Latter-day Saint apostle Jeffrey R. Holland criticizes BYU faculty members and students who challenge the faith’s teachings on same-sex marriage. A Utah school board member draws fire for posting a message critical of LGBTQ students. And research points to a likely burial site of Paiute children who attended an Indigenous boarding school in Utah. At…
Salt Lake City’s mayor pursues a mask order for schools to slow the spread of the highly contagious delta variant. History packets falsely asserting that “most slaves were generally treated kindly” in the United States get pulled from a Utah learning center. And a first-ever water shortage is declared for the Colorado River, casting doubt…
In a 6-3 party-line vote, the Salt Lake County Council votes to overturn the public health school mask order issued by county health director Dr. Angela Dunn. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issues a new call to its members to wear masks and get vaccinated. And the latest census figures cement Utah’s…
Devastating rainstorms don’t spell an end to Utah’s extreme drought. A Utah County official turns to a Facebook group to drum up anti-mask public comments. And some Utah payday lenders benefited from COVID-19 bailout funds — then turned around and sued people who couldn’t afford to make payments. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake…
A new proposal seeks to provide a conservation-minded alternative to the controversial $1.8 billion Lake Powell pipeline. Members of the Indigenous-led organization Utah Diné Bikéyah ask to assist in a federal review of Native American boarding schools. And how Utah athletes are faring at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt…
Garfield County prosecutors charge a woman with a hate crime for destroying a “Back the Blue” sign. Murray pays $152,000 to settle a lawsuit by a woman who says she was pulled over because of her skin color. And a Salt Lake Tribune/FRONTLINE investigation examines Utah officers involved in multiple police shootings. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune…
How the data on women’s equality in Utah has — and hasn’t — changed through the years. Gov. Spencer Cox joins President Joe Biden’s Council of Governors, upping his bipartisan ties. And with the Delta variant taking over in the Beehive State, what do you need to know? At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Matt Canham, Becky Jacobs and…
State and local leaders plead with Utahns not to light personal fireworks as an extreme drought persists and the promise of a terrible wildfire season looms. A Utah woman sues her landlord after getting evicted for allegedly breaching her contract by “voicing suicidal thoughts.” And Utah’s poet laureate marks a moment in history with a poem about vaccines, hope and…
Sen. Mitt Romney is part of a bipartisan group to strike a $579 billion deal on infrastructure spending. Rep. John Curtis helps launch the Conservative Climate Caucus. And as drought continues, municipalities adopt fireworks restrictions to try to stave off fires. At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Matt Canham and Leia Larsen, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke,…
The big boost a small, unproven Salt Lake City company got from the pandemic, and why the Securities and Exchange Commission began inquiries. The Utah Inland Port Board approves a truck-to-train transloading facility for the city’s northwest quadrant. And some Utah officials appear to be skirting transparency laws by using their private cellphones to conduct government business. At 9 a.m.…
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