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A ‘little niche hobby’ is dogged by illegal dumping, damaged amenities and other persistent problems in Utah’s capital

By Jose Davila IV | Jul. 22, 2026, 3:22 p.m.

Beaver installed flood cameras after the wildfire. Four days later, the flood came.

By Mark Eddington | Jul. 22, 2026, 7:05 p.m.

Salt Lake home costs just hit a new record. See how much they’re going for in your neighborhood.

By Megan Banta | Jul. 22, 2026, 5:08 p.m.

‘Mormon Land’: His scribe’s diaries provide further evidence of Joseph Smith’s secret polygamy

A popular piece of Salt Lake history has been saved. Now what comes next?

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Made famous by the billboards that memorialized her life, Julia Reagan is the subject of an exhibit at the new Salt Lake Art Museum.

At a new museum, a Utah billboard icon steals the show

By Palak Jayswal

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Officials participate in a groundbreaking ceremony hosted by Housing Connect for the upcoming Kearns Station Apartments, an affordable housing development on the footprint of Camp Kearns, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

It used to host U.S. Army soldiers in training. Soon, it’ll help Utah ease its affordable housing shortage.

By Jose Davila IV

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bottles of High West liquor on display at a state liquor store on Foothill Drive in Salt Lake City. The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services plans to build a new liquor store in Sugar House.

Coming to 2100 South in Sugar House: a new liquor store

By Kolbie Peterson

News

President Trump watches as body of Utah student killed in Jordan attack returns to United States

AI-powered cameras are watching for fire in the Wasatch Back

Gov. Cox chooses a new Great Salt Lake Commissioner

Sports

The NHL’s contract rules are changing. The Utah Mammoth just got ahead of them.

Kalani Sitake says BYU football won’t be the ‘highest bidder’ with NIL. Here’s why.

Where does Utah Utes QB Devon Dampier’s health stand after an injury-riddled 2025?

THE LATEST

(Julia Demaree Nikhinson | AP) President Donald Trump salutes as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

President Trump watches as body of Utah student killed in Jordan attack returns to United States

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Mammoth defenseman John Marino (6) as the Utah Mammoth host the Colorado Avalanche, NHL hockey in Salt Lake City on Tuesday Oct. 21, 2025.

The NHL’s contract rules are changing. The Utah Mammoth just got ahead of them.

(North Summit Fire District) A Pano AI camera system caught this smoldering fire near Lewis Peak July 17, 2026, and North Summit firefighters subsequently extinguished it.

AI-powered cameras are watching for fire in the Wasatch Back

Gov. Cox chooses a new Great Salt Lake Commissioner

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A home for sale at 535 E. 800 South in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

Salt Lake home costs just hit a new record. See how much they’re going for in your neighborhood.

POLITICS

Sun may be setting on federal daylight saving time bill

‘Motivated by love’: Utahns find strength in numbers during protest of Trump’s monument slashing

Utah cities will have to ask the state if they want to ban Pioneer Day fireworks

Opinion

Voices: The ‘Grand Liberty Arch’ is not a monument for Utahns. Citizens need a say.

Opinion: A.I. drones are coming. We are not ready.

Opinion: I’m a scholar of genocide. We’re entering a terrifying new era.

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Religion

Pioneer Day is just one example of the LDS Church’s anti-Indigenous racism, new book argues

Jana Riess: ‘Yesteryear,’ a tradwife satire, understands Christianity better than most Americans

LDS Church founder Joseph Smith’s polygamy: The truth is out there — or is it?

Culture

At a new museum, a Utah billboard icon steals the show

One of Netflix’s most popular children’s shows will be available in ASL thanks to these two Utahns

Why a Utah family was shocked by a photo they found in their California Airbnb

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