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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 journalism. Before James Huntsman, there was Laura Gaddy. And Rodney Jay Vessels. And Lynnette Cook...

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 distancing — but Utah providers say they expect more programs to be available this year for children aft...

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 reinforcement to his home, Mar. 11, 2021. Hills Construction specializes in seismic retrofits and workers...

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 the Utah County Health Department that an individual diagnosed with COVID-19 was in attendance at the...

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 logging on for language arts and Zooming through U.S. history. She turns in assignments with the click o...