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People casted their votes during the Midterm Elections 2018 at the Salt Lake County Building in Salt Lake City, UT on Tuesday October 23, 2018.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Ben McAdams wins CD1 Democratic Primary

Ben McAdams won the Democratic Primary for the First Congressional District, while Republican incumbents held off GOP challengers
By Zane Poss, News Writer | June 25, 2026

  Ben McAdams won the First Congressional District democratic primary for the upcoming Utah Senate election. Riley Owen ran uncontested in the Republican primary. They will face off in the November...

The Utah State Capitol on Sunday, March 1, 2026. (Photo by Kristina Walker | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Upcoming Democratic primary could decide who represents U students

The Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District is on June 23. We asked the candidates where they stood on a number of issues facing Utahns.
By Zane Poss, News Writer | June 22, 2026

  Utah's newly redrawn 1st Congressional District has its first Democratic primary coming up on June 23. In a district where a democrat will likely win, this primary may decide who wins the seat...

A firefighter looks at the bushfire from the Red Butte Garden parking lot on June 20, 2026. (Photo by Jonathon Downward | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bonneville fire blazes close to campus

Firefighters controlled the bushfire that spread nearby the University of Utah campus and surrounding areas.
By Jonathon Downard | June 21, 2026

  Local Utahns gathered at the scene of a brush fire that set a large part of the eastern hills above the University of Utah ablaze on Saturday, June 20. The smoke coated much of the valley. Local...

Martinez at the Downtown Farmers Market in Salt Lake City on June 15, 2026. (Courtesy of Marisa Martinez)

The impressive women of Utah: Martinez brews community

Inspired by her mother's creativity and shaped by her own journey in Utah, Marisa Martinez built a business centered on belonging.
By Maria Fernanda Nascentes Kelley | June 16, 2026

  In Salt Lake City’s Downtown Farmers Market, Marisa Martinez greets regulars by name and checks in on the team she calls family. Santa Backyard Coffee is a community built from creativity,...

Members of Adobe wave flags at the Salt Lake City Pride Parade on Sunday, June 8, 2026. (Photo by Kristina Walker | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Thousands celebrate pride parade in downtown Salt Lake City

Annual Salt Lake City pride parade attracts thousands of attendees for march through downtown with floats and banners.
By Meadow Stewart, News Writer | June 8, 2026

  Thousands of people filled the streets in downtown Salt Lake City on Sunday, June 7, for the annual Pride Parade.  The parade began at 10 a.m. and went along 100 South from West Temple to...