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KUER and PBS Utah cut 10% of their staff after axing of federal public media funds
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (461+ words) (Pool) Gov. Spencer Cox takes questions in a 2023 news conference at PBS Utah's studios at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. PBS Utah and NPR affiliate KUER announced on Jan. 16, 2026, that it was cutting 10% of its employees. Salt…...
Video: Hecklers in Utah interrupt former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema about allegation of affair with security staffer
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (818+ words) (Paighten Harkins | The Salt Lake Tribune) A heckler is escorted out of a ballroom at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City after interrupting former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Gov. Spencer Cox…...
Utah County’s top prosecutor takes the stand as alleged Charlie Kirk shooter’s defense team tries to remove his office from case
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (713+ words) (Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tyler Robinson, left, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, sits beside defense attorney Kathryn Nester during a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. In the early afternoon of Sept....
Voices: Utah’s health workforce faces a new threat. Students will pay the price.
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (501+ words) (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) An empty hospital bed pictured at Jordan Valley Medical Center in 2017. For more than a decade, I've worked in higher education in Utah, and for over 25 years, I've worked in health care. Each year,…...
A Utah arts institution is set to give Beethoven’s only opera a modern spin
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (671+ words) (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Director Tara Faircloth working on Utah Opera's production of "Fidelio" at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. When prolific composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote the first iteration of his only…...
BYU-Hawaii students left in immigration limbo after Trump’s Tonga travel ban
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (972+ words) (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) An aerial view of BYU'Hawaii in Laie, Oahu, in March 2025. The university's website lists Tonga, a majority Latter-day Saint country, second among the top 10 nations represented within its student body. For Tongan…...
Water-strapped southwest Utah moves ahead with reuse plans. Here’s how to weigh in.
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (1083+ words) (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chief Toquer Reservoir under construction on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. "If you're paying attention, this is the slide that should keep you awake at night," said Ben Woolf, pointing to a graph of water demand and…...
Lawsuit alleges Davis School District failed to protect students who accused soccer coach of ‘sexual’ grooming — claims he denies
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (1304+ words) (Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lines for the soccer field are seen at Davis High School in Kaysville on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. Six former and current Davis High School soccer players are suing the Davis School District, alleging officials failed…...
Tribune editorial: Utah needs to know where the next generation of data centers will get their water and power
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (563+ words) (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A data center, being built by QTS, begins to take shape west to the Meta facility in Eagle Mountain on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. If the world is beating a path to Utah's door to build…...
Developer scraps plans for a 22-story skyscraper in SLC’s Sugar House
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (701+ words) (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Wells Fargo Bank on 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House in 2022. An Illinois-based developer has told Salt Lake City officials it is withdrawing plans to build an innovative tower up to 22 stories high on a…...