The real Joseph Smith? Later-day Saint researchers unveiled a new portrait and sculpture of the church's founder. Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/06/28/does-this-new-lds-artwork-depict/ 

Emily Barker thrived in the male-dominated world of wildland firefighting. This weekend, the 38-year-old was killed battling the Snyder Fire near the Utah-Colorado border.

A Utah photographer is collaborating with student fashion designers to create runway pieces inspired by the lake in order to inspire people to care enough to save it.

Some Box Elder residents are worried that a proposed data center could transform the ‘mythical American West.’

“No matter our views on immigration (or anything else, for that matter), we are bound together by a Constitution that does not brook inherited civic status,” constitutional law professor Lucy Williams writes in an op-ed.

Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: American Shrinkage

Texas has approved a sweeping, new state book list, establishing for the first time a common set of books that millions of students across the state must read, including excerpts from the Bible.

UPDATE: Fox News and Fox Business anchors issued on-air apologies to the Utahns Kevin O’Leary accused of being agents of the Chinese government for opposing his data center project.

The National Park Service closed the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park and ordered all visitors to evacuate Sunday as the Babylon Fire continued to expand.

The Salt Lake Tribune’s video producer Abigail wants your suggestions for what she should make videos about. Tell us your favorite Utah person to talk to, place to go or thing to do in the comments, and she might just follow your advice.

Federal wildland fire officials have released the identities of three firefighters who were killed Saturday while responding to a massive wind-driven wildfire along the Colorado-Utah border.

“We are concerned that increased use of e-bikes and similar devices by children is leading to more severe and life-altering injuries,” three pediatric emergency medicine physicians write in an op-ed.

One couple said they’re no longer able to enjoy their yard because it now reeks of hot rubber.

Less than a year ago, Mike Allred was shot while responding to a call in Tremonton where two officers were killed. In the shooting's aftermath, he decided to run for office.

Salt Lake City wants to change its definition of "family," but it's getting pushback from some neighborhoods.

Weather conditions have fanned the flames for larger wildfires across the Beehive State. Here’s how to prepare for the rest of the summer.

“For years, the rallying cry was autism awareness,” one Utah father writes in an op-ed. “Increasingly, it’s autism acceptance. That shift matters more than people realize.”

Letter: Utah needs to stop watering nonfunctional turf posthaste

This week's cartoons from The Salt Lake Tribune's Pat Bagley.

Letter: With data centers in mind, I’ll take Musk over a celebrity ‘shark’ any day

“Conservation and constitutional limits are not opposing values,” Utah Attorney General Derek Brown writes in an op-ed. “This week, Utah proved we can defend both — and we intend to finish what we started.”

Letter: Had voters considered the monumental consequence of voting out Stuart Adams?

Letter: Maternal mortality in the U.S. is a crisis we can prevent

Will this new portrait and sculpture — based a recently found photograph — become the definitive depiction of Mormon prophet Joseph Smith?

Officials said the firefighters died during an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires.

Turns out, for the first time in a long time, there are reasons to feel hopeful about the Salton Sea.

“We want immigrant-run businesses on campus,” one student said. “We want friendly faces at the counter.”

If your grass goes brown, you can bring it back, but if your trees call it quits, they're done for good. Here's how to keep them thriving.

“Elections matter,” the editorial board writes. “Democracy needs viable candidates to step up and challenge even the most entrenched incumbents. It is up to the people to pay attention, sort through the blather, study the issues, defend their rights, and vote.”

ADHD “is not a phase children can grow out of,” writes BYU student Mary Ganbat in an op-ed. “They just learn how to quietly deal with it at the cost of their well-being. Corrected perceptions lead to more effective results.”

“Utah Pride is one of our state’s most important civic traditions because it tells a story of resilience, belonging and the ongoing struggle for equality,” historian Megan Weiss writes in an op-ed.

Letter: There’s one surefire way to mobilize Utahns against unwanted measures: Invoke NIMBY.

Letter: Defend the Olmstead promise: Say no to forced institutionalization

Letter: Police reform matters. Utah’s communities deserve officers who protect everyone — not just some of us.

Utah Eats: JJ Coffee in downtown Salt Lake City aims to serve its customers 'affordable luxuries.' Here's what our food writer found there.

In a recent "Mormon Land" podcast and in her newly released diary, legendary Latter-day Saint writer Carol Lynn Pearson discusses the "strange, beautiful, wonderful, bizarre church" she loves and sometimes loathes.

St. George, Utah • Multiple structures in St. George are on fire, including homes, with the public being told to stay away from the area.

The Wild Goose Fire in Millard County has forced evacuations of homes and campgrounds, along with the closure of a section of U.S. Highway 50.

The shut-offs are meant to prevent more fires from igniting because of downed or damaged equipment.

Darryn Peterson, the newest member of the Utah Jazz, arrived in Salt Lake City on Friday and held his first news conference Saturday. ⁠

The Iron and Cherry fires have now burned more than 70,000 acres combined, forcing multiple communities to flee.

Gov. Spencer Cox called it “some of the worst fire conditions in our state’s history."

This Utah photographer hopes to help people connect emotionally with the Great Salt Lake through fashion.

The raging Cherry and Iron wildfires threatening residents in Juab and Tooele counties have now burned a combined 71,000 acres as of Saturday morning.

A quiet philanthropist’s $2 million gift could finally get Ivins City its new fire station.

A new Utah lawsuit alleges Delta ignored repeated weather warnings before a flight leaving Salt Lake City encountered severe turbulence over Wyoming, leaving passengers with broken bones, concussions and other injuries.

Boaters and paddleboarders at Pineview Reservoir may soon be calling the lake “mudview” as it gets drained to facilitate replacement of an aging pipeline.

General manager Bill Armstrong says the move will create room on the roster for one of the team's up-and-coming prospects.

The No. 2 pick aims to be a leader of the Utah Jazz from the jump.

Portland and Austin have lined up behind Utah, trying to make a late push for commissioner Rob Manfred’s attention.