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New Utah law banning flavored e-cigarettes will drive vape shops out of...
A new law that will ban flavored electronic cigarettes, which supporters say are getting kids hooked on nicotine, will be devastating to Utah’s nearly 200 vape shops, according to a representative of...
View ArticleLetter: We need better legislation in Utah by outlawing common sense. Go get...
Phil Lyman, a Utah Republican lawmaker and candidate for governor, is blaming the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge on the culture wars surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion...
View ArticleSpecial ‘Mormon Land’ live: What happens inside LDS families when a loved one...
Few conversations are as fraught as those among family members who disagree about ideas they hold dear, and none more so than religion.Such exchanges can be especially painful for believers in The...
View ArticleLetter: Democracy does not work without integrity. Period.
Ronna McDaniel, former head of the Republican National Committee, has openly acknowledged that as party head “you kind of take one for the team”; in other words, you sacrifice truth and integrity to...
View ArticlePark City, Salt Lake City have PFAS in some wells. Here’s how they will...
They are called “forever chemicals,” and they are as stubborn as they are ubiquitous. As of Wednesday, though, the Environmental Protection Agency intends to put a lid on the toxic compounds.Officially...
View ArticleLetter: Who did the moderate Republicans coming out against Trump vote for in...
It’s been interesting seeing all these moderate Republicans suddenly come to the light and write letters in amazement at the antics of our favorite would-be dictator, desperately trying to pump the...
View ArticleOpinion: Should the U.S. forswear launching nukes first in combat?
In the middle of the last century, as the United States and Russia rapidly amassed thousands of nuclear weapons, China stayed out of the arms race, focusing its energy on growing its economy and...
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SLC unveils its latest grand plan for remaking the Rio Grande District
That dowdy and concrete-flavored area of Salt Lake City west of the historic Rio Grande Depot has reached another moment where it might shine.As a new population surge pushes development westward, the...
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Jacques Hadler: I know Moab’s recreation economy. The BLM oil and gas rule...
The proposed Bureau of Land Management oil and gas rule will support the recreation economy in Utah by eliminating recreation landscapes from potential leases, increasing bonding rates and limiting...
View ArticleBagley Cartoon: With Allies Like These…
Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: With Allies Like These…
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Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen is ready to win. Are the Jazz ready to help him?
Lauri Markkanen stands alone in a Utah Jazz uniform.The 26-year-old Finn has been, by far, his team’s best player over the last two seasons. He started in last year’s All-Star game, received All-NBA...
View ArticleWater Documenters: Read meeting notes from the Metropolitan Water District of...
Attendance:Present:Tom Godfrey - ChairJohn Kirkham - Vice ChairPatricia Comarell - SecretaryDonald Milne - Chair of Engineering CommitteeJoan Degiorgio - Chair of Environmental CommitteeCindy...
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So long, farewell and thanks for the memories, Sugar House Sizzler
Like a crushed crouton, Sugar House’s monument to a bygone era of steaks and salad bars on one of Salt Lake City’s most scenic corners has returned to dust.Crews leveled the old Sizzler restaurant at...
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Sundance Film Festival will explore options beyond 2026 — and a move out of...
The organizers of the Sundance Film Festival, which has called Park City home for more than 40 years, are taking a hard look at the independent film event’s future — including whether it will stay in...
View ArticleHow soon could Sundance decide about whether to leave Park City? Here’s a...
The Sundance Institute is starting a process to “explore viable locations in the United States to host the Sundance Film Festival, beginning in 2027,” the nonprofit arts organization said...
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Sundance and Park City: Timeline of a four-decade relationship
The guy who put Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand together was also the matchmaker for Park City and the Sundance Film Festival.The annual celebration had launched as the Utah/US Film Festival in...
View ArticleOgden-Hinckley Airport is costing taxpayers millions, legislative audit finds
Ogden City lost millions of taxpayer dollars operating the Ogden-Hinckley Airport at a deficit for over a decade, a new legislative audit found.The performance audit, published by the Utah Office of...
