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Utah store owner pleads guilty to wildlife trafficking
The owner of the store Natur pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to violating the Lacey and Endangered Species Acts by illegally importing wildlife items. Natur sells bones, framed insects, taxidermy and other items online and at its Midvale storefront. Ducklings preserved under a glass dome and bows made from the skin of cane…
In a 1-1 series headed to Memphis, the Utah Jazz have a Ja Morant problem. How will they solve it?
Do the Utah Jazz have a Ja Morant problem? So it would seem. While Dillon Brooks got most of the Game 1 headlines for his swaggering, bombastic, villainesque performance, Morant was quietly contributing to the Grizzlies’ shocking 112-109 victory. And while Memphis would lose Game 2 on Wednesday night, there was nothing quiet or subtle…
Report: BYU headed to Bahamas in 2022 for Battle 4 Atlantis
Over the last two seasons, coach Mark Pope has made BYU men’s basketball relevant once again. And the Cougars are making sure they stay in the spotlight. The Cougars have locked down a spot in what is annually one of the biggest early-season tournaments on the calendar, according to reports. CBS Sports analyst Jon Rothstein…
Photos: George Floyd mourned in Salt Lake City on the anniversary of his death
More than 50 people gathered at a mural of George Floyd in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night to mourn him one year after his death. Vigil attendees took turns setting candles and bouquets beneath the mural as Bob Marley played from a speaker. One person burned sage beside the piece of artwork. Local activists…
Utah Jazz vet Derrick Favors had a huge game against Grizzlies in Game 1. Can his energy be contagious?
Derrick Favors didn’t necessarily look at his best during the 2020-21 regular season. There were times when Favors seemed like he was struggling to get elevated above the rim, or was struggling to run the floor in the Jazz’s new, transition-oriented offense. He played a smaller role than ever before in his career, and the…
David L. Kirp: Community college should be more than just free
Free community college for everyone is the centerpiece of President Biden’s $302 billion, 10-year investment in expanding access to higher education. Though it has been hailed as a revolutionary proposal, this walking-through-the-door access doesn’t solve higher education’s biggest challenge — boosting the number of community college students who graduate or transfer to a four-year school.…
‘We are friends and we are neighbors’ — Utah’s Jewish, Muslim communities unite against antisemitism, Islamophobia
Rabbi Samuel Spector remembers when, in the summer of 2006, a Muslim man with a gun walked into the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Israel was at war with Lebanon, and the man shouted out his anger at Israel. He then shot six people, killing one. Spector said one of the saddest outgrowths from that…
Can the Memphis Grizzlies stop, or at least slow down Donovan Mitchell? It remains to be seen as Game 2 arrives.
Having already taken Game 1 from the Utah Jazz on Sunday evening, the Memphis Grizzlies can take firm control of this Western Conference first-round series with a Game 2 win on Thursday night at Vivint Arena, but the visiting team has a problem. There is no proof that the Grizzlies have the ability to stop,…
Bagley Cartoon: Not the Holocaust
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A 2011 case changed how Utah investigates groping sexual assaults. Now, a Brigham Young University researcher is sharing what they learned.
Editor’s note: This story discusses threats of sexual violence. If you need assistance or resources, Utah’s 24-hour sexual violence crisis and information hotline is available at 1-888-421-1100. Before her car alarm went off and sent the man running, a woman bit her attacker’s finger as he tried to muffle her screams for help. Police hoped…
Nicholas Kristof: If only there were a viral video of our Jim Crow education system
We in the commentariat have leapt at covering police violence against Black citizens since George Floyd’s murder a year ago, but I don’t think we’ve been as good at responding to other inequities that cost far greater numbers of lives. Even if Floyd hadn’t been murdered, he still very likely would have died prematurely because…
Salt Lake City Cemetery reopens to the public after windstorm damage repaired
After more than eight months, people will finally (officially) be allowed to visit relatives and loved ones buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. The cemetery has been closed since a historic windstorm tore through northern Utah in September 2020. The storm blew from Logan to Salt Lake City, with winds reaching up to 99…
Work on SLC’s foothill trails halted until at least October
In response to numerous complaints about new trails above the Avenues neighborhood, Salt Lake City officials on Friday halted further trail building until at least October while they review the city’s master plan for trails envisioned in 6,000 acres of foothills rimming the city’s eastern and northern boundaries. Many long-time Avenues residents and other critics…
Scott D. Pierce: John Oliver punks KTVX-Ch. 4 and skewers both that station and KUTV-Ch. 2
KTVX-Channel 4 was the butt of the joke on HBO on Sunday night, and station personnel have no one to blame but themselves. “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” focused on “sponsored content” on local TV newscasts, and Utah’s ABC affiliate got hit twice. The station’s unforced errors left it looking more than just foolish…
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson wins Sixth Man of the Year award
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was named the 2021 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award winner Monday evening in a surprise announcement revealed on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” show. Clarkson was appearing alongside Jazz teammate and fellow 6MOY finalist Jordan Clarkson, ostensibly to discuss their season and being finalists for the award. However, host…
In new ad campaign, tribal coalition urges Biden to ‘restore and expand’ Bears Ears monument
A group of five tribes are urging President Joe Biden to act on his “promise to restore the Bears Ears National Monument” with an ad campaign playing both in Utah and Washington, D.C. The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition placed a full-page ads Sunday in The Salt Lake Tribune, and will run a full-page wrap this…
Two Liga MX teams to play at Rio Tinto Stadium this summer
With COVID-19 cases dropping and vaccinations increasing, Utah has been opening up more and more for several weeks. That gave the folks at Real Salt Lake, along with other community leaders, the confidence to put on a special event at Rio Tinto Stadium this summer. RSL announced Monday that Liga MX teams Club América and…
Utah among several states that have limited or banned police chokeholds in wake of Floyd death
Democratic Rep. Leslie Herod had no luck persuading her colleagues in the Colorado Legislature to ban police from using chokeholds after the death of a 23-year-old Black man in suburban Aurora in 2019. She couldn’t gather enough support to even introduce a police reform bill that included a ban. That changed when George Floyd died…
Donovan Mitchell says he’s ‘ready to go’ for Utah Jazz’s Game 1 vs. Grizzlies
It’s official: Donovan Mitchell is back for the Utah Jazz. After missing the team’s final 16 games of the regular season with a sprained ankle, the All-Star guard officially confirmed to media following Sunday morning’s shootaround that he will be back in action for Sunday night’s postseason opener against the Memphis Grizzlies. “I’m ready to…
Utah reports 231 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths
Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber. The Utah Department of Health didn’t report any deaths due to COVID-19 on Sunday, but…
