Have you heard of “alpine divorce?” A reopened murder case in Utah has host Ali Vallarta, newsletter editor Terina Ria, and City Cast Salt Lake contributor Molly Miloscia connecting the dots to a disturbing trend happening in the great outdoors. Plus, the feds back off SLC’s ICE detention center, picks of the week, and in our members-only segment: summer travel hacks.

Resources and references:

Alpine divorce: When a lovers' stroll goes off a cliff [Axios]
Small Lake City Dating Stories 2026 [City Cast Salt Lake]
ICE backing off plans for Utah detention center months after buying SLC warehouse, report says [Salt Lake Tribune]
Utah leaders respond to new ICE facility developments in Salt Lake [KSL]
Check out Delta’s policy on their 20 minute bag guarantee.

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