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Rapper NBA YoungBoy arrested in Utah after federal agents search home
Rapper NBA YoungBoy was booked into Cache County jail on suspicion of fraud, forgery, weapons and drug offenses Tuesday after federal agents executed a search warrant at a home he owns in Weber...
View ArticleRyan Smith addresses NHL to Utah rumors
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith may have broken his own news when speaking at World Congress of Sports event Wednesday.Smith was asked a question about the swirling rumors that an NHL team is on its way to...
View ArticleA couple found dead in their Utah home remains a mystery. Now police are...
A couple in their 80s were found dead in their American Fork home in January. Three months later, investigators still aren’t sure how they died — but they are closing the case, police announced...
View ArticleFact check: Nebo School District responds to claims about student protest...
Video of middle schoolers walking out of a Nebo School District school in Payson on Wednesday quickly spread in conservative social media circles, with posts claiming the students were protesting...
View ArticleHow a typo in Utah’s new e-cigarette law nearly banned vape liquids statewide
To steal a line from Hamlet: (ii)(b) or not (ii)(b)?That was the question — and the answer almost banned nearly all of the electronic cigarettes sold in Utah.The intended goal seemed simple enough: In...
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Coyotes fans face the end in Arizona with anger toward Salt Lake City,...
Tempe, Ariz. • The fans came early to the funeral.With three hours left before the opening faceoff of the Arizona Coyotes’ last game in the state it has called home for 27 years, fans started to arrive...
View ArticleMoab snowpack exceeds median for second consecutive year
The peaks of the La Sal Mountains might not appear quite as alabaster-white as last April, but don’t let that mislead you: southeastern Utah is still exiting winter with plenty of snowpack to brag...
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What does Jazz CEO Danny Ainge think about the season, his team’s rookies,...
Danny Ainge’s season-ending news conference was an eventful one this week, with the Utah Jazz CEO answering every question coming from reporters for more than 40 minutes.The headline news was his...
View ArticleOpinion: One thing parents can control
My father was a long-haul truck driver. He piloted one of those eighteen-wheelers that had a horn that could raise the dead. As a kid I longed to join him on his journeys and discover something of the...
View ArticleOpinion: An essential part of modern life that armies should never attack again
In late March, after two years of withering attacks on Ukraine, Russia knocked out half of Ukraine’s power supply. Up to that point, Russia’s missiles and kamikaze drones had mostly targeted the...
View ArticleLetter: There is no doubt that Trump would try to implement a national ban on...
Although Donald Trump has officially stated he believes abortion laws should be up to the states, he has previously supported a national abortion ban. Is this similar to when all three of his Supreme...
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Cyberbullying, filming fights: Why Granite School District may ban cellphones
Students filming others in the restroom. School fights being posted on Instagram.These are just a couple examples Granite School District officials shared at a school board meeting last month,...
View ArticlePrep spotlight: Meet Maple Mountain volleyball standout Trey Thornton
Trey ThorntonSchool: Maple MountainGrade: JuniorSport: VolleyballBoys volleyball is a relatively new sport for Utah’s high schools.That means most athletes haven’t been seasoning their skills for...
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New BYU coach’s first task: shaving his beard. Here’s what comes next for...
Provo • The Phoenix Suns’ initial reaction to Kevin Young becoming the head coach of the BYU men’s basketball team had nothing to do with hoops.Instead, it was about his appearance. The beard their...
View ArticleGordon Monson: The hockey world has its eyes on Utah and everyone’s wondering...
In the past week, I’ve been asked to do numerous interviews on local and national radio stations/networks and websites from Toronto, Ontario, to Orlando, Fla., from Vancouver, B.C., to New York, N.Y....
