Robert Gehrke
@RobertGehrke
Journalist for @sltrib. My tweets reflect my views, not those of my employer.
Here’s a little something I was working on for a while. The boat was pinned on boulders in “Satan’s Gut” for two days before two park service groups were called in and were able to dislodge it.
A staffer for U.S. Sen. John Curtis, his spouse and two friends were rescued by helicopter from a rapid in Cataract Canyon along the Colorado River. sltrib.com/news/environme…
This rare dinosaur skeleton — which had been housed at Thanksgiving Point until last year — just sold for $30.5 million, making it the third most expensive sale of a specimen in history. sltrib.com/artsliving/202…
We lost Hank yesterday to an aggressive cancer. He was my adventure sidekick for close to 12 years — up for anything. Thanks, buddy, for the memories. Say hey to Waylon for me.
Recognize this isn’t a hot take — but fireworks are dumb.
He’s running!!
They’re coming for you….. all this data. What are they really doing with it???
Wanna own a dinosaur? Sotheby's is auctioning off this rare Ceratosaurus that spent more 20+ yrs at the Thanksgiving Point museum before being sold last year. Paleontologists worry it may end up in private hands, away from scientists and the public. sltrib.com/news/2025/06/2…
Rough night in my hometown. Be safe. Be kind. Now resuming my previously mentioned Twitter hiatus.
Breaking: Shots fired at No Kings protest in Salt Lake City. Live updates here. sltrib.com/news/politics/…
At least one person was shot at the SLC No Kings protest just now. We are gathering details. I understand the shooter was also shot.
I’m taking a break from this garbage app. Might be a couple days. Might be a couple weeks. Might be forever. But I refuse to believe our society is as caustic and broken as this place makes it seem — and continually amplifies. Good night and good luck.
My colleagues Carmen Nesbitt and Megan Banta did a deep dive on how Utah's school vouchers are being spent. Most of it went to pay private school tuition, but they found payments for surfing lessons, castle tours and a meet-and-greet with a panda. 👋🐼 sltrib.com/news/education…
Here's the story on Justice Pearce's retirement: sltrib.com/news/politics/…
Supreme Court Justice John Pearce will retire from the bench effective Dec. 1 after a decade on the court. Gov. Cox will pick a replacement (subject to Senate confirmation) amid deep tensions between the Legislature and the justices.
Supreme Court Justice John Pearce will retire from the bench effective Dec. 1 after a decade on the court. Gov. Cox will pick a replacement (subject to Senate confirmation) amid deep tensions between the Legislature and the justices.
Well this doesn’t seem scammy at all — since Utah doesn’t really HAVE toll roads. @UtahDOT
🚨WEIRD PLAY ALERT🚨 First, weird doesn’t do this justice. This is from Wednesday night’s game between AAA @ABQTopes at Reno @Aces … with one out B9, ABQ leads 4-3, but Reno has bases loaded. Connor Kaiser hits a gapper for a double and seemingly the win … BUT … R3 (Aramis…