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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Caucusgoers sign in ahead of the presidential primary caucuses at Riverton High School in Riverton on March 5, 2024.

GOP leaders again prevent discussion of Utah’s chaotic presidential caucus

By Emily Anderson Stern | Sep. 18, 2024, 11:12 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) People gather after the West Valley City Council voted to approve the rezoning of the land where the Redwood Drive-In and Swap Meet is located, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

Amid a major police presence, West Valley City Council charts future of Redwood Drive-In property

By Palak Jayswal | Sep. 18, 2024, 6:14 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The facility is under fire after a rollback in religious services and chaplain activities has, critics say, led to a sharp curtailing of spiritual care for patients, including Latter-day Saint veterans.

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SLC V.A. hospital under scrutiny after ending LDS, other religious services

By Tamarra Kemsley | Sep. 18, 2024, 4:50 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 17, 2024.

Abravanel Hall will live on, S.L. County Mayor Jenny Wilson says. But she wants the state to pay up.

By Jordan Miller | Sep. 17, 2024, 10:19 p.m.

(Maddie McGarvey | The New York Times) A “Greetings from Springfield” mural in Springfield, Ohio, on Aug. 27, 2024. Faith leaders are rallying behind Haitian migrants after false claims made by former President Donald Trump.

‘Haitians are not eating pets’: Springfield faith leaders stand with embattled migrants

By Kathryn Post | Religion News Service | Sep. 16, 2024, 8:53 p.m.

(Saul Martinez | The New York Times) Police outside Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. A shooting took place on the grounds of the Trump International Golf Course West Palm Beach on Sunday while former President Donald Trump was at the course, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. Officials said that Trump was safe.

Donald Trump safe as FBI investigates apparent ‘attempted assassination’

By Patricia Mazzei, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Adam Goldman and Glenn Thrush | The New York Times

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Donald Trump's plane lands at Salt Lake City International Airport,on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

Donald Trump ‘cares about Utah,’ top state lawmaker says after former president’s three-hour SLC visit

By Shaylee Navarro | Sep. 16, 2024, 12:51 p.m.

(Robin Loznak | Pool) Attorney Erin Middleton speaks during a hearing in the Utah Supreme Court on Sept. 4, 2024. The high court has agreed to hear the state's appeal on Amendment D.

Utah Supreme Court agrees to decide if Amendment D goes on the ballot

By Ben Winslow | FOX 13 | Sep. 15, 2024, 1:31 a.m.

(Ash Ponders for The New York Times) Around 50 voters, including many Latter-day Saints, gather at a home in Gilbert, Arizona, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, to hear from Ruben Gallego, the Democratic candidate for Senate. In 2020, a significant portion of Latter-day Saint voters in the state supported President Joe Biden, helping him flip the state blue.

Donald Trump divides Arizona’s crucial Latter-day Saint vote

By Kellen Browning | The New York Times | Sep. 14, 2024, 3:54 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Black Desert Resort in Ivins is pictured on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

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Another billion-dollar Utah stadium project is asking for taxpayer money

By Kevin Reynolds | Sep. 16, 2024, 3:23 p.m.