Jeff Parrott
@jefftparrott.bsky.social
Journalist and politics editor at The Salt Lake Tribune. U.S. Army/OEF veteran. Posts do not reflect the views of my employer.
When I first saw the pink spray paint at Salt Lake City's federal courthouse early Thursday morning, I definitely had some thoughts about what it may be in regard to.
A Trump protest? Rage at a recent federal court decision?
Likely, nope.
A Trump protest? Rage at a recent federal court decision?
Likely, nope.
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
When I first saw the pink spray paint at Salt Lake City's federal courthouse early Thursday morning, I definitely had some thoughts about what it may be in regard to.
A Trump protest? Rage at a recent federal court decision?
Likely, nope.
A Trump protest? Rage at a recent federal court decision?
Likely, nope.
A bomb squad officer leaves the scene at Utah State University shortly after a small explosion was heard on campus.
Police later said the suspicious package they responded to — and exploded — was not a bomb.
Police later said the suspicious package they responded to — and exploded — was not a bomb.
October 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A bomb squad officer leaves the scene at Utah State University shortly after a small explosion was heard on campus.
Police later said the suspicious package they responded to — and exploded — was not a bomb.
Police later said the suspicious package they responded to — and exploded — was not a bomb.
Scenes from the peaceful No Kings protest this morning in Salt Lake City.
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June 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Scenes from the peaceful No Kings protest this morning in Salt Lake City.
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/06...
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/06...
Three-alarm fire on 1500 block of S. Main Street in Salt Lake City's Ballpark neighborhood, as seen from the 6th floor downtown.
Police are reporting no injuries.
Police are reporting no injuries.
April 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Three-alarm fire on 1500 block of S. Main Street in Salt Lake City's Ballpark neighborhood, as seen from the 6th floor downtown.
Police are reporting no injuries.
Police are reporting no injuries.
The Great Salt Lake shorebirds have migrated back to the Utah Capitol this year to advocate for the lake.
February 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The Great Salt Lake shorebirds have migrated back to the Utah Capitol this year to advocate for the lake.
As I understand it after talking to a VA rep (as a patient, not a reporter), the PACT Act made some ailments a "presumptive condition" — or the law now assumes service led to illness. So, there may be an illness that you/others qualify for now under that presumption. Worth applying a minimum.
August 8, 2023 at 9:20 PM
As I understand it after talking to a VA rep (as a patient, not a reporter), the PACT Act made some ailments a "presumptive condition" — or the law now assumes service led to illness. So, there may be an illness that you/others qualify for now under that presumption. Worth applying a minimum.
Don’t mind the boom!
Officials from Hill Air Force Base warn they'll detonate an “obsolete rocket motor” at the Utah Test and Training Range today, and folks in northern Utah may experience “vibrations and shaking" from the blast.
Boom expected around midday TODAY, a spox confirmed.
Officials from Hill Air Force Base warn they'll detonate an “obsolete rocket motor” at the Utah Test and Training Range today, and folks in northern Utah may experience “vibrations and shaking" from the blast.
Boom expected around midday TODAY, a spox confirmed.
July 17, 2023 at 6:18 PM
Don’t mind the boom!
Officials from Hill Air Force Base warn they'll detonate an “obsolete rocket motor” at the Utah Test and Training Range today, and folks in northern Utah may experience “vibrations and shaking" from the blast.
Boom expected around midday TODAY, a spox confirmed.
Officials from Hill Air Force Base warn they'll detonate an “obsolete rocket motor” at the Utah Test and Training Range today, and folks in northern Utah may experience “vibrations and shaking" from the blast.
Boom expected around midday TODAY, a spox confirmed.