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(Kenny Holston | The New York Times) Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, speaks during the memorial for her late husband at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. She and Charlie Kirk's parents are expected to travel to Utah for a preliminary hearing in his murder case.

Charlie Kirk’s widow, parents to attend first Utah court hearing since his killing

By Jessica Schreifels | June 30, 2026, 5:27 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Delta airplane travels down the runway at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City last March. Passengers on a Delta flight last July are suing the airline over injuries suffered because of violent turbulence.

‘2.5 minutes of terror’: Passengers sue Delta, alleging crew flew into dangerous weather despite warnings, injuring dozens

By Jessica Schreifels | June 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m.

(Fox 13 News) Nicholas Rossi appears in court for his sentencing hearing on Monday, October 20, 2025.

Nicholas Rossi, who faked his own death before he was convicted in 2 Utah rape cases, has died

By Jessica Schreifels | June 26, 2026, 6:10 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard in 4th District Court in Provo on Friday, June 12, 2026, during a hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.

Here’s why a Utah judge just held a prosecutor in the Charlie Kirk killing case in contempt

By Jessica Schreifels | June 26, 2026, 5:52 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Provo Canyon School, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.

‘Shocking’ conditions at Provo Canyon School should prompt stronger state action, Utah watchdog group urges

By Jessica Schreifels | June 23, 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.

Defense wants to cross-examine Tyler Robinson’s romantic partner in person at hearing in Charlie Kirk killing case

By Jessica Schreifels | June 22, 2026, 5:05 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton, longtime advocate for reform of the troubled teen industry and founder of 11:11 Media Impact, attends a press conference along with two families as they file lawsuits against Provo Canyon School, and its parent company, Universal Health Services, regarding delays in providing medical care to their children in Provo on Monday, June 15, 2026.

‘Shut it down’: Paris Hilton calls for Provo Canyon School’s closure after a boy was seriously injured

By Jessica Schreifels | June 16, 2026, 2:34 a.m.

(Rick Egan, Francisco Kjolseth, and Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Center: The Other Side Academy's Armstrong Mansion. Clockwise from top left: Co-founder Joseph Grenny applauds the groundbreaking of The Other Side Prep School; a moving van for The Other Side Movers; construction for The Other Side Donuts' second location in Salt Lake City; and guests walk through the opening of The Other Side Village.

The Other Side Academy network keeps expanding, bolstered by Utah taxpayers and unpaid labor

By Jessica Schreifels | Jose Davila IV | Robert Gehrke | June 15, 2026, 3:26 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard reviews a video from the witness stand in 4th District Court in Provo on Friday, June 12, 2026, during a hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.

Utah prosecutor testifies that media interviews were meant to counter misinformation in Charlie Kirk case

By Jessica Schreifels | June 12, 2026, 8:53 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kevin Christensen, a former justice court judge, was sentenced in Ogden on Monday.

Once a trusted judge, he’s now headed to prison for explicit online chats involving children

By Jessica Schreifels | June 9, 2026, 4:16 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.