Utah nears 500 measles cases, with dozens of confirmed exposure locations
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — According to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the state now has 486 cases. ABC4 has compiled a list of all confirmed exposure locations over the last three weeks. As of Tuesday, Utah has seen 486 confirmed measles cases during the...
Salt Lake County considers expanding programs to fill daycare gap over summer
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Following the closure of daycares at the Millcreek Activity Center, Kearns, Magna, and Northwest, Salt Lake County is considering expanding eight of its other programs to help fill the daycare gap over the summer. "Definitely doesn't feel good for it to be up in...
From forgotten to found: The human fix behind Utah’s new homeless strategy
Utah’s $45 million bet: Can relationships succeed where homeless shelters failed?
Injured Hiker Hauled Down Utah Mountain After ‘Considerable Fall’
A hiker in Utah was rescued Sunday after sustaining serious injuries in a “considerable fall” at the Donut Falls Waterfall, officials said. Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue said it was dispatched at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to assist Unified Fire Authority crews in the rescue of a hiker who had fallen “at...
Redwood Road partially closed following woman struck, killed by vehicle
Salt Lake City police have closed down a section of Redwood Road following a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle on Wednesday morning.
2 new statues at Temple Square bear witness of ‘the person of Christ’
Sculpting Christ takes ‘a lot of nerve,’ one sculptor says. These new statues depict Christ and ‘transcendent moments’ in his life.
Firehouse Subs franchisee files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
CN Holdings, LLC, an Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Firehouse Subs franchisee, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 23, in the District of Utah. The company operates Firehouse Subs restaurants across southeast Idaho, in Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Ammon, and northern Utah, in Layton and Salt Lake City. The...
Salt Lake City TSA officer leaves agency after nine years amid shutdown
Robert Echeverria quit his job with TSA two weeks into the shutdown to work for the department that manages the airports in Salt Lake. The 45-year-old father isn’t the only TSA employee to leave the agency or change plans as tens of thousands of officers are set to receive another $0 paycheck this week.
City Council adopts Mendenhall water-use proposal, potentially hindering plans for ICE detention facility
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 25, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Salt Lake City Council on Tuesday adopted a water-use and land-use proposal from Mayor Erin Mendenhall that could hinder development of a proposed large-scale ICE detention facility on the city’s west side. The changes update Title 17...
UHP IDs victim killed in Sunday collision near Magna
MAGNA, Utah, March 25, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Highway Patrol has identified the person killed when she ran into the back of vehicle stopped at a red light one State Route 201 and 202. A Toyota Rav4 was stopped at the traffic light in a westbound lane....
