For 50 years, Intermountain Health has sponsored pension plans, which provide retirees a guaranteed payout. That's an outlier in this (relatively) new world where 401(k)s have proliferated. After this year though, Intermountain's pensions are going away for good. I tried to explain why this matters:

Utah has never had a plan to support Native American students—despite decades of data showing they are left behind. In districts here w/ the most Indigenous students, only 1 in 10 are reading on grade level. Now the state could be required to step up. www.sltrib.com/news/educati...

Thinking about Braum's today

Say goodbye to the well-loved rows of blue chairs 👋

I'm always just asking you all for things. That's kinda rude :( What do you want from me?

How about any longtime Intermountain employees who have (somewhat) recently retired? Trying to talk to someone who retired *with* pension benefits so I can better understand what that looks like

A 25-year-old man was working as a driver for people with disabilities when three men he had left alone in his vehicle were found dead — and he’s now been charged with murder. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/02/13/utah-driver-faces-3-murder-charges/ 

The prison expansion push is raising concerns among some advocates and attorneys — particularly given a push for spending cuts statewide. https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/02/10/utahs-new-prison-cost-1-billion

After 2026 Intermountain's pension plan will be canceled. It's the largest employer in Utah, and I'm looking to talk to people who are impacted by this — who were counting on pension benefits but won't get them in the way they thought they would. Is this you or someone you know?

We asked readers a few months ago about their experience looking for work. We heard from many frustrated people, and we saw a pattern: Tech workers are going a long time without work. I talked to some of them and experts to figure out what's going on. Yes, AI is a factor, but it's not the only one:

Students walked out at Clayton Middle School as part of the day of anti-ICE demonstrations. (Video courtesy of The Tribune’s @paighten.bsky.social) Read our coverage here: www.sltrib.com/news/educati...

The journey for Utah's oldest gay bar to unionize and make history yet again was a long, arduous one. It didn't start in September, when its workers announced the union, but pre-statehood. Here's why the move was so significant and what it could mean for labor in the state going forward:

I haven't been super transparent about this, but my role @sltrib.com has changed 👀 Meet your new business reporter! I aim to tell people-centric stories about how Utahns are engaging (or not) in commerce. To that end, I bring you this: What I learned when we asked how y'all were getting by in 2025

Exclusive: A patchwork of social interactions and a trail of online posts provide a view into Tyler Robinson’s life and his beliefs, a Post examination found. The Post also reached Robinson, jailed in Utah County, through video calls.

Are you yearning for the warm glow of holiday lights of yore? So was David Andora. Now, he and his husband run Tru-Tone, a globally popular light brand, from an Ogden shop brimming with vintage touches. Check out my dispatch from the scene as they scrambled to ship orders during their busiest season

I stg if I click on another ad for pants or shirts I think are cute that are actually children's clothes (for children) I'm gonna... reevaluate my life

You trying to uh....get a secret pizza???? I know a guy... www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...

Pizza is a unifier, meant to be shared. The more good pizza in a city, the more people will gather around it, and the better the city will be. At least, that’s what pop-up owners believe. “There’s the sentiment,” one said, “of wanting to improve Salt Lake City as a whole.” One slice at a time.

Check out my dispatch from inside Salt Lake City's not-secret-pizza clubs and learn about the galvanizing influence of East Coast nostalgia, principles behind managing hype and why and how these small but passionate crews do what they do: [Spoiler: It's for the love of the (pizza🍕) game]

The Utah state prison launched a new course to teach inmates how to start a business upon release, using the "transferable skillset" many already have. This month, I observed the last day of the program. Inmates took this class to hone business skills, but they left, I learned, with hope.

Here's my dispatch from the meeting hundreds attended to speak out against proposals would allow the Utah Co. Sheriff's Office to work more closely with ICE. For 4 hours, attendees spoke, quoting the Bible and Anne Frank, sharing personal stories and shedding tears. Then commissioners all voted yes

Utah County is Utah's second-largest county — and amassing new people faster than crews can build homes, state data shows. There are also now more homeless people looking for services and still no drop-in shelters “This ain’t really a good place to be if you’re homeless, in my opinion,” I was told.

A wedge of parmesan cheese was one of the best investments I've ever made (no I do not own property)

Arturo Gamboa is a punk rock drummer who cares about his community. He also likes guns, and at least 12 times he’s brought one to a protest. When Gamboa did this, he never aimed it at anyone, his friend told me. And no one ever fired thinking he was about to. Not until the “No Kings” march in SLC

My emotions are such that any time I see any OKC Thunder championship content I cry at least some

A trio of BYU students are putting drive-in movies back on the date night rotation this summer — and, in the process, making malls cool again.

Sugary drinks may not be such an innocuous vice, according to a new study from Brigham Young University researchers. The study’s lead author hopes the findings lead to more “awareness and moderation.”

Utah Lake has a reputation problem. But one of the country’s largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi River also has “endless opportunities.”

The largest annual convention for/by autistic people takes place in Provo. With sessions like “Networking for the Neurospicy” it aims to help autistics thrive in a world built for neurotypicals. It's not a political space, but recent comments by RFK Jr. have some worried. My dispatch from AutCon:

AutCon is an “unconventional convention for unconventional people,” its co-chair said. The annual Utah event draws crowds of autistic people looking for connection, "Love on the Spectrum" stars and has piqued the interest of other cities and states.

I reported how Utah's two busiest airports are in prime wildlife habitat, which puts planes in conflict with birds, etc. So... Why did the feds recently pour millions into revitalizing more habitat — and potentially attracting more birds — near the Provo Airport? www.sltrib.com/news/2025/05...

Utah and Great Salt Lake are perfect habitat for birds. Their shores are also home to Utah's *two* busiest airports. And we know birds and planes don't ❌ mix. I recently learned A LOT about airport staffs' Sisyphean battle for clear skies and runways. Check it out: www.sltrib.com/news/2025/05...

Thinking of buying your mom flowers for Mother's Day? Or anyone else flowers at any time? Let me introduce you to local flower farming after I spent a lovely morning at the Utah Flower Market this week, learning the pros of paying a little more for local flowers www.sltrib.com/news/2025/05...

If you've noticed a recent fall off in quality from the Sundance catalog, you're not alone. Designers say the company owes them millions, as it appears to stray from its core values. Here's what I know about those issues and its plans for the future: www.sltrib.com/news/busines...

Just received an *incredibly* startling email

If you've noticed a recent fall off in quality from the Sundance catalog, you're not alone. Designers say the company owes them millions, as it appears to stray from its core values. Here's what I know about those issues and its plans for the future: www.sltrib.com/news/busines...

Thank you to everyone who has ever responded to my periodic asks for experiences on seemingly random subjects. I'm not stopping any time soon, but just wanted to say thanks. The conversations have been so helpful, and you'll start seeing the results (re: Utah Lake and Eagle Mountain asks) soon!!

Fed pelicans with my bare hands this morning and idk that they'll ever lose the smell of capelin

For the last year, designers say the Sundance catalog they know and love has changed for the worse, straying from its values as it seemed to struggle financially. Can it bounce back? The designers who made their name selling products within its pages sure hope so www.sltrib.com/news/busines...

I spent some time at Utah Lake, and...it was so nice? I'm writing a story about the lake's past/present as it tries to lure locals back. I want to talk to folks who spend time here (or maybe avoid doing so?). Do you have Utah Lake memories you cherish? Or maybe some to forget? I'm listening!

I'm working on a story about its development plans and I'm trying to get a sense of how residents feel the city is currently working. Let me know if you have any ideas/would like to talk!

What's up? Do any of y'all live in Eagle Mountain?

My phone stopped working and I'm trapped in Sandy and I've never realized how much I don't know where anything is

Utah’s prisons had a mail contraband problem. Pigeonly, a Nevada-based company that specializes in inmate communications, said they could fix it. In turn, Utah agreed to give them as much as $1.7M over the next five years. When the program began in January, concerns quickly piled up. Is it working?

Since 2022, lawmakers have given money to reimburse police for forensic strangulation exams, meant to document the signs a DV victim was choked even when they aren't outwardly apparent. This year, lawmakers chose not to re-up fund. Here's a look at what's at stake:

Surely a contender for the funniest thing a judge has ever said www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Went back to Oklahoma for a bit last week. Don't worry. I saw her

The officer was following another into tall grass that towered over them. He carried a flash light in one hand, and a gun in the other. He raised the gun — and fired into the grass before his hands met to stabilize his aim “Oh s---,” he yelled. Beyond, the man he shot laid repeating, “He shot me.”

A SLCPD officer who seemed to accidentally shoot a man he could not see was not charged. This case taught me something new: Utah officers are exempt from the state's felony discharge of a firearm charge

Big big big things happening wrt owls at my house