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Police drones buzzing across SLC feed a new high-tech crime center. The picture threatens to ‘flip’ civil liberties, a key group says.
As Salt Lake City police develop a real-time crime center at downtown headquarters, civil rights advocates are warning of its threats to privacy.
U places 179th in the country in new college rankings report
In US News’ Best Colleges for 2027, the University of Utah was ranked 179th of the 428 universities on the ‘Best National University’ list. The U was ranked 75th for ‘Most Innovative School,’ 38th in financial resources and 9th in entrepreneurship. It was also ranked 91st in the…
Salt Lake City celebrates a revitalized Donner Trail Park
Oct. 1, 2026 Salt Lake City celebrated the completion of the newly revitalized Donner Trail Park, featuring new playgrounds, water-wise landscaping, a walking pathway, public art, and space for the City’s first Memorial Tree Grove. The improvements were funded through the City’s…
Former Rep. Trevor Lee gets his first court date, will be booked into jail on fraud charges
Former state Rep. Trevor Lee is accused of forging documents to inflate his income from one employer and submitting a fake job offer from another in order to get a $1 million loan for a home.
Commentary: Are Latter-day Saints heeding their prophets’ call and leading out against racism?
Latter-day Saints have been directed to their top leaders to "lead out in abandoning attitudes and actions of prejudice.” Are they doing so? Despite some progress on the issue, a religion scholar has his doubts.
Voices: My ectopic pregnancy nearly killed me. Utah’s abortion laws must leave room for doctors to act.
“I’m a lawyer. I understand the instinct to write statutory exceptions narrowly,” one Utahn writes in an op-ed. “But I know what it costs to build that certainty in real time, in a body quietly bleeding internally while everyone waits for enough proof.”
Letter: Recovery shouldn’t be political. And it does not start with an executive order.
Sen. Jen Plumb: There is a difference between accountability someone takes on themselves because they are ready to make a change and “accountability” imposed from the outside through pressure or withheld support.
Gordon Monson: The Battle of the Billionaires. Who should bring Major League Baseball to Utah — the Millers or Ryan Smith?
The Millers have been pursuing Major League Baseball for years. Now Ryan Smith appears to have baseball ambitions of his own. A billionaire battle is brewing in Utah.
Salt Lake airport plans to sell nearly 1,000 acres of wetlands. Bird advocates worry about what could come next.
Avian enthusiasts worry a huge resting area for flocks visiting the Great Salt Lake could become a major hunting ground instead.
Letter: Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children. Let’s keep it in focus.
Letter: We need our Utah communities to come together to turn awareness into continued support for childhood cancer research, survivors and their families rather than ending the conversation at the end of the month.
Gordon Monson: Nine things that should be said at LDS General Conference — but likely won’t be
Tribune columnist Gordon Monson has a wish list of things he hopes Latter-day Saint leaders will say at General Conference — but he's not holding his breath.
Latest from Mormon Land: Why a former prime minister left the LDS faith; church buys luxury apartments
New Zealand's former prime minister opens up about her exit from the LDS Church, and a slew of stories to get ready for General Conference.