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(Doug Mills | The New York Times) President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.

In rare rift with Trump, Utah leaders push back on new AI order

By Addy Baird | Dec. 17, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Utah plastic surgeon, Dr. Kirk Moore, admits he distributed falsified COVID-19 vaccine cards and threw away government-supplied doses. “All of that stuff is true,” he said.

In Utah, Pam Bondi put a stop to a surgeon’s vaccine fraud trial — and ignited nationwide hope for more ‘medical freedom’ pardons

By Jessica Schreifels | Dec. 17, 2025, 11:00 a.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tabby Mountain can be seen near Fruitland on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

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Ute Tribe alleges Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz engineered secret meetings over Tabby Mountain land

By Courtney Tanner | Dec. 16, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

(Chris Pizzello | Invision via AP) Filmmaker Rob Reiner, shown in 2018, was a vocal critic of President Donald Trump.

Former Utah governor calls out President Trump for his post about the death of director Rob Reiner

By Robert Gehrke | Dec. 16, 2025, 12:15 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Eva Lopez Chavez makes remarks after being sworn in as District 4 Councilwoman at the Salt Lake City Library on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.

Salt Lake City Council member Eva Lopez Chavez announces congressional bid

By Addy Baird | Jose Davila IV | Dec. 15, 2025, 11:58 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune file photo) State Auditor Tina Cannon walks to the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Friday, March 7, 2025, regarding SB143, which would remove the auditor’s office from the main Capitol building.

Here’s why Utah’s auditor dropped the lawsuit she just filed over efforts to evict her from her Capitol office

By Emily Anderson Stern | Dec. 15, 2025, 10:30 p.m.

U.S. Forest Service crew members put tree branches into a wood chipper as they prepare the area for a prescribed burn in the Tahoe National Forest, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, near Downieville, Calif. By logging and burning trees and low-lying vegetation, officials hope to lessen forest fuels and keep fires that originate on federal lands from exploding through nearby cities and towns.(AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

‘Do I trust the administration?’ Western Democrats split on backing forest clearing bill

By Helen Huiskes | NOTUS | Dec. 15, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Meet Utah’s newest lawmaker – she’s not a Republican or a Democrat

By Emily Anderson Stern | Addy Baird | Dec. 12, 2025, 11:17 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.

Transgender prison inmates sue over Utah’s treatment ban

By Ben Winslow | Fox 13 News | Dec. 12, 2025, 6:20 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune; The New York Times) Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, left, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

Two governors — an LDS Republican and a Jewish Democrat — team up in an Episcopal cathedral against political violence

By Adelle M. Banks | Religion News Service | Dec. 12, 2025, 4:14 p.m.