Bethany Baker

The crowd rose to their feet last night as the game between the Utah Jazz and the LA Clippers went to overtime. The Jazz couldn't hold Clippers back though, ultimately losing 120 - 116.

It was definitely a fun game to shoot though!

A southern Utah county might rename a scenic byway after Donald Trump. The Garfield County Commission will meet Monday to consider renaming one of two roads in the county — the Burr Trail Scenic Backway or John’s Valley Road — after President Donald Trump.

Read more at https://buff.ly/3C8XML1

Sunday's game between the Utah Jazz and the Brooklyn Nets was a real nail biter. It was still down to the buzzer, even in overtime. And, the game had one of the nastiest falls I've seen in quite a while. #jazz #nets #NBA #basketball

Last month, I traveled with @hufh4m.bsky.social to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. President Trump previously reduced them. In 2021, President Biden expanded them. Ahead of the inauguration, some wonder what lies ahead for these monuments. https://buff.ly/40wGvER

For all of the LeBron James fans out there, here's a few more from my recent game covering the Lakers. #lakers #NBA #basketball #NBAbasketball #sports #sportsjournalism #photojournalism #saltlakecity #utah #lebron #lebronjames

The Christmas lights came on in downtown Salt Lake City's Temple Square after being closed off to the public for years due to construction and renovation.

#saltlakecity #utah #christmaslights #SLC #Christmas #holidays #happyholidays #christmasdecorations #christmastime #merrychristmas #xmas

I had a blast shooting the Utah Jazz / Los Angeles Lakers game last night. it was almost a home court advantage for the Lakers. They clearly have a ton of Utah fans.

Plus, it's always fun when it runs right down to the buzzer. The Lakers kept their slight lead, 105 - 104.

The Dallas Mavericks rained three-pointers in the first quarter to establish an early lead that the Utah Jazz could never pull ahead of. While I know Jazz fans are not happy, it did make for some great photos!

#utahjazz #NBA #basketball #sports #sportsjournalism #photojournalism #utah

In my journey to understand hockey, I learned last night that it becomes sudden death when you go into overtime.

The Utah Hockey Club fell to the Edmonton Oilers, 4-3, just a few minutes into overtime at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City Friday night.

A new romance-only bookstore opened in Utah - Lagg Romance Bookstore.

The owners, two part-time teachers, are aware that a few of the titles on their shelves were recently banned from public schools statewide. However, they aren't worried.

Check out the full story at https://buff.ly/4i7DZLQ

As you wait for the turkey, here's some mouth watering dishes I've photographed recently. If only you could smell photos....

If you're a foodie, check out https://buff.ly/4ePqvS8 to follow along as our food reporter brings you all the delicious local spots.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

It's been so much fun shooting photos for AP these past few weeks. Here's some highlights from the NBA game between the Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday night.

I had such a blast photographing the Thieves Guild Cidery in Salt Lake City. It is a new fantasy themed cider bar that gives fans of fantasy culture a place of their own!

Check out the full story by my colleague Kolbie Peterson at https://buff.ly/4fCSsxG

15 years ago, Jim Jones crawled into Utah's Nutty Putty cave.

However, he never came out.

Read more about Jim, his family, the rescuers who tried to save him, and the millions of complete strangers who still can’t forget about the now-sealed cave at https://buff.ly/3B8Lh1f

I've never been a hockey fan. So I'm learning a lot this season as Salt Lake City has its first NHL hockey team. I knew that the sport had a reputation for fighting. But I never knew that there were rules that *allowed* for fighting...

Despite the freezing temperatures, it was a pretty exciting, and a down-to-the-wire game between the Utah Utes and the BYU Cougars earlier this month. The BYU Cougars pulled ahead of the Utes in the final minute of the game with a 44-yard field goal.

Read more about it at https://buff.ly/490T65N

This past weekend, the BYU Cougars lost to the Kansas Jayhawks - the first season defeat for BYU. And you could tell that the Jayhawks were *very* proud of themselves for stopping that winning streak.

Frustration was high in Riverton, Utah for Super Tuesday as people struggled to get registered and signed in to vote.

Hey baseball fans! I’m working on a video about what people think about the possibility of a MLB team coming to Utah! If you want to share your thoughts and aren’t camera shy, let me know!!

People gathered in front of the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City today to protest HB257. The legislation would ban transgender students from using school bathrooms that match their gender identity and strengthens Title IX protections in athletics.

Today was a very cold and snowy day up in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival. Here’s a peek at the press lines for “A Real Pain” and “Winner.”

Demonstrators march through Salt Lake City as part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day. During the rally beforehand, speakers called for Utahns to defend DEI policies as as lawmakers push to eliminate or pull back such initiatives.

Live 2023 Utah general election results - The Salt Lake Tribune 2023 live Utah general election results from The Salt Lake Tribune.

Live election results: Utah's polls are closed and the first batch of numbers will be released soon. Follow the live count here.

It’s finally Election Day here in Utah! It seems so weird due to our special elections.

Between Harvard and covid, it’s been a minute since I’ve been on the side of a football field.
But today I’m finally back! Shooting BYU take on Oklahoma this morning.

An interactive timeline of Lake Restoration Solutions’ attempt to get millions of dollars for its ... An inside look at an effort to turn Utah Lake into an artificial island city using public funds, and how the company tried to retaliate against those who got in its way.

Have to give a shout out to my awesome colleague @leialarsen.bsky.social and her amazing accountability reporting on the Utah Lake dredging project and Lake Restoration Solutions’.

Fantastic timeline that clearly explains the series of events with all the documents, emails and texts.

Here’s a look at the annular solar eclipse from yesterday in Richfield Utah.

Quite a smokey day for the Salt Lake Valley as winds blow in smoke from wildfires in neighboring states.

That feeling at the gym when you start finally *increasing* the weight when you sit down at a machine rather than always decreasing it.

#gymmotivation