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Utah beauty industry needs a makeover, regulators say. Some cosmetologists just want a trim.

By Shannon Sollitt | Dec. 29, 2024, 1:00 p.m.

Colorado dominated the headlines. But an Alamo Bowl blowout should put BYU in the national conversation now.

By Kevin Reynolds | Dec. 29, 2024, 1:00 p.m.

Tribune editorial: We are a long way from declaring victory in the fight to save the Great Salt Lake

By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board | Dec. 29, 2024, 1:05 p.m.

This week from Bagley: Christmas, season’s greetings, Trump, and U.S. House

Natalie Brown: I feel lonely in our LDS chapel, but here’s how we can win back — or at least retain — members

(The Salt Lake Tribune; courtesy) Some of the Utahns who died in 2024, clockwise from top left: former Attorney General Jan Graham; Salt Lake Bees commentator Steve Klauke; Latter-day Saint scholar Melissa Inouye; businessman and LGBTQ advocate Bruce Bastian; painter Pilar Pobil; and former Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson.

Here are 87 notable Utahns who died in 2024

(David Condos | KUER) Coby Hunt points across the dam that diverts water from the Green River into the irrigation canal that runs by his field, Aug. 19, 2024. Because he’s been paid to fallow that land, the water he would typically use on his crops has been returning to the Green River downstream.

Utah will pay millions for farmers to leave fields empty — and leave water for the Colorado River

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Colorado Avalanche fans Ross and Emily Parker of Ogden wave at Avalanche players during warmups in Salt Lake City, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.

Andy Larsen: We’re not a (Utah) hockey town quite yet. Here’s why.

News

Utah beauty industry needs a makeover, regulators say. Some cosmetologists just want a trim.

A national review found Salt Lake City is one of the best cities in the nation for public transit. Here’s why.

How much water flows to the Great Salt Lake? New streamgages might have the answer, officials say.

Sports

Gordon Monson: As beautiful as BYU was against Colorado, that win portends something even better

How Jaxson Stauber is handling ‘the nature of the business’ with Utah Hockey Club

Andy Larsen: We’re not a (Utah) hockey town quite yet. Here’s why.

THE LATEST

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Union Pacific rock-fill railroad causeway stretches 20 miles across the Great Salt Lake, splitting the lake in two on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Tribune editorial: We are a long way from declaring victory in the fight to save the Great Salt Lake

BYU players and coaches celebrate after their win over Colorado in the Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

PREMIUM

Gordon Monson: As beautiful as BYU was against Colorado, that win portends something even better

Utah Hockey Club goaltender Jaxson Stauber, left, looks to block a shot past the screen of Philadelphia Flyers' Morgan Frost (48) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

How Jaxson Stauber is handling ‘the nature of the business’ with Utah Hockey Club

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Colorado Avalanche fans Ross and Emily Parker of Ogden wave at Avalanche players during warmups in Salt Lake City, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.

Andy Larsen: We’re not a (Utah) hockey town quite yet. Here’s why.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
BYU players celebrate with fans as Utah hosts BYU, NCAA football in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024.

These were the top Utah sports stories of 2024

POLITICS

Kera Birkeland, lawmaker behind Utah’s anti-trans laws, resigns from Legislature

A Black firefighter is suing a southern Utah fire district, alleging he was fired due to racial discrimination

It’s official: Federal agencies reverse approval for controversial Northern Corridor Highway

Opinion

Voices: In 2025, Utah restaurants will focus on international flavors and local produce

Letter: The inhumanity of health insurance: A call for change

Letter: Inevitably, the goalposts will be moved to show that Trump’s policies are working

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Religion

Latter-day Saint mission president dies; ninth missionary death this year

Gordon Monson: Latter-day Saints guided by faith are as God-favored, maybe more so, as those who claim to know

The top 10 religion stories of 2024: What’s old is news again

Culture

Look Ahead: Local events and things to do this week, Dec. 29-Jan. 4

5 Utah fantasy authors you may not already know

The 10 best movies of 2024, according to The Tribune’s movie critic

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'Bagley Cartoon: Christmas Crunch'
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'This week from Bagley: Mitt Romney, the Utah Legislature, Trump’s mandate, Elon Musk, and Christmas'
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'This week from Bagley: Christmas, season’s greetings, Trump, and U.S. House'
Friday, December 27th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: House for Sale'
Thursday, December 26th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: The Smell of Excess'
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Season’s Greetings'
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Christmas Crunch'
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Mitt Romney, the Utah Legislature, Trump’s mandate, Elon Musk, and Christmas'
Sunday, December 29th, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Christmas, season’s greetings, Trump, and U.S. House'
Friday, December 27th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: House for Sale'
Thursday, December 26th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: The Smell of Excess'
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Season’s Greetings'
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Christmas Crunch'
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Mitt Romney, the Utah Legislature, Trump’s mandate, Elon Musk, and Christmas'
Sunday, December 29th, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Christmas, season’s greetings, Trump, and U.S. House'
Friday, December 27th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: House for Sale'
Thursday, December 26th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: The Smell of Excess'
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Season’s Greetings'
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Christmas Crunch'
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Mitt Romney, the Utah Legislature, Trump’s mandate, Elon Musk, and Christmas'
Sunday, December 29th, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Christmas, season’s greetings, Trump, and U.S. House'
Friday, December 27th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: House for Sale'
Thursday, December 26th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: The Smell of Excess'
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Season’s Greetings'
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Christmas Crunch'
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Mitt Romney, the Utah Legislature, Trump’s mandate, Elon Musk, and Christmas'
Sunday, December 29th, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Christmas, season’s greetings, Trump, and U.S. House'
Friday, December 27th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: House for Sale'
Thursday, December 26th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: The Smell of Excess'
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Season’s Greetings'
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Christmas Crunch'
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Mitt Romney, the Utah Legislature, Trump’s mandate, Elon Musk, and Christmas'
Sunday, December 29th, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Christmas, season’s greetings, Trump, and U.S. House'
Friday, December 27th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: House for Sale'
Thursday, December 26th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: The Smell of Excess'
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Season’s Greetings'
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
'Bagley Cartoon: Christmas Crunch'
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
'This week from Bagley: Mitt Romney, the Utah Legislature, Trump’s mandate, Elon Musk, and Christmas'