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UQFF 2024: A Conversation With Cat Palmer

By Laney Hansen, Arts Writer October 30, 2024

  “I think queer space is sacred space and we need more of it in the state of Utah.” Cat Palmer grew up in Orange County, California and moved to Salt Lake City when they were 21. Palmer...

Erin Rider (left) and Jenny Wilson (right) at the Salt Lake County Mayoral Debate on Oct. 3 (Pool photo, Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News).

What To Know About the Candidates for County Mayor

By Josi Hinds, News Editor October 29, 2024

  From recreation centers to libraries to both Cottonwood Canyons, the Salt Lake County government manages a variety of services and amenities across 30 cities and towns in Utah. The Salt Lake County...

A row of solar panels at the Elektron Solar Project near Rowley, Utah on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Solar Farm in Tooele Reaches Commercial Operation

By Alina Walker, News Writer August 3, 2024

  On April 25, the Elektron Solar Project reached commercial operation. The project provides renewable power to six Utah-based customers. Salt Lake City is the largest consumer of the farm's power....

Salt Lake City seen from Fort Union Boulevard in Cottonwood Heights, Utah on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Migrants Sent to SLC from Denver Have Nowhere to Go

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer July 25, 2024

  On June 14, 2024, Governor Cox released a statement on X condemning news that the city of Denver was sending migrants to Utah — without prior approval from Utah state officials. “We recently...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, gives a speech during the National Governors Association Summer meeting in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Photo Series: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Speaks in Utah

By Marco Lozzi, Photographer July 15, 2024

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday. His participation comes after spending time in Washington...

Demonstrators pose for a photo in front of the Utah State Capitol during the Flush out the SHIIT march on Friday, March 1, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Students Unite Rally to Stop Hate in its Tracks

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer March 1, 2024

  As the 2024 Utah legislative session came to a close, student group Utah Students Unite rallied at the Capitol on Friday for Zero Discrimination Day to remind legislators transgender students...

Nikki Haley greets the crowd during her rally in the Noorda Center for the Performing Arts at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Nikki Haley Encourages Utah Voters to Shift Values Back to ‘faith, family and freedom’

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor February 28, 2024

  On Wednesday, Nikki Haley held a public rally at Utah Valley University in hopes of swinging Utah voters, despite former President Donald Trump’s dominant lead for the GOP presidential nomination.  At...

(Courtesy of Brian King)

Democrat Brian King’s Campaign for Utah Governor is ‘an uphill fight’

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer February 25, 2024

  Gubernatorial candidate Brian King thinks Utah politics need a better counterbalance. “Republican representatives and their ideology has gotten more extreme,” he said in an interview with...

Ashley Bell, Sui Lang L. Panoke, Thomas Maloney and Sidni L. Shorter on stage at the MLK Economic Plenary event at the Garff Executive Education Building Auditorium on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Jan. 18. 2024. (Photo by Andrew Christiansen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U MLK Week Event Discusses Racial Economic Disparities, Value of Black-Owned Banks

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor January 19, 2024

As a part of their 40th Martin Luther King Jr. Week celebrations, the University of Utah held the "MLK Economic Plenary" to dive into issues surrounding racial economic disparities and strategies on...

Michael Valentine during an interview at Six Sailor Cider in Salt Lake City on Oct. 22, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Meet the U Student Running for SLC Mayor

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor November 18, 2023

  Michael Valentine isn’t your typical mayoral candidate.  He’s a filmmaker and local theater enthusiast, a long-time Salt Lake community activist, the owner of a cider shop and a student...