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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A plane drops fire retardant on the Widemouth 2 Fire, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

Two weeks into the job, this new Utah sheriff had to evacuate neighbors threatened by wildfire. Here’s what happened next.

By Courtney Tanner | August 4, 2026, 6:25 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pallbearers load the caskets of Provo Fire Capt. Spencer Long, his wife Katrina, and their sons, Reid, Thayne and Gage, following a public memorial ceremony for them at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. The family died after a flash flood hit the area where they were camping and canyoneering.

‘How could God take almost an entire family?’: Funeral honors 5 family members killed in Utah flash flood

By Courtney Tanner | July 29, 2026, 11:10 p.m.

(Gabriel Conover) Grooms Blake Hogge, left, and Trystan Nickovich celebrate after their wedding ceremony on Friday, June 26, 2026

A Utah wildfire suddenly destroyed their wedding venue. Here’s how — in just 72 hours — they still managed to create magic.

By Courtney Tanner | July 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cousins Jared Ford and Carson Norris helped a woman who was seriously injured at Bear Lake. They're pictured on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

A boat at Bear Lake tore into her legs. Strangers say this series of coincidences helped save the ‘very strong’ woman.

By Courtney Tanner | July 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The city of Sandy, as shown in 2024, including The Shops at South Town. About a mile north of the mall, Chamberlain University is opening a new nursing school.

A new nursing school is set to open in this major Salt Lake City suburb

By Courtney Tanner | July 21, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Southern Utah University) First Lt. Tyler Feehan, a student at Southern Utah University, was killed in military action in Jordan on Saturday, July 18, 2026.

Southern Utah University student serving in U.S. Army killed in Iranian attack

By Courtney Tanner | July 21, 2026, 1:52 a.m.

(Salt Lake County Sheriff's Search and Rescue) Crews recovered the body of a 59-year-old man who was struck and killed by lightning while hiking American Fork Twin Peaks on Saturday, July 18, 2026

Utah hiker killed by lightning was struck while summiting popular peak with his brother

By Courtney Tanner | July 21, 2026, 4:52 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rose and Keith Nguyen hold a picture of their daughter, Rena, in 4th District Court in Provo on Friday, July 17, 2026. Caleb Rees, who had been dating Rena Nguyen, had just been sentenced on a manslaughter conviction that stemmed from his abuse of her before her death by suicide.

In rare prosecution, BYU student’s boyfriend sentenced for manslaughter after abuse that preceded her suicide

By Courtney Tanner | July 18, 2026, 5:26 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Incoming UVU President Jon Anderson speaks during the event announcing his selection at Utah Valley University in Orem on Friday, July 17, 2026.

Here’s who will lead Utah Valley University as its next president

By Courtney Tanner | July 17, 2026, 9:57 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah and Salt Lake City Fire give an update on the Bonneville Fire as people fill sandbags ahead of possible monsoon storms that could cause flooding near campus on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

Here’s where University of Utah is preparing for flooding after fire burned above campus

By Courtney Tanner | July 17, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) North Beach State Park at Bear Lake on Friday, July 19, 2024.

After woman loses legs in boating accident, community questions if Bear Lake’s popularity is making it unsafe

By Courtney Tanner | July 15, 2026, 9:41 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The sun is seen through the smoke in Juab County on Friday, June 26, 2026.

First came the wildfires. Now these Utah communities are filling sandbags to brace for major flooding.

By Courtney Tanner | July 13, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Jeran Farley) Jeran Farley, urban and community forestry program manager for the state, measured Big Tree, the massive ponderosa pine near Beaver, Utah, in 2019. The tree suffered burns over 95% of its length in the Cottonwood Fire, a U.S. Forest Service ranger said.

One of Utah’s biggest trees burned in a wildfire. Residents are saying a tearful goodbye.

By Courtney Tanner | July 12, 2026, 6:21 p.m.

(James Bybee) Pictured is what's left of James Bybee's cabin above Beaver, Utah, after the Cottonwood Fire ripped through. He visited his property on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

First look at Cottonwood Fire aftermath: Utah man tours his now-destroyed cabin neighborhood for first time since flames

By Courtney Tanner | July 5, 2026, 5:32 p.m.

(Jim Urguhart | The Salt Lake Tribune) Weston Stoddard, 9, helps herd the family cattle away from the Milford Flat Fire in the Mineral Range south of Cove Fort in July 2007.

Utah’s Babylon Fire is already the 4th largest in state history. Here’s a list of the 10 biggest and 3 deadliest.

By Courtney Tanner | July 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Cottonwood Fire burns above Beaver before sunrise on Friday, June 26, 2026.

Utah’s massive Cottonwood Fire has already destroyed more than 100 structures, cost more than $20M to fight

By Courtney Tanner | June 30, 2026, 8:09 p.m.

(Taylor Makall Chamberlain) A picture shows what remains of the cabin that has been in Taylor Makall Chamberlain's family since it was built in the 1950s on Beaver Mountain. It burned down in June 2026 with the Cottonwood Fire.

After a week of waiting, this Utah family learned its 1950s log cabin was destroyed by the Cottonwood Fire

By Courtney Tanner | July 1, 2026, 7:24 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Julio Cesar Durand, who runs INTI Specialty Coffee in the Union building at the University of Utah, talks about his life story around coffee on Friday, June 5, 2026.

He built his coffee shop out of a closet on the University of Utah’s campus. These students fought to save it.

By Courtney Tanner | June 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Cottonwood Fire burns east of Beaver on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

There are 6 larger, active wildfires burning in Utah. Here’s a look at what’s going on at each.

By Courtney Tanner | June 23, 2026, 9:39 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews battle a fire in Memory Grove on Friday, June 19, 2026. Salt Lake County officials promised to prosecute offenders responsible for igniting wildfires as hot, dry conditions worsen.

‘There are criminal consequences’: Man accused of starting Memory Grove fire charged with reckless burning

By Courtney Tanner | June 24, 2026, 4:04 a.m.