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A Utah cafe’s Japanese fluffy pancakes are mega-popular and Instagram-worthy
For now, a South Salt Lake cafe is the only place in Utah making Japanese-style fluffy pancakes, and the treat has gotten so popular that the shop had to establish a reservation system to keep from...
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Latest from Mormon Land: Where the church is growing fastest; bucking Trump...
The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly highlight reel of news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Join us on Patreon and receive the full newsletter,...
View ArticleWith houses out of reach, condos could fill a need — but they’re expensive, too
This story is and excerpt from The Salt Lake Tribune Inno Lab Notes newsletter, which explores housing, transportation and energy solutions.Could apartments for sale be the new starter home, the new...
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Utah’s anti-DEI law ‘lights a fire’ under nonprofits as public resources...
At the northernmost tip of Salt Lake City sits the Guadalupe School — a public charter that primarily serves kids in grades K-6.The school also serves adults, who regularly gather on campus for English...
View ArticleLetter: Daybreak and affordable housing in Utah: Success or failure depends...
Congratulations to Tayler Allen, one of our City and Metropolitan planning master’s students at the U., for getting a thoughtful piece on an important issue, affordable housing, published in The...
View ArticleLetter: It’s time America let Israel proceed at its own risk and its own expense
I enjoyed reading Matthew Weinstein’s opinion piece in The Tribune (“When anti-Zionism is — and is not — antisemitism”). I agree with his view that countries should not be subject to the death penalty,...
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You thought the Jordan River was high last year? Here’s what to expect this...
Spring runoff has arrived with rising temperatures and the Wasatch snowpack hitting its peak in many places.After last year’s record winter, the reservoirs that help manage the Wasatch Front’s water...
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Tithing lawsuits from four states against the LDS Church get transferred....
A series of fraud lawsuits filed in multiple states against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over tithing have now been moved to a single federal courtroom in the faith’s home state of...
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Opinion: As a commuter who can’t afford to live in Salt Lake City, I still...
Affordable housing was a top budget priority for Utah’s state and local officials this year. This was reflected by the $17 million the Legislature earmarked for affordable housing in the 2024-2025...
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Dreaming of New York-style pizza? Try this South Salt Lake pizzeria.
This article is excerpted from the Utah Eats newsletter, compiled by Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune’s food and drink reporter. To get the full newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday, become a...
View ArticleMan held in Cache County jail dies in cell
Authorities are investigating the Wednesday death of a man who was being held at the Cache County jail in Logan.On Wednesday at about 2:45 pm, deputies found the man “unresponsive” in his cell,...
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Jana Riess: It’s not just women who have a problem with LDS temple garments....
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revised its temple recommend questions late last week to remove ambiguity about when and how endowed members are supposed to wear their temple...
View ArticleRapper NBA YoungBoy suspected of leading Utah prescription drug fraud ring
Rapper and Utah resident NBA YoungBoy is suspected of being behind a prescription drug ring that worked to fraudulently obtain narcotics from pharmacies in 11 different cities throughout the state,...
View ArticleUtah officially has an NHL team
Utah is now home to a National Hockey League franchise.The NHL on Thursday announced that the Arizona Coyotes will effectively relocate to Salt Lake City starting in the 2024-25 season.Smith...
View ArticleWhen will Utah’s new NHL team have a name? Here’s what Ryan Smith says.
Now that Utah has an NHL team to call its own, what will it be called? The Blizzard? Yetis? Will it evoke the past with the Golden Eagles? And will the name include Utah or Salt Lake City?Fans have...
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What we know about where Salt Lake City’s new NHL team will play — and how it...
Utah’s capital is a hockey town now.The Beehive State’s pro sports tycoon, Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, has long wanted a National Hockey League franchise, and now he has one. The Arizona Coyotes skated...
View ArticleUtah Red Rocks advance to NCAA championship final by taking advantage of...
A national commentator earlier this week said to “watch out” for the Utah Red Rocks in the NCAA Gymnastics National Championships.Boy, was he right.The Red Rocks not only advanced to the championship...
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