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SLC and the creator of "The Whale" take 630 victory laps around a beloved public artwork.

All Hail!
On a chilly, overcast morning in February, a fit man in his mid-40s jogged steadily in small concentric circles.

LOVB brings professional volleyball to Salt Lake

Bump, Set, Spike
When professional volleyball player Roni Jones-Perry was growing up in West Jordan, her options for watching high-level volleyball were slim.

Redacted fudge, million-dollar fees and the NSA's technical difficulties highlight the worst in government transparency.

The Foilies 2025
The public's right to access government information is constantly under siege across the United States, from both sides of the political aisle.

A self-described "fat" Salt Laker's journey toward fitness, one cycling class at a time.

Spin Doctors
I feel heavy on Thursday, Dec. 12, as I enter an indoor cycling studio in Sugar House, nervous about returning to group fitness for the first time in years.

With no money to spend and no elections to win, Utah lawmakers went to work tightening their leash on the state.

Dog Eat Dog
CAPITOL HILL—Some years, the Utah Legislature is flush with cash, generously dispersing spoonfuls of sugar to help the medicine go down their constituents' throats.

Utah wildlife management and pet rescue agencies stress the importance of planning for animals in an emergency.

Man's Best Friends
Rescue groups like Best Friends and the Utah Humane Society are working with their partners to transfer affected pets to facilities here in Utah for adoption and re-homing.

Clubs, classes and alpine comradery are keeping Utah's senior skiers on the slopes for years to come.

Ski Forever
Just one more run. If you're a skier, you've said it.

Utah lawmakers pulled in $5M in donations—here's how they're spending the cash.

Political Paydays
These are a few of the ways Utah lawmakers spent $5 million in campaign funds last year.

Before Salt Lake City became a two-paper town, the scrappy Evening Telegram prided itself on being "the people's" news.

Stopping the Presses
To the board of directors governing the Salt Lake Telegram, August 30, 1952 must have been a day of mixed emotions.

Valentine's 2025: Finding love, and good cocktails, in Salt Lake City; plus professional cuddlers and pro-singles "masturDating"

Make it a Double
Mark May and Kevin Northup's love story began in 2012, three years before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

Embryo donation and other blends of fertilization and adoption help Utah couples to expand their families.

Paths to Parenthood
Chandler and Jennifer Turley almost gave up on having a child. They had hoped for a baby ever since marrying seven years ago. Yet it didn't happen.

Your Own Personal Sundance

City Weekly’s annual preview of Utah’s big movie showcase.
Sundance Film Festival 2025 interview: Programmer John Nein Veteran programmer discusses choosing festival films By Scott Renshaw

Nellie Jack, a mid-century Utah lawmaker, loved the west side, political underdogs and a 'lovely' baked potato lunch.

Stronger Together
Between 1939 and 1974, Jack represented Salt Lake City's west side in local government, serving for 11 terms in the Utah House of Representatives, one term in the Utah Senate and a four-year term as County Recorder.

Utah's workplace safety agency quietly downgrades charges for deaths at Northrop Grumman plant.

Safety First
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman will avoid the worst penalties it could have faced for the deaths of two workers from argon gas asphyxiation at a Utah missile plant in 2023

Deforestation, sentencing reform and sexually suggestive military recruitment round out Project Censored's annual Top 10 suppressed news list.

Project Censored
Each year, Project Censored releases a list of un- and under-reported news stories.

From racial bias to workplace injury, your story might be on this year's Top 10 suppressed news list

Project Censored
With any "Top 10" list, there's a natural tendency to look first at number one, and neither I nor Project Censored would discourage you from doing that when it comes to their annual list of the top censored stories of the year.

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