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In Utah, here’s why experts say it took nearly 130 years for any bars to unionize

By Paighten Harkins | Jan. 8, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

2 dead, 6 wounded in shooting outside LDS church in Salt Lake City

By Sean P. Means | Addy Baird | Courtney Tanner

A new nature park is opening in Cache Valley. Here’s what is planned.

By Samantha Moilanen | Jan. 8, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

Gordon Monson: The end of the Kyle Whittingham era in Utah has created three types of fans. Which one are you?

LDS historian who ‘forever changed our understanding of Joseph Smith’ dies

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Has BYU forward AJ Dybantsa (3) reclaimed his status as the No. 1 prospect in college hoops?

Has AJ Dybantsa reclaimed his status as the NBA’s No. 1 prospect? Here’s the good and the bad of his start at BYU.

(Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake) Archons Kostas Katsohirakis, Dr. Demetrios Skedros and George Pappas, pictured with the Rev. Archimandrite Father George Nikas, upon return to Salt Lake City at Holy Trinity Cathedral in the weeks after the Archon investiture.

In a rare honor, two Utahns receive the highest rank available to unordained members in their religion

By Dylan Eubank

(Courtesy of the Utah Division of Natural Resources) Chris Anderson of Spanish Fork shows off the Utah-record hybrid sunfish he caught in Sand Hollow Reservoir on June 15, 2025.

5 Utah fishing records fell in 2025. Take a look at the catch.

News

“ICE no está autorizado”: Por qué algunos comercios de Utah están mostrando estos letreros en sus vitrinas

Not just farms: New report shows where water from the shrinking Great Salt Lake is going

Utah’s morning commuters should prepare for a quick dump of snow Thursday, forecaster warns

Sports

This is who BYU coach Kalani Sitake picked after Kyle Whittingham took his top assistant

Has AJ Dybantsa reclaimed his status as the NBA’s No. 1 prospect? Here’s the good and the bad of his start at BYU.

Gordon Monson: The end of the Kyle Whittingham era in Utah has created three types of fans. Which one are you?

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(Courtesy of the Utah Division of Natural Resources) Chris Anderson of Spanish Fork shows off the Utah-record hybrid sunfish he caught in Sand Hollow Reservoir on June 15, 2025.

5 Utah fishing records fell in 2025. Take a look at the catch.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Buzzed Coffee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.

A coffee truck, known on Salt Lake City’s west side and at farmers markets, opens a brick-and-mortar cafe

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kelly Poppinga, second from the left, has been named BYU's new defensive coordinator.

This is who BYU coach Kalani Sitake picked after Kyle Whittingham took his top assistant

(Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake) Archons Kostas Katsohirakis, Dr. Demetrios Skedros and George Pappas, pictured with the Rev. Archimandrite Father George Nikas, upon return to Salt Lake City at Holy Trinity Cathedral in the weeks after the Archon investiture.

In a rare honor, two Utahns receive the highest rank available to unordained members in their religion

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Apostles Jeffrey R. Holland and Dieter Uchtdorf chat before a General Conference session in 2018. With Holland's recent death, Uchtdorf is now second in line to lead the church.

Latest from Mormon Land: What Holland said about his musket speech; will Uchtdorf ever be president?

POLITICS

A bell-to-bell ban — Utah Gov. Cox wants cellphones off throughout the school day

Another Democrat — this one the son of Somali immigrants — is running for Utah’s new left-leaning congressional seat

How Mayor-elect Jimmie Hughes plans to lead St. George

Opinion

Voices: Not all books are created equal. Utah schools should curate what they endorse.

Voices: Utahns will need to be extra vigilant in 2026 to avoid falling prey to conspiracy theories

Opinion: Maduro’s ouster plays right into Putin’s hands

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Religion

Latest from Mormon Land: What Holland said about his musket speech; will Uchtdorf ever be president?

LDS historian who ‘forever changed our understanding of Joseph Smith’ dies

‘Mormon Land’: The history of naming new apostles — from a long line of LDS ‘royalty’ to a ‘surprising’ Dieter Uchtdorf

Culture

A coffee truck, known on Salt Lake City’s west side and at farmers markets, opens a brick-and-mortar cafe

‘Brand-spanking new’: SLC bar burned in fire to reopen this month, co-owner says

What the cast of ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ has been up to since season 6 wrapped

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