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This Utah company has turned secret doors into serious business
18+ hour, 1+ min ago (1628+ words) Ogden " When Jeremy Barker started Murphy Door Inc. in 2012, he was told there wasn't a market for a product so niche, so whimsical. "No one wants a hidden door," Barker recalled skeptics saying. But, he thought, deep down, doesn't everybody?...
Utah Christians celebrate the day with white snow and black ashes
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (181+ words) (Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Alice Osheku, from Nigeria visiting family, receives ashes for Ash Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church in South Salt Lake on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. For believers " like these souls who braved the morning snow to…...
‘The faucet is ON’: Utah’s first ‘real’ snowfall of the season dumps powder on ski resorts
3+ day, 36+ min ago (816+ words) (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pedestrians brave the snow and wind as they walk down Regent Street in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. After months of unseasonably warm temperatures that claimed a ski resort and left the Beehive…...
PacifiCorp to sell its Washington power plants, wind farms — a ‘divorce’ cheered by Utah leaders
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (929+ words) (Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters gather during a Monopoly-themed rally to protest utility-driven rate hikes and obstacles to renewable energy at the corporate headquarters for Rocky Mountain Power in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Note to readers…...
There’s another big LDS closure coming in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (274+ words) (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Conference Center, shown in November, will still be open for General Conferences in 2026 and some other major events. In preparation for the Salt Lake Temple's highly anticipated 2027 open house, The Church of Jesus…...
‘Demonizing legislators for legislating’: How many bills are too many for Utah lawmakers?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (637+ words) (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The North Capitol Building is pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, as it gets ready to open to the public on the first day of the legislative session. Utah legislators are proposing changes to Utah law…...
Utah’s massive data centers can’t get the power they need, so they’re building their own
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1752+ words) Note to readers " This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. In rural Millard County, Kalen Taylor is bracing for the day the farmland across the street transforms…...
Salt Lake City’s only hi-fi listening bar hopes to encourage new music taste
2+ week, 3+ day ago (727+ words) The best spot to soak in the vinyl vibes at The Green Room in downtown Salt Lake City is against a column on the right wall immediately after you walk inside. Directly across from the spot, two speakers pump music…...
At this Utah university, Border Patrol plans to recruit. Here is what the school said about its presence.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (715+ words) (Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students walk on campus at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. The school is hosting its annual career fair on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, and the inclusion of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has prompted…...
‘I belong here’: Kailer Yamamoto finding his footing with Utah Mammoth
2+ week, 5+ day ago (709+ words) (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kailer Yamamoto as the Utah Mammoth host the Calgary Flames, NHL hockey in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. After seven seasons and over 250 games in the NHL, former first-round draft pick Kailer Yamamoto…...