After almost three years of uncertainty about The Salt Lake Tribune's ownership and financial status, officials announced Wednesday that the Huntsman family is buying Utah's largest daily newspaper.
Digital First Media, which owns The Tribune, confirmed it has entered into a purchase agreement with Paul Huntsman, son of Utah industrialist-philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr.
The sale price and other terms have not been disclosed, although a source said the transaction was contingent on the end of a federal lawsuit and an antitrust probe targeting The Tribune's partnership with the Deseret News.
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