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U study finds why adults over 60 are turning to edibles

Results reveal that many adults turn to the non-pharmaceutical option of cannabis to help with sleep, mental health or pain.
By Ella Sharrers, News Writer | June 19, 2026

  On May 8, 2026, researchers with University of Utah Health and University of Colorado Boulder conducted a study on why adults over the age of 60 are turning to cannabis edibles. Results reveal...

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,...

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University of Utah, Otro Capital finalize deal to form Crimson Brand Partners

A controversial partnership aimed at securing the long-term financial future of Utah Athletics has officially been finalized. Here's what it means.
By John Leone, Sports Editor | June 13, 2026

  The University of Utah made their private equity deal official this past Thursday. After months of work behind the scenes, the school and its foundation, the University of Utah Growth Capital...

A mini excavator in front of the new West Village housing under construction in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023. (Courtesy of The Daily Utah Chronicle archives)

U students question the demand for on-campus housing

The rising cost of on-campus housing and mandatory meal plans make living on campus increasingly unaffordable.
By Meadow Stewart, News Writer | June 10, 2026

  As the University of Utah pursues its plan to become a more residential campus, students say they are not questioning whether they want to live on campus, but whether they can afford to. The...

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...

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, in blue, tours the Great Salt Lake at Farmington Bay on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Visiting EPA administrator throws support behind Great Salt Lake

At the same time, hundreds of Utahns gathered on Capitol Hill to protest the 40,000 acre hyperscale data center planned for construction near the Great Salt Lake.
By Will Ruzanski, News Writer | June 2, 2026

  This story was originally written for and published by nonprofit Utah News Dispatch. Before discussing the $1 billion allotment in President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget to help...

Heather Tucker cuts the ribbon on the satellite building, and Utah governor Spencer Cox, Lehi mayor Paul Bennis and Clark Ivory, CEO of Ivory Homes and more stand around her on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Zane Poss | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Ivory Foundation cuts ribbon on affordable housing community in Lehi

The new townhouse community, in addition to a satellite literacy center, seeks to provide affordable housing and "innovation" in Lehi.
By Zane Poss, News Writer | June 1, 2026

  The Ivory Foundation held a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 28 to celebrate the opening of their new Innovation Park, which is a 239-unit community in Lehi. The townhomes are being offered at...