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September 19, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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“I love being at this university, and I know it can do better,” a UVU professor writes in an op-ed.
Voices: I sheltered in place with my students. A year later, UVU still doesn’t feel safe.
“I love being at this university, and I know it can do better,” a UVU professor writes in an op-ed.
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September 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
“I love being at this university, and I know it can do better,” a UVU professor writes in an op-ed.
The proposed rules would cap water use for most data centers at 50,000 gallons per day, set limits on noise and light pollution, require more efficient cooling systems and give Iron County more control over where those projects can be built.
A Utah county wants tighter limits on data centers. Here’s what it’s proposing.
Iron County is developing a new ordinance for data centers and large energy projects that would give the county more discretion, cap water use, set noise and lighting restrictions and require efficient cooling systems.
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September 19, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The proposed rules would cap water use for most data centers at 50,000 gallons per day, set limits on noise and light pollution, require more efficient cooling systems and give Iron County more control over where those projects can be built.
“The homeowner deserves a voice. The renter deserves a voice. And when we make decisions about the future of our city, someone needs to speak for the Salt Lakers who aren’t here yet,” Alejandro Puy writes in an op-ed.
Voices: In Salt Lake City, we can’t have an honest debate about housing without acknowledging who’s been left out
“The homeowner deserves a voice. The renter deserves a voice. And when we make decisions about the future of our city, someone needs to speak for the Salt Lakers who aren’t here yet,” Alejandro Puy writes in an op-ed.
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September 19, 2026 at 12:36 AM
“The homeowner deserves a voice. The renter deserves a voice. And when we make decisions about the future of our city, someone needs to speak for the Salt Lakers who aren’t here yet,” Alejandro Puy writes in an op-ed.
No matter how busy Feldman’s Deli gets, John Feldman said his family doesn’t want to open a second location. He said they’d rather continue to thrive where they are.
“It took me years of learning from my mom on how things should be,” he said. And he wants to keep them that way.
“It took me years of learning from my mom on how things should be,” he said. And he wants to keep them that way.
He thought a Michelin email was a scam. Now, everyone knows this Utah deli’s food is for real.
In August, the Michelin Guide awarded Feldman’s Deli the Bib Gourmand, which recognizes restaurants with “great food at a great value.”
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September 19, 2026 at 12:02 AM
No matter how busy Feldman’s Deli gets, John Feldman said his family doesn’t want to open a second location. He said they’d rather continue to thrive where they are.
“It took me years of learning from my mom on how things should be,” he said. And he wants to keep them that way.
“It took me years of learning from my mom on how things should be,” he said. And he wants to keep them that way.
A tornado touched down in Davis County Friday afternoon, part of a swath of storms that hit the area.
Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/09/18/tornado-utah-touches-down-davis/
Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/09/18/tornado-utah-touches-down-davis/
September 18, 2026 at 10:52 PM
A tornado touched down in Davis County Friday afternoon, part of a swath of storms that hit the area.
Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/09/18/tornado-utah-touches-down-davis/
Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/09/18/tornado-utah-touches-down-davis/
The LDS Church issued a statement urging its members in Idaho to “voice their opposition” to a measure expanding access to abortion care.
All of the signatories on the statement were men.
All of the signatories on the statement were men.
LDS Church weighs in against Idaho’s abortion ballot measure
The LDS Church has weighed in against an Idaho ballot measure that would loosen the Gem State's strict anti-abortion laws.
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September 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The LDS Church issued a statement urging its members in Idaho to “voice their opposition” to a measure expanding access to abortion care.
All of the signatories on the statement were men.
All of the signatories on the statement were men.
A Utah state agency made nearly $700,000 in unnecessary payments after a former employee made fraudulent contract changes and was unable to recover almost $300,000 of the funds.
A Utah state agency made $677,000 in unnecessary payments after an employee’s contract fraud
The oversight is part of a larger issue, auditors said — the failure to have safeguards that catch errors effectively.
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September 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
A Utah state agency made nearly $700,000 in unnecessary payments after a former employee made fraudulent contract changes and was unable to recover almost $300,000 of the funds.
Did anybody get photos or video of the tornado in Davis County this afternoon?
If you did, please share it with us!
