Host FC Dallas scored two goals in the first 24 minutes and held off Real Salt Lake for a 3-1 victory in a Major League Soccer game on Saturday.

“For any book store to so publicly back away from any opportunity to promote any local author has to be seen as a setback for the freedom of speech and a lost opportunity for people to encounter ideas they may not agree with,” writes the editorial board.

Letter: An upstart won the Democratic nomination for Utah’s 3rd District. That deserves attention.

Letter: Kudos to all who came out to protest the Box Elder County data center

The LDS Church gives a health update of LDS President Dallin H. Oaks, which looks pretty good for the 93-year-old.

For years, it was a given that Americans’ religious beliefs shaped their political views. Evidence suggests the reverse might be closer to the truth.

More than 40 festivals — celebrating fruit harvests, or America's independence, or Pride — are scheduled throughout Utah.

Utah Eats: Mecca Cafe, in Salt Lake City's Granary District, is a little out of the way. Just look for the converted ski gondola.

U.S. Rep. Blake Moore and state Rep. Karianne Lisonbeen — both Republicans vying for Utah's new 2nd Congressional District seat — weigh in on the Box Elder data center project

A northern Utah landowner says trails on his property are not public. As a legal battle over access continues, trail users secured a win.

The Utah governor said his comments "did not meet the expectations I set for myself."

Elected officials, department heads, developers and a lobbyist make up the powerful group.

Craig Gordon, the exuberant voice and face of the Utah Avalanche Center, is retiring. He will be remembered by most for his surfer-speak and top knot, but his most impactful legacy will be the cutting edge avalanche education programs he created.

An investigation deemed the second-hand allegations made by Hagen’s ex-husband to be “speculative, overstated, and misleading.” Utah GOP leaders announced they would launch their own investigation anyway. Now, Hagen has resigned.

If the Stratos data center is built, a BYU ecology professor told The Tribune, the effects would be catastrophic. Evaporation would spike. And the dewpoint could vanish, with devastating consequences on wildlife, plants and the fertility of the land.

Delta Center is set for another summer of renovations. Here's what Utah Jazz and Mammoth fans can expect for next season.

Residents say a major data center project, backed by “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary, could endanger the area’s water supply and quiet atmosphere.

The outlook for Lake Powell keeps getting worse. https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/05/08/lake-powell-track-worst-water-year 

“The governor appreciates Justice Hagen’s years of service to the state of Utah,” a statement from Gov. Spencer Cox reads. https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/05/08/supreme-court-justice-diana-hagen/ 

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At least one Utahn is aboard a cruise ship that experienced an outbreak of hantavirus, state health officials said Friday.

Data centers? Water resources? AI regulations? Fill out The Tribune’s quick survey to share what issues are motivating you to get out and vote this year.

The developer of the proposed data center in Box Elder County continued to defend the facility during a Friday interview while attempting to allay any environmental fears.

Under intense pressure from Republican leaders, including Gov. Spencer Cox, Justice Diana Hagen resigned from the Utah Supreme Court on Friday. Read the story: https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/05/08/supreme-court-justice-diana-hagen/ 

A judge says courtroom cameras can keep rolling in the case against the man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk, despite defense concerns over intense media attention.

Justice Diana Hagen has resigned from the Utah Supreme Court. Read her letter to Gov. Spencer Cox here.

The case highlights how Latter-day Saint leaders and others affiliated with the church have vouched for defendants in Utah, even as the church discourages the practice. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/05/07/he-was-facing-dozens-felonies-byu 

Chief Justice Matthew Durrant said he was “saddened” by Hagen’s resignation. “As a Justice, her intellect and abilities are only matched by her kindness and generosity,” Durrant wrote. “This is a loss for the judiciary.”

CentraCom COO Brad Welch told The Tribune the company has “no desire to be involved” in the Stratos data center project and doesn’t plan to vie for bids to provide fiber for it.

Justice Diana Hagen — under intense pressure from Republican leaders, including Gov. Spencer Cox — has resigned from the Utah Supreme Court, the governor said.

“I empathize with parents who are bombarded with a firehose of information making it difficult to know what to believe,” writes Dr. Sarmishta Kannan in an op-ed, “but we owe it to our children to give them their best shot at life.”

From “Harry Potter” to “Shark Week”— this Utah family has been making a musical mark on Hollywood and television for decades.

A group of state and federal agencies met on Thursday to recommend Governor Spencer Cox make an emergency drought declaration for all of Utah.

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said he didn't know some prosecutors in his office were alerting the LDS Church's lawyers when bishops wrote support letters for criminal defendants until The Salt Lake Tribune asked about it.

The Stratos data center will raise local temperatures by 5 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and up to 28 degrees at night. “That’s the difference between Utah’s semi-arid climate and the Sahara Desert,” a BYU ecology professor told The Tribune.

A confrontation between a Utah senator and an ABC4 journalist who was reporting on a protest of the senator’s business is being investigated by law enforcement.

Lake Powell and much of Utah is on track for the worst water year on record.

The Aggies and Cougars have agreed to a two-game renewal of the longtime rivalry.

Latter-day Saint bishops and other people connected to the church have vouched for defendants accused of serious crimes — even as the church itself has discouraged such interventions as potentially harmful. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/05/07/he-was-facing-dozens-felonies-byu 

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Rumors spread after the governor, who has relatives involved in CentraCom, said he supported the data center development.

A physics professor at USU explained that the 9 GW needed to power the data center will produce an additional 7-8 GW of waste heat, adding up to a 16 GW total thermal load. It’s the “equivalent of about 23 atom bombs worth of energy dumped into this local environment every single day.”

“If we hold the line on our principles, data centers can bring high-paying jobs, a broader tax base and a signal to the world that Utah is open for the industries of the future,” write researchers Josh T. Smith and Megan Jenkins in an op-ed.

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Letter: Where does the money spent on a driverless rideshare go?

Two new Trader Joe’s locations are coming to the southwest part of Salt Lake County, a company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

Barely a month before a special string of shows, "The Book of Mormon" musical is shut down by a fire. Meanwhile, apostle Ronald Rasband, who has joked about being a "dropout," gets a college degree.

Skeptics of the proposed hyperscale data center in Box Elder County are sweating about a lot more than its energy demands and potential toll on water supplies.

The celebrity investor said using a combination of natural gas, wind and solar is possible, but Utah officials have made conflicting statements.

One Box Elder County local said she was hopeful the commissioners would listen to their constituents but “saw the writing on the wall” and sensed they’d already made up their minds to approve the data center. “What impact really can you make?”