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| Updated: Jan. 7, 2021, 3:59 p.m. Journalism is enshrined in the First Amendment of our country’s Constitution. And today on the lawn of Utah’s Capitol it was tossed aside. While covering a largely peaceful gathering of those who oppose the results of our presidential election, a Salt Lake Tribune photojournalist was pepper-sprayed and verbally attacked. The protester who sprayed photographer Rick Egan in the eyes had yelled, “Look at you in your f---ing mask, you p---y.” Another protester started shoving him. They were upset Rick was documenting the event. (Taylor Stevens | The S...

BYU will keep its police department, after a judge dismisses Utah’s decertification efforts Jessica Miller © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The police station at Brigham Young University on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Brigham Young University will keep its police department after an administrative law judge took the surprising step of tossing the case where state officials had sought to strip the private campus of its policing powers. Brigham Young University will keep its police department after an administrative law judge took the surprising step of tossing ...

Utah’s next governor urged to reform police training and discipline Jessica Miller © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police gather evidence on State Street in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Advisers to Gov.-elect Spencer Cox are suggesting big changes to the agency in charge of disciplining and training Utah’s police officers. Utah’s Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is currently housed within the Department of Public Safety, and is responsible for both training new cadets and doling out discipline if a police officer...

Goal: Provide federal protection to endangered whitebark pine trees. A tree that nourishes grizzly bears and squirrels and that helps maintain alpine conditions across wide swaths of forest is in imminent danger. Whitebark pine trees cover the upper elevations of many beloved national parks, from Yellowstone to Yosemite, and can live for a millennium. These trees that protect vital ecosystems are now threatened by a fungal disease and ravaging beetle populations unleashed by climate change. Currently, half of these trees in America have been decimated. Since the trees can take decades to reac...

Another dozen deaths reported, but rate of new Utah coronavirus cases is steady Erin Alberty © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) COVID-19 vaccine being administered in Utah Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for . With 2,302 new coronavirus cases reported Tuesday, Utah’s rate of new diagnoses has held steady for about a week. The Utah Department of Health on Tuesday reported a seven-day average of 2,478 new positive test results per day, on par with the 2,...