz's guard Donovan Mitchell looks down during the second half in Game 4 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Monday, June 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Utah Jazz say there’s plenty of good from late in Game 4 that can translate over to a better Game 5

By Eric Walden | June 16, 2021, 12:55 a.m.

(Dan Balilty | The New York Times)

Naftali Bennett speaks during the Knesset session in Jerusalem, on Sunday, June, 13, 2021. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to be replaced by his former chief of staff and now political rival, Naftali Bennett.

Bret Stephens: Israel’s coalition of patriotic traitors

By Bret Stephens | The New York Times | June 15, 2021, 8:30 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Councilman Darin Mano, seen in this file photo, was appointed by the City Council to fill a vacancy left by Mayor Erin Mendenhall in 2020. While campaigning to hold on to his District 5 seat over the weekend, Mano received an expletive-filled email from an assistant attorney general.

‘I was awakened from a nap’ — assistant Utah A.G. apologizes for angry email he sent to council member

By Leia Larsen | June 15, 2021, 11:06 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Southern Utah University) SUU President Scott Wyatt pets a dog after announcing a new partnership with Best Friends Animal Society on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Wyatt announced this week that he will be stepping down from his position in August 2021.

President of Southern Utah University — a champion for not increasing tuition — will step down this year

By Courtney Tanner | June 15, 2021, 7:44 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dr. Diane Gilles takes a handful of syringes filled with the Moderna vaccine to be given to people on Thursday, March 18, 2021, as the Utah Film Studios loans its space to the Summit County Health Department as a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination station.

There are no new COVID-19 deaths in Utah for three days in a row

By Scott D. Pierce | June 15, 2021, 7:36 p.m.

(Elizabeth Lippman | The New York Times)

Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, in Los Angeles, Jan. 6, 2019. "Paying more taxes should be a sign that you made more money — and good for you. We don't want to ding you for succeeding but we're halfway to a plutocracy here," writes The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.

Maureen Dowd: Fat cats on a hot tin roof

By Maureen Dowd | The New York Times | June 15, 2021, 7:24 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Austin Wallace) Skyridge High School's Austin Wallace won the Gatorade Player of the Year award for boys' soccer in Utah. He is the first boy from Skyridge the win the award for the sport.

Skyridge’s Austin Wallace wins Gatorade award for boys’ soccer in Utah

By Alex Vejar | June 15, 2021, 10:30 p.m.

(Courtesy Photo) Democrat Devin Thorpe drove an electric car around the 3rd District during his 2020 campaign for Congress.

Devin Thorpe: Republicans have a point on climate change

By Devin Thorpe | Special to The Tribune | June 15, 2021, 6:12 p.m.

Parolee charged with shooting his girlfriend to death

By Scott D. Pierce | June 15, 2021, 6:11 p.m.

(Kory Mortensen | University of Utah Athletics) Offensive lineman Nick Ford participates in Utah football spring practice, Monday, March 15, 2021.

Anchored by Nick Ford, Utah football’s offensive line more experienced going into 2021 season

By Josh Newman | June 15, 2021, 4:56 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Protesters paint the street red in front of the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 9, 2020.

Protesters who painted Salt Lake City streets, smashed windows take plea deal, must pay $100K

By Paighten Harkins | June 15, 2021, 7:39 p.m.

(Damon Winter/The New York Times)

There Will Be Another Pandemic — Are We Prepared For It?

Bob Menendez and Susan Collins: There will be another pandemic. Will we be ready?

By Bob Menendez and Susan Collins | Special to The New York Times | June 15, 2021, 2:30 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A nurse from TestUtah tests for Covid-19 in the parking lot of the South East Health Department, in Moab, on Friday, May 14, 2021.

Here’s where to still get a COVID-19 test, with Utah providers reducing sites and hours

By Erin Alberty | June 15, 2021, 2:27 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Firefighters and utility workers climb up the hill to check out the power poles, near the area where the Bear Fire burns in the mountains northwest of Helper on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

Jonathon Golden: What do we owe wildland firefighters?

By Jonathon Golden | Writers on the Range | June 15, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Zac Beveridge skis with 3-year-old Finley on opening day at Park City, on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.

Utah’s ski resorts really did see more skiers and snowboarders last season

By Julie Jag | June 15, 2021, 5:44 p.m.

‘The Rundown’: Stewart clashes with Cuomo over QAnon

By Bryan Schott | June 15, 2021, 12:39 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fireworks at the 4th of July Celebration at the Gateway in Salt Lake City, Thursday July 4, 2019.

Letter: Aside from rain, another prudent request

By Eva J. McLellan | The Public Forum | June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, left, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard defends during the first half in Game 4 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Monday, June 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Gordon Monson: ‘They punched us in the face — twice,’ says Donovan Mitchell. How will the Utah Jazz punch back?

By Gordon Monson | June 15, 2021, 3:05 p.m.

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, a poll worker talks to a voter before they vote on a paper ballot on Election Day in Atlanta. Republican efforts to restrict voting access are taking shape in statehouses across the country with a flurry of legislation aimed at limiting measures that led to record turnout in the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Letter: Passing voting restrictions is a problem for all citizens

By Matt Proser | The Public Forum | June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Elena Sanchez splashes in the water to cool off, with her her grand children Zareth, Jazi, and Zurma, at Fairbourne Station in West Valley City, on Monday, June 7, 2021.

10 outdoor pools where you can beat the heat

By Kolbie Peterson | Will Neville-Rehbehn | June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) A subdivision taking shape in Utah's West Jordan, January 2021. A new Utah poll shows up to a third of residents are more comfortable with new housing development in nearby cities but not in their own community — one definition of a NIMBY, as in, 'not in my backyard,' a term used to label local opposition to growth.

Are you a NIMBY? If so, you have lots of company.

By Tony Semerad | June 15, 2021, 8:52 p.m.

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Chief of Police Mike Brown arrive for a news conference held at the Public Safety Building Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, regarding a police shooting of a teenage boy. In another news conference later that month, Mendenhall promised transparency after a review of the city's K-9 apprehension unit uncovered a "pattern of abuse of power."

Salt Lake City won’t release police dog videos after mayor promised ‘to be open and transparent’

By Jessica Miller | June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Low water levels at bullfrog resort, on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Letter: Rather than quiet prayer, let’s demand action

By Anne Freed Goldberg | The Public Forum | June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Joshua Rashaad McFadden | The New York Times)

Jars of soil at a soil collection ceremony held by the Tulsa Community Remembrance Coalition and the Equal Justice Initiative to honor the remaining unknown victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, on the 100th anniversary, in Tulsa, Okla., on Monday, May 31, 2021.

Letter: Learning about the Tulsa race massacre is shocking and important

By Fred Ash | The Public Forum | June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Ted S. Warren | AP) The medical advice when it comes to colds hasn’t changed — wash your hands, sneeze into your elbow and keep away from other people if you’re feeling ill.

Could Utah have a cold season this summer? Maybe, thanks to COVID.

By Scott D. Pierce | June 15, 2021, 2:32 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at his weekly news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

Letter: I pray for rain but also that we get up on our feet and do something bold

By Joseph Grant Cramer | The Public Forum | June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Hite Marina boat ramp, center, sits idle hundreds of yards from the river’s edge where the Colorado River flows into Lake Powell on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. A new investment fund aims to finance technology startups focused on conserving water.

As Utah sweats through another drought, could technology help save the day?

By Shelley K. Mesch | June 15, 2021, 3:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Steve Christiansen, R-West Jordan, traveled to Arizona to observe the GOP-led election audit in Maricopa County. He says he would like to see a similar audit of Salt Lake County's election results.

After Utah legislator visits Arizona to observe election audit, he says Salt Lake County needs one

By Bryan Schott | June 15, 2021, 5:46 p.m.

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert sits on the bench during the first half in Game 4 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers Monday, June 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The Triple Team: Plenty of criticism to go around as the Clippers blow out the Jazz in Game 4

By Andy Larsen | June 15, 2021, 7:17 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley (10) engages in one of many special handshakes with teammates before the start of the game against the Portland Trail Blazers, at Vivint Smart Home Arena, on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Conley missed his fourth straight game in the Jazz-Clippers series after tweaking his hamstring in Game 5 of the Memphis series.

Mike Conley’s absence, uncertain status now glaring as Utah Jazz find themselves tied with LA Clippers

By Josh Newman | June 15, 2021, 6:51 a.m.

Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic, right, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard defends during the first half in Game 4 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Monday, June 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Utah Jazz fall apart on both ends of the court, as LA Clippers even series 2-2 heading back to Salt Lake City

By Eric Walden | June 15, 2021, 7:19 a.m.

Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George, left, shoots as Utah Jazz center Derrick Favors defends during the first half in Game 4 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Monday, June 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Utah Jazz-LA Clippers buzz: Jazz blown out in Game 4, Jerry West eclipses the logo, Kawhi Leonard posterizes Derrick Favors

By Alex Vejar | June 15, 2021, 7:18 a.m.

Man dies after being beaten by several people in Magna

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

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) receives the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award for the third time in his career before Game 2 of the Westen COnference Semifinals against the LA Clippers at Vivint Arena, on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert a unanimous All-NBA Defensive first team selection

By Andy Larsen | June 15, 2021, 12:08 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A moose is stranded in the Lambs Creek diversion pond near Mountain Dell golf course, on Sunday, September 20, 2020.
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.

Division of Wildlife warns drought conditions may increase moose sightings

By Jordan Miller | June 14, 2021, 10:21 p.m.

Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder shouts to his team during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

With Mike Conley still out, Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder says Donovan Mitchell’s other teammates must share the load

By Eric Walden | June 15, 2021, 1:40 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Bears Ears buttes, seen on April 10, 2021. The Washington Post reported that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is urging President Joe Biden enlarge Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

Interior secretary urges Biden to enlarge Bears Ears, Grand Staircase, report says

By Sean P. Means | June 14, 2021, 10:53 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Empty vials of the Pfizer COVID19 vaccine at the Woods Cross High School pop-up clinic by Nomi Health, April 27, 2021. County and regional health districts are setting up vaccination clinics in high schools, to get the COVID-19 vaccine to 16- and 17-year-olds.

Utah reports 169 new cases of COVID-19, and no more deaths

By Scott D. Pierce | June 14, 2021, 8:06 p.m.

(Chris Detrick | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Children hold an embroidered Utah state flag at a 2014 ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the laying of the Utah State Capitol's cornerstone. Then-Gov. Gary Herbert and one of his predecessors, Mike Leavitt, are seen attending the ceremony.

Utahns can weigh in on a new design for Utah’s state flag

By Sean P. Means | June 15, 2021, 12:11 a.m.