If you did, please share it with us!
September 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Did anybody get photos or video of the tornado in Davis County this afternoon?
If you did, please share it with us!
If you did, please share it with us!
“Many of Utah’s top elected officials have gone to some pains and taken considerable political risk to stand up for Utahns’ right to vote,” The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board writes. “Don’t let it be for nothing.”
Tribune editorial: Henderson is leading the fight for Utahns’ right to vote. Use it.
“Many of Utah’s top elected officials have gone to some pains and taken considerable political risk to stand up for Utahns’ right to vote,” The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board writes. “Don’t let it be for nothing.”
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September 18, 2026 at 9:25 PM
“Many of Utah’s top elected officials have gone to some pains and taken considerable political risk to stand up for Utahns’ right to vote,” The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board writes. “Don’t let it be for nothing.”
A better understanding of the science of inversions can improve our ability to forecast them.
And with better forecasts, more preemptive measures can be taken to reduce emissions and lessen the impact to air quality.
And with better forecasts, more preemptive measures can be taken to reduce emissions and lessen the impact to air quality.
Utah’s coldest place may hold a key to combating the state’s suffocating inversions
Peter Sinks in Logan Canyon gets remarkably cold, and scientists who are studying it say their research could help improve forecasts.
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September 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
A better understanding of the science of inversions can improve our ability to forecast them.
And with better forecasts, more preemptive measures can be taken to reduce emissions and lessen the impact to air quality.
And with better forecasts, more preemptive measures can be taken to reduce emissions and lessen the impact to air quality.
Cissie Graham Lynch vowed to "make the most of every opportunity to protect our most precious and fundamental right — and one that far too many people around the world still live without — freedom of religion.”
Trump picks Billy Graham’s granddaughter for religious freedom ambassador
Cissie Graham Lynch vowed to "make the most of every opportunity to protect our most precious and fundamental right — and one that far too many people around the world still live without — freedom of religion.”
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September 18, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Cissie Graham Lynch vowed to "make the most of every opportunity to protect our most precious and fundamental right — and one that far too many people around the world still live without — freedom of religion.”
With the help of the Republican Legislature, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has drastically changed the makeup of a high court that has been a hindrance to the GOP agenda.
The Republican overhaul of Utah’s Supreme Court is complete, as senators fill final two seats on the bench
Gov. Spencer Cox has now appointed more justices to the bench than any governor in Utah history.
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September 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
With the help of the Republican Legislature, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has drastically changed the makeup of a high court that has been a hindrance to the GOP agenda.
Attention Latter-day Saints: Tell us what you think about the new Sunday meeting schedule.
How is the LDS Church’s new Sunday schedule going? We want to hear from you.
Attention Latter-day Saints: Tell us what you think about the new Sunday meeting schedule.
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September 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Attention Latter-day Saints: Tell us what you think about the new Sunday meeting schedule.
Trout Unlimited has opted to build artificial beaver dams to help return creeks in the Upper Bear River back to their natural form. Ideally, beavers will move back in and maintain them.
Logging for the railroad reshaped Utah’s streams. A century and a half later, they still haven’t recovered.
Utah once sent a million trees per year down its mountain creeks. The impacts remain visible today.
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September 18, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Trout Unlimited has opted to build artificial beaver dams to help return creeks in the Upper Bear River back to their natural form. Ideally, beavers will move back in and maintain them.
Two Utahns — a former Latter-day Saint and an agnostic — explains why they became Muslim.
Becoming Muslim: How one convert found ‘a lot of connections’ between the LDS Church and Islam
Two Utahns — a former Latter-day Saint and an agnostic — explains why they became Muslim.
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September 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Two Utahns — a former Latter-day Saint and an agnostic — explains why they became Muslim.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Utah include authors Elana K. Arnold and Ellen Hopkins as well as the families of Kurt Vonnegut and Maya Angelou.
Authors whose books have been banned in Utah schools can continue to sue the state, judge says
Attorneys for the state of Utah tried to argue that a group of authors didn't have legal standing to sue over the state's book ban law. A judge disagreed, and now the case moves on.
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September 18, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Utah include authors Elana K. Arnold and Ellen Hopkins as well as the families of Kurt Vonnegut and Maya Angelou.
