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A famous Utah family’s foundation offered to pay for S.L. County day cares, public records reveal
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (461+ words) (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the Salt Lake County Council listen to two child care workers during public comment in a council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 in Salt Lake City. The Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Foundation…...
Acclaimed Utah playwright and ‘artistic force’ David Kranes dies at 88
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1130+ words) David Kranes, a prolific Utah playwright and author who explored the drama of Western landscapes and Nevada casinos, has died. Kranes died Tuesday in a Salt Lake City care facility, according to friends, after a long illness. He was 88. He…...
Where does Utah football stand with 5-star recruit Gaige Weddle, the son of Ute legend Eric Weddle?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1022+ words) (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah football star Eric Weddle speaks to members of the press before a 2022 game at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Gaige Weddle sat inside Utah's Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center, watching Morgan Scalley as he…...
Salt Lake County residents seek referendum to overturn property tax hike
1+ week, 1+ day ago (523+ words) A planned property tax hike of nearly 15% in Salt Lake County is under attack from a group of residents who filed a petition Monday for a referendum to overturn it. Salt Lake County attorneys will review the referendum application over…...
Join The Southern Utah Tribune Jan. 20 for a community conversation
1+ week, 3+ day ago (108+ words) (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brooke Larsen on assignment at the Quail Creek Diversion Dam Project in Virgin on Tuesday September 16, 2025. We are hosting a community event Jan. 20 at Utah Tech University in St. George and we want you…...
Utah’s historic enrollment drop explained: See how many kids disappeared from each Salt Lake County school
1+ week, 3+ day ago (202+ words) (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kindergarten teacher Kristie Koyle preps her room at Glacier Hills Elementary in Sandy on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. This fall marked the sharpest nosedive for Utah public school enrollment in over two decades, and Salt Lake…...
At a Utah debate tournament, teen refugees find their voices and build their confidence
1+ week, 3+ day ago (905+ words) (Leo LeBohec | Amplify Utah) A student reads an argument about a carbon emissions tax, at a debate organized by the Refugee Community Debate League at the University of Utah on Dec. 4, 2025. This story is jointly published by nonprofits Amplify Utah…...
This Utah community was ‘suspicious’ of a new addiction recovery home for women. That’s changed.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (678+ words) (Heath McDougal-Deans) On May 17, 2025, Creed Grover, Eden Grover, Adele Grover, Hannah Grover and Kennedy Shivers helped ready the land as volunteers helped prepare Project Alley, a women's addiction recovery home, for its November opening. Note to readers " This story is…...
Utah families are paying more for health insurance — and Congress can’t agree on a fix
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1047+ words) Employee costs for family health insurance offered through their job increased more in Utah than the national average and dozens of other states amid an ongoing congressional fight over tax credits that help millions of Americans afford health care. A…...
Jen Shah is out of prison. Will she return to ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’?
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (422+ words) (Seth Wenig | AP) Jennifer Shah leaves federal court in New York on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, after a judge sentenced her to 6 1/2 years in prison. Jen Shah, the former "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star who pleaded guilty in 2022 to her…...