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(Spenser Heaps | Pool) Tyler Robinson, who is accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, listens during a preliminary hearing at the Fourth District Courthouse in Provo, Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Here’s why Utah prosecutors say Tyler Robinson should face the death penalty in Charlie Kirk’s killing

By Jessica Schreifels | August 19, 2026, 4:24 p.m.

(Reckless Ben via YouTube) Ben Schneider, right, and Sheldon Norcross appear in a video posted Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in which they say they went undercover inside Provo Canyon School.

YouTuber ‘Reckless Ben’ went undercover at Provo Canyon School. The program is now weighing action against him.

By Jessica Schreifels | August 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former BYU QB Jake Retzlaff at a previous spring practice. The woman who accused Retzlaff of sexual assault in a lawsuit last year is asking a judge to intervene after she says Retzlaff missed a settlement payment he previously agreed to in order to see the case dismissed.

Ex-BYU football star Jake Retzlaff settled a sex assault lawsuit. The woman who sued says he still owes her money.

By Jessica Schreifels | August 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.

Tyler Robinson can’t face death penalty because Charlie Kirk shooting didn’t endanger others, defense argues

By Jessica Schreifels | August 12, 2026, 2:49 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah OB-GYN David Broadbent appears in 4th District Court in Provo for a preliminary hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. Broadbent has been charged with forcible sexual abuse.

At least 49 women reported sexual assaults by a Utah OB-GYN. Prosecutors filed charges related to 8 — and now say they’re stopping.

By Jessica Schreifels | August 6, 2026, 10:40 p.m.

(Netflix) Katherine Kubler is featured in the Netflix documentary series "The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping," which she directed.

A Netflix doc filmed a former teen treatment director singing karaoke. Here’s why the Utah man sued — and what a court found.

By Jessica Schreifels | August 3, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray speaks during a news conference last September.

Some Utah County prosecutors alerted LDS Church lawyers when bishops backed criminal defendants. Here’s why that’s ending.

By Jessica Schreifels | July 30, 2026, 1:29 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Charlie Kirk appear at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. He was soon after fatally shot.

Utah prosecutors now say they know why Charlie Kirk was targeted

By Jessica Schreifels | July 29, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) North Eastern Services' Spanish Fork House is pictured on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The support home for people with disabilities is being watched more closely by the state after officials say staff delayed calling 911 for a resident experiencing respiratory distress. The resident later died at a hospital.

A resident in a Utah support home died after staff waited for a manager’s approval to call 911, licensors say

By Jessica Schreifels | July 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth, Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Provo Canyon School's Springville campus, left, and its Provo campus.

Controversial Provo Canyon School is fighting to stay open

By Jessica Schreifels | July 27, 2026, 7:47 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Heritage School's Homestead campus in Payson is pictured on Wednesday, August. 20, 2024.

After a youth’s suicide, this Utah teen treatment center is being monitored and could be shut down

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 29, 2024, 8:40 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A man who has acknowledged that one of his identities is Nicholas Rossi is wheeled from the courtroom following his preliminary hearing for rape charges at the Salt Lake City District Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Rossi, accused of rape in Utah in 2008, was extradited from the United Kingdom after a series of hearings in which he claimed to be someone else.

Authorities say he faked his own death to avoid rape charges in Utah. His cases are now moving toward trial.

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 27, 2024, 8:53 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Maple Lake Academy in Spanish Fork, on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022.

Utah officials are shutting down a teen treatment program over safety concerns, years after girl’s death

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 23, 2024, 4:33 a.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) The lethal injection table is shown in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility after the execution of Taberon Honie, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

How much it cost Utah taxpayers to execute Taberon Honie

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 20, 2024, 8:13 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Media witnesses, including Salt Lake Tribune reporter Jessica Miller, front left, examine the lethal injection table in the death chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility after the execution of Taberon Honie Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

Lethal injection: An eyewitness account of Taberon Honie’s execution in Utah

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 8, 2024, 6:48 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Plaintiffs and their supporters after the Utah Supreme Court heard an appeal in their lawsuit alleging their OB-GYN David Broadbent sexually assaulted them. The state's high court ruled Thursday that Broadbent's alleged actions did not arise out of health care, and therefore are not covered by Utah's medical malpractice law. This decision revives the women's civil lawsuit.

Lawsuit that accused a Provo OB-GYN of sexually abusing dozens of women is revived by Utah Supreme Court

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 8, 2024, 10:51 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City on the night of death row inmate Taberon Honie’s scheduled execution on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. Honie died by lethal injection early Thursday, Utah's first execution in 14 years.

Taberon Honie dies by lethal injection, the first execution in Utah in 14 years

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | Paighten Harkins | August 8, 2024, 8:06 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Death row inmate Taberon Honie arrives for a Utah Board of Pardons commutation hearing Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City.

Utah officials share how Taberon Honie has spent his final day before his expected lethal injection

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | Abigail Gray | Paighten Harkins | August 8, 2024, 7:57 a.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Death row inmate Taberon Honie looks on during the Utah Board of Pardons commutation hearing Monday, July 22, 2024, at the Utah State Correctional Facility, in Salt Lake City.

Utah Gov. Cox says he won’t delay Taberon Honie’s execution

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | August 6, 2024, 6:34 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Death row inmate Taberon Honie leaves for a break during the Utah parole board's commutation hearing on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City. Utah’s parole board on Friday denied Honie's request to stop his execution.

Taberon Honie comes closer to execution as Utah parole board denies commutation request

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | July 27, 2024, 12:35 a.m.