The Utah Jazz locked up a pivotal player of their young core on Friday morning: Keyonte George.
Keyonte George and Utah Jazz agree to five-year, $157.5 million contract extension
The Utah Jazz locked up a pivotal player of their young core on Friday morning: Keyonte George.
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September 18, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The Utah Jazz locked up a pivotal player of their young core on Friday morning: Keyonte George.
George Schultz, an off-roading guide based in Moab, filed three mining claims in the Lockhart Basin.
He declined to say what he plans to do on the formerly protected land, but his LinkedIn profile notes experience in uranium exploration.
He declined to say what he plans to do on the formerly protected land, but his LinkedIn profile notes experience in uranium exploration.
Lands that Trump cut from Bears Ears were opened to mining claims last week. Prospectors filed 16 that same day.
Environmental groups decry activities that might disturb tribal and cultural resources at the site, but local miners say the lands were meant for multiple uses.
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September 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
George Schultz, an off-roading guide based in Moab, filed three mining claims in the Lockhart Basin.
He declined to say what he plans to do on the formerly protected land, but his LinkedIn profile notes experience in uranium exploration.
He declined to say what he plans to do on the formerly protected land, but his LinkedIn profile notes experience in uranium exploration.
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Several SLC council members say stickers and signs related to the controversy around Flock-like cameras were left at their homes in recent days.
Council Chair Alejandro Puy said it felt intrusive and that it breached his personal boundaries.
Council Chair Alejandro Puy said it felt intrusive and that it breached his personal boundaries.
Salt Lake City Council members face intimidation at their doorsteps over Flock-like cameras
Several City Council members say their homes were targeted as they weigh new rules on controversial license plate readers.
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September 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Several SLC council members say stickers and signs related to the controversy around Flock-like cameras were left at their homes in recent days.
Council Chair Alejandro Puy said it felt intrusive and that it breached his personal boundaries.
Council Chair Alejandro Puy said it felt intrusive and that it breached his personal boundaries.
The LDS Church is involving itself in politics in Idaho, exerting its heavy influence in that state to try and keep Idahoans from having expanded access to abortions.
LDS Church weighs in against Idaho’s abortion ballot measure
The LDS Church has weighed in against an Idaho ballot measure that would loosen the Gem State's strict anti-abortion laws.
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September 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The LDS Church is involving itself in politics in Idaho, exerting its heavy influence in that state to try and keep Idahoans from having expanded access to abortions.
Salt Lake County wants to know what residents think about data centers before drafting new rules.
Salt Lake County hit pause on data centers. Here is when they may be back on the table.
Salt Lake County wants to know what residents think about data centers before drafting new rules.
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September 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Salt Lake County wants to know what residents think about data centers before drafting new rules.
Two U. of Utah student Republican leaders who were being investigated for allegedly doxxing one of their peers say Erika Kirk hired attorneys to defend them.
The investigation has since been dropped.
The investigation has since been dropped.
University of Utah apologizes, drops doxxing allegations against 2 Republican students after ‘Kirkiversary’ cake photo
“I apologize for the inconvenience and emotional turmoil that this has caused you,” the U.’s dean of students wrote in an email dismissing the cases against the students.
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September 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Two U. of Utah student Republican leaders who were being investigated for allegedly doxxing one of their peers say Erika Kirk hired attorneys to defend them.
The investigation has since been dropped.
The investigation has since been dropped.
A Logan man is trying to rally support around the idea of constructing a state-funded ski and snowboard area within 90 minutes of Salt Lake City. Clint Richins says the resort will be focused on making winter sports more affordable for locals, but will Utahns go for it?
Utah skiing is too expensive. Is a state-funded resort the answer?
A Logan man is trying to rally support around the idea of constructing a state-funded ski and snowboard area within 90 minutes of Salt Lake City. Clint Richins says the resort will be focused on making winter sports more affordable for locals, but will Utahns go for it?
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September 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
A Logan man is trying to rally support around the idea of constructing a state-funded ski and snowboard area within 90 minutes of Salt Lake City. Clint Richins says the resort will be focused on making winter sports more affordable for locals, but will Utahns go for it?