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(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) In this April 5, 2018, file photo, plaintiff McKenna Denson speaks with reporters during a news conference in Salt Lake City.

McKenna Denson, LDS Church agree to drop lawsuit over sexual misconduct by a former Missionary Training Center president

By Jessica Miller | December 11, 2020, 5:02 a.m.

(Tia Dufour | The White House via AP) In this image provided by the White House, President Donald Trump in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.

Utah poll has Trump up 10, and a big majority don’t see him as a person of faith

By Bryan Schott | Taylor Stevens | October 6, 2020, 12:55 a.m.

(File rendering courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) This artist's rendering shows the exterior of the Orem Temple.

Six new LDS temples, including a 25th in Utah, announced, boosting Nelson’s total to 49

By Scott D. Pierce | October 5, 2020, 2:15 a.m.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Rebecca Blackburn watches another mother's child at a phase one housing unit in Midvale where multiple single mothers share a communal kitchen as part of a program known as LifeStart. The a multi-faceted program for single homeless mothers, which includes day-care facilities and lodgings helps single parents get back on their feet.

Groups call for long-term efforts to stabilize Utah’s unsheltered families during pandemic

By Taylor Stevens | September 27, 2020, 1:36 a.m.

Robert Kirby

Robert Kirby: Of mice and me — and a small sacrifice unto the most high

By Robert Kirby | September 13, 2020, 2:26 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Republican state Sen. Steve Urquhart has created a church built around the use of psychedelic mushrooms.

Robert Gehrke: The long, strange trip of Steve Urquhart, from GOP lawmaker to founder of a church of magic mushrooms

By Robert Gehrke | September 7, 2020, 12:15 p.m.

(Courtesy photos) Déborah Aléxis, left, and Don Izekor, who run the Black Student Union at Brigham Young University.

BYU’s Black Student Union wants to remove the names from every building on campus

By Courtney Tanner | July 18, 2020, 3:40 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Bergeson family) McKay Bergeson, a 19-year-old Bountiful native who was serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was killed Saturday while riding his bicycle when he was struck by an automobile in LaFayette, Ga.

Latter-day Saint missionary from Bountiful killed in hit-and-run in Georgia

By Eric Walden | May 18, 2020, 1:47 a.m.

(Photo Courtesy of Yume Honda) Yume Honda, left, stands next to Ayane Matsuda at a ballroom competition at Brigham Young University on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

How two women made history at BYU by ballroom dancing together

By Courtney Tanner | April 11, 2020, 10:59 p.m.

(George Frey | Special to The Tribune) Two students hold hands as they walk past other BYU students in front of the Ernest L. Wilkinson Student Center on the campus of Brigham Young University to protest BYU's rollback of a newly announced policy change on LGBTQ students on March 5, 2020, in Provo.

BYU professor receives death threats after viral video on Honor Code changes

By Courtney Tanner | March 10, 2020, 6:40 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students protest outside the student center at Brigham Young University in Provo, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, after an official with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a clarification to the school's Honor Code, which said that same-sex romantic behavior is still "not compatible" with the rules at BYU.

Some students at BYU might transfer to other schools over Honor Code changes

By Courtney Tanner | March 6, 2020, 4:06 a.m.

(Photo courtesy of Franchesca Lopez) BYU has removed part of its Honor Code referring to “Homosexual Behavior," which led some students to celebrate on campus. Franchesca Lopez posted this photo on Twitter, which she called "my first gay kiss."

BYU students celebrate as school removes ‘Homosexual Behavior’ section from its online Honor Code

By Courtney Tanner | February 20, 2020, 4:08 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) University of Utah anthropology professor Henry Harpending in 1998.

A New York Times column on ‘Jewish genius’ draws criticism for linking to a debunked University of Utah study

By Courtney Tanner | January 4, 2020, 4:03 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Jenni Morello) Nicole Williamson (in bed) with her husband, Don, after giving birth to a baby for Shannon and Tom (holding baby at right).

Scott D. Pierce: Did you know Boise is the heart of surrogacy — thanks in part to Latter-day Saint women?

By Scott D. Pierce | October 27, 2019, 2:08 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Michelle Standley) Performance artist Michelle Standley, during the first performance of her work "4.5 Hours," on the grounds of Berlin's Tempelhof Airport on April 1, 2017. Standley will perform "4.5 Hours" again on Oct. 6, 2019, on the south edge of Salt Lake City's Temple Square.

Performance artist will sweep at Temple Square, during General Conference, to spotlight gender issues with domestic labor

By Sean P. Means | October 2, 2019, 4:15 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake City skyline on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019.

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

By Sara Weber | August 23, 2019, 2:10 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) George Waldren of Scottsdale, Arizona and his dog Lulu listen to live music inside the studio belonging to artist Steve Adams who bought the JC Penney store and created an art studio on the main floor and a home on the Mezzanine on Main Street in Helper, Utah as people explore art galleries and studios during Helper First Fridays on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.

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

By Sara Weber | August 9, 2019, 1:56 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Christine Cooke) Christine Cooke and Herb Scribner were the first "Thirty Day Bae" couple. The two were matched together and then dated for a minimum of 30 days.

The LDS matchmakers who created ‘Thirty Day Bae’ force couples to stay together for a month

By Jenna Birch | Special to The Washington Post | August 8, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

(photo courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The Granite Mountain Records Vault is the official storage unit for 2.4 million rolls of microfilm containing approximately 3.5 billion images. The information links to billions of people in over 100 countries and is recorded in 170 languages.

There’s a Utah version of the Area 51 raid. It’s called 'Storm the Church Vault.’

By Courtney Tanner | July 22, 2019, 2:59 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Longhorn cattle graze on the lawn in front of the Utah State Capitol before a news conference on the Days of 47 festivities, Tuesday, July 16, 2019.

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

By Sara Weber | July 25, 2019, 4:14 p.m.

(Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune) Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, speaks during an event on May 17, 2018, where LDS and NAACP leaders emphasize a need for greater civility and call for an end to prejudice. President Russell M. Nelson is at the left.

Russell M. Nelson, LDS president, will speak at the NAACP convention in Detroit on Sunday

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | July 18, 2019, 1:45 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jana Riess has a new book and research about Mormon millennials.

Jana Riess: A swan song for Mormons’ Hill Cumorah Pageant

By Jana Riess | Religion News Service | July 18, 2019, 3:09 a.m.

Latter-day Saints announce the site of a new temple in Layton

By Scott D. Pierce | July 16, 2019, 1:31 p.m.

Latter-day Saint church building burns in Cottonwood Heights

By The Salt Lake Tribune | July 15, 2019, 10:32 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lamanite warriors and Nephite soldiers kill time before the Mormon Miracle Pageant on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. The final run for the pageant continued through Saturday, June 22.

Manti’s Mormon Miracle Pageant is now history. Here are five remembrances of the show’s 52-year run.

By Kathy Stephenson | June 23, 2019, 3:25 p.m.