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(Pamela Littky | Disney) Mikayla Matthews is leaving Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives."

Another ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ member leaves the show: ‘There’s no amount of money worth going against my morals’

By Palak Jayswal | September 15, 2026, 10:43 p.m.

(Fred Hayes | Hulu) The moms and cast of Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." The third season of the reality show will release on Nov. 13, 2025. The fifth season of the show is set to release on Thursday.

A new season of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ is out Thursday. Here’s a recap of all the drama on and off screen.

By Palak Jayswal | September 8, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake Tribune humor columnist Eli McCann signs copies of his new book called "Stitched" with Torrey House Press on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.

Publishers said Eli McCann’s book about Utah quilters wouldn’t work. Now Hollywood is calling.

By Palak Jayswal | September 8, 2026, 1:25 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Heavy Metal Shop owner Kevin Kirk, left, sits beside Allen Martindale, center, and Brannon Richardson, a documentary director and producer combo who are working on an upcoming documentary about The Heavy Metal Shop, seen here outside the business in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.

How did a tiny shop in SLC touch some of the biggest stars in heavy metal? That’s the story these fans want to tell.

By Palak Jayswal | September 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Carlie Adams) Arizona resident Carlie Adams makes two trips a month to Utah and buys Grandma Sycamore's bread to bring home to her family each time.

This Utah bread has people eating three slices for breakfast and stuffing their carry-on full of loaves

By Palak Jayswal | August 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m.

(Netflix) Musician Noah Kahan for his Netflix documentary "Out of Body." Kahan stopped in Sandy on Aug 25, 2026 as part of his "The Great Divide Tour."

Review: Sold-out Noah Kahan show proves that Utah has another stadium option for musicians

By Palak Jayswal | August 26, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Harms | AP) Singer and actress Dolly Parton shown at a party following the premiere of her movie "Nine to Five" in Los Angeles, Dec. 12, 1980. Parton died on Aug. 25 at the age of 80.

Utah lowers flags to half-staff to honor the legendary Dolly Parton

By Palak Jayswal | August 26, 2026, 5:45 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pioneer Theatre Company on the University of Utah campus. The Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre was flooded in August 2026 after the sprinkler system was activated.

A Utah theater’s stage and orchestra pit flooded — but the show will go on

By Palak Jayswal | August 26, 2026, 1:14 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Amanda Warren, left, Director of the Salt Lake Book Festival, is joined by Sidney Smith and Ashley Pinales, directors of operations and finances respectively, as they pose for a portrait after talking about the upcoming Salt Lake Book Festival, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. The Mountain West’s gathering of authors and readers is the inaugural, first-ever citywide book festival of its kind in Salt Lake City.

Raised by readers, shaped by community: How the first Salt Lake Book Festival came to be

By Palak Jayswal | August 24, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

(Ison Sewell) Ison Sewell and his wife, Ellie Sewell, at a Post Malone Concert in Utah in September 2024 at Utah First Credit Union. Sewell sued the University of Utah for allegedly failing to provide proper ADA accommodations at a Post Malone concert in April 2025. In April, the case was settled.

A Wyoming man sued the University of Utah for alleged ADA violations. Instead of quickly settling, he took it one step further.

By Palak Jayswal | August 19, 2026, 1:02 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sam Cannon, of 3hive Record Lounge in Provo, shows up with a crate of albums for a monthly album club at the Salt Lake Art Museum in April. Cannon is trying to start a radio station in Utah County.

These Utah music lovers want to fight the algorithm with their own radio station

By Palak Jayswal | August 18, 2026, 2:21 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brandon Sanderson, a popular fantasy author based out of Utah, speaks during an interview at the headquarters for his company Dragonsteel Entertainment in Pleasant Grove on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Two of his fantasy book series are being adapted for the screen.

Brandon Sanderson shares update on ‘Cosmere’ adaptations for Apple TV

By Palak Jayswal | August 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Michael Kirchoff | Disney) Taylor Frankie Paul was set to star on ABC's "The Bachelorette” before Disney canceled the season amid a domestic violence investigation. Fans are asking the network to release the season.

Over 20,000 people want Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of ‘The Bachelorette’ released

By Palak Jayswal | August 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Pamela Littky | Disney) Whitney Leavitt starred in Hulu's "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." Leavitt is set to return to Broadway this December.

A ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star is headed back to Broadway. Here’s the role she’ll take on next.

By Palak Jayswal | August 14, 2026, 11:17 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brandon Sanderson, a popular fantasy author based out of Utah, stands for a portrait at the headquarters for his company Dragonsteel Entertainment in Pleasant Grove on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

He’s sold more than 50 million books. There’s ‘some little Utah connection’ in many of them.

By Palak Jayswal | August 13, 2026, 2:50 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Taylor Frankie Paul appears in 3rd District Court for a hearing regarding protective orders in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Paul was charged for domestic violence assault in 2023, and the charge was reduced to a class A misdemeanor on August 7, 2026, after Paul completed the terms of a three-year plea-in-abeyance deal.

Three years after throwing a chair at her ex, Taylor Frankie Paul’s legal battle is done

By Palak Jayswal | August 7, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) David Archuleta performs at The Complex in Salt Lake City as part of his Earthly Delights Tour on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. Archuleta will return to perform in SLC this November on his "Warm Me Up" holiday tour.

David Archuleta is kicking off his holiday tour in Utah. Here’s when.

By Palak Jayswal | August 3, 2026, 5:01 p.m.

(Emmerson Edmo) Darcie Little Badger, Kinsale Drake and Stacie Shannon Denetsosie are editors of the anthology "Beyond the Glittering World" which won a 2026 American Book Award. The collection was published by Torrey House Press.

This book from a Utah publishing house won the American Book Award

By Palak Jayswal | August 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Guests file in for the showing of Twilight for CineBites, an event where guests watch a movie and eat food inspired by the movie, at Warehouse 22 in Syracuse on Friday, June 12, 2026.

This Utah business is putting an immersive new spin on the classic dinner and a movie concept

By Palak Jayswal | July 30, 2026, 7:31 p.m.

(Evan Agostini | Invision/AP) Stephen King attends the 2018 PEN Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Two of his books have been added to Utah's growing list of titles banned from all public schools.

We asked Stephen King about Utah banning his books. Here’s what the bestselling author said.

By Palak Jayswal | July 23, 2026, 12:56 p.m.