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James Huntsman isn’t the first to sue the LDS Church for a tithing refund. Do any of them stand a chance? Tony Semerad © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The Utah-based faith is being sued for fraud by a number of former members. Editor’s note • This story is available to Salt Lake Tribune subscribers only. Thank you for supporting local ...

Utah summer camps will be open this year, but with changes Becky Jacobs © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A child looks at a praying mantis created out of LEGO® brick pieces at an exhibition at Red Butte Garden in 2018. Red Butte Garden is holding a modified version of its summer camp this year after not being able to host the program last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It might not look like a “normal” summer — with fewer kids and extra social distan...

A year after Magna earthquake, here’s what Utahns are doing — or should be — to prepare for the big one Brian Maffly © Leah Hogsten (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Homeowner Ken Magleby, center, watches as Hills Construction foreman Adam Beazer, left, and worker Ron Cherrier, right, drill helical stainless steel rods into brick walls, reinforce roof rafters with wood blocks and nail framing angles and steel coil into the roof of his 1951 home during seismic reinf...

The Daily Universe Today marks one year since BYU notified students that classes would take an extended weekend off and then be held virtually for the remainder of the semester. What at first seemed like BYU’s first spring break and a chance to move back home with family turned into an ongoing, worldwide pandemic that no one at the time properly understood. In reflection of this anniversary, here is a recap of how the pandemic affected life at BYU. (Hannah Miner) BYU was notified by t...

This Utah school district is committing to a virtual future beyond the pandemic Courtney Tanner © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A students does her online school work at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building in Riverton, on Monday, March 8, 2021. Even when the pandemic is over, 16-year-old Ava Gibson doesn’t want to go back to the classroom. After the past year of learning entirely online, the junior at Bingham High has found her rhythm logg...

Secretive out-of-state group pushes bill that makes it harder to get a voter initiative on the ballot Bethany Rodgers © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Sierra Holmes signs a tax referendum petition, during an event to meet the legislators that represent the west side of Salt Lake City, and sign the Utah Tax Referendum petition at West High School, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. This legislative session, supporters of a bill tightening the rules for ballot initiatives s...

Utah’s child care workers can sign up for COVID-19 vaccine in March through federal program Becky Jacobs © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bianca Allen asks children to walk like mummies to help with social distancing as they enter the Jewish Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2020. Child care workers in Utah are able to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments in March 2021 as part of a federal pharmacy program. Utah’s child care workers can sign up for...

Will more basement apartments help ease Utah’s housing crisis? Lawmakers think so. Tony Semerad © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Utah House members, seen here Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, approved two bills Thursday aimed at easing the states affordable housing shortage. One of them is designed to create more basement apartments inside owner-occupied single-family homes. In their first major attempt of 2021 to address Utah’s housing shortage, state lawmakers approve...

Why does Utah rank as one of the slowest states at vaccinating residents against COVID-19? Erin Alberty © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tahmeena Ameen administers a Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 shot to Nate Mayfield at the Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Murray on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Utah this week invited its biggest group yet to join the line for COVID-19 vaccinations, as residents over 50 and with more common health conditions — like diabetes or a low...

Utah lawmakers OK increased security after protests, death threats Taylor Stevens © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) One of a dozen protesters carries an upside down flag at the Utah Capitol around noon on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, as beefed-up security guards the building. Lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would expand security protection for lawmakers, their staff and even candidates who may face threats of violence. After several members of the body discl...