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

By Andy Larsen | Dec. 29, 2024, 1:00 p.m.

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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.

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

By Gordon Monson | Dec. 29, 2024, 1:00 p.m.

Here’s why BYU fans were upset with ESPN during the Alamo Bowl

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

(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

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) UTA bus drives up 200 South, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.

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

(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

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

Here are 87 notable Utahns who died in 2024

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

Sports

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.

These were the top Utah sports stories of 2024

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(Jaren Wilkey | BYU) BYU safety Raider Damuni wraps up Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders during the 2024 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.

Here’s why BYU fans were upset with ESPN during the Alamo Bowl

(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)

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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.

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

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

Letter: The Tribune’s planned approach to distributing factual news will lead the way to better local and national media

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Religion

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

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

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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