Local couple dies weeks apart from same crash
An Idaho Falls woman was taken off life support in a Utah hospital July 11, nearly two weeks after suffering critical injuries in the same one-vehicle crash that killed her husband. Barbara Turner, 72, died at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, according to the Idaho State Police. Bruce Turner, 72,...
Woman admits conspiring with family to lure husband to Utah and kill him
PROVO, Utah (KSL.com) — An American Fork woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring with her mother and brother to murder her husband last summer. Kathryn Restelli, 37, pleaded guilty to a reduced count of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree felonies; and felony discharge of a firearm, a first-degree...
Remembering the 1847 guys trip that settled Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — One hundred and seventy-eight years ago this coming week they started rolling in, the first non-Indians to enter the Salt Lake Valley and not keep going. Much has been written about the 148 souls who made that historic 111-day, 1,031-mile trek from Winter Quarters (now Omaha, Nebraska) to the shores...
Salt Lake Just Got Fringier
The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival “serves as a launching pad for the next generation of original theater to come out of Utah.”. Ongoing for 11 years now, the festival will take off at the Alliance Theater in downtown Salt Lake City, July 24 through Aug. 3. For the first year, the MadKing