News across Greater Salt Lake City

At FanX, author Brandon Sanderson announces upcoming Utah ‘market’
Utah-based bestselling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson shares artwork and advice at this year's FanX Comic & Pop Culture Convention.

This week from Bagley: Sen. John Curtis’ tight spot, Trump and Xi, secret lives of LDS Church leaders
This week's cartoons from The Salt Lake Tribune's Pat Baglye.

Tibetan and Nepalese communities host candlelight vigil downtown, attended by candidate Ben McAdams
Tibetan and Nepalese Utahns gathered in front of the mayor’s office on Sept. 23 to mourn the loss of life from the Nepal-Tibet border region avalanche and flood, which was triggered by a glacier collapse and 5.2 magnitude seismic tremor that occurred on Aug. 26th. Wednesday was…

Film society hosts media swap after announcing return of Tower Theatre
Salt Lake Film Society (SLFS) hosted a media swap and sale last Friday, Sept. 18, at Broadway Theatre to build their media collection and sustain the Tower Theatre’s renovation. About 60 people attended the event. The SLFS announced the Tower Theatre‘s reopening on Sept. 16.…

Nostalgia, community and creativity: 5 takeaways from this year’s FanX convention
The Tribune's culture and music reporter observes nostalgia and community at this year's FanX convention.

Donut shop brings quality, dietary-friendly pastries to SLC
The Southern California donut shop, JD Flannel Donuts & Coffee, recently opened its second location in Salt Lake City, in the East Bench area. The shop offers a variety of specialty, classic and seasonal donuts, all made fresh in the shop throughout the day. “We make everything…

The Delta Center’s new upper-bowl seats got their first real test. Here’s what Mammoth fans thought.
Utah Mammoth fans got their first look at the Delta Center’s renovated upper bowl Saturday. Here’s what they thought of the new hockey sightlines.

A Utah-based company is helping employers add homeownership opportunities as a benefit
Could buying a home become the next employee benefit? A Utah company is helping businesses offer their workers tools to navigate the home buying process, as affordability remains a challenge.
‘Grandma-core’ coffee comes to Trolley Square
Trolley Coffee Company owner Lex Jardine opened a shop with its own vibe after getting tired of her “corporate coffee” job.
Michael Young
Michael Young, beloved son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, after a short but courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 68. Michael was born Sept. 4, 1958, to his parents Dennis Albert Stanley Young and Susan Brown Young, in…
Betty Jeanne Bronson Hampton
Betty Jeanne Bronson Hampton, 97, passed away peacefully Sept. 24, 2026, after a long and fulfilling life. She was born July 28, 1929, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Arch Val Jean and Hyacinth Nielsen Bronson. She was one of five children. The family resided in Monticello, Utah,…
Voices: Deaths like my father’s are not anomalies. They are the bloody cost of our car-obsessed world.
“We can, we must, take action now, before some new senseless death proves the need for change all over again,” Grace Benfell writes in an op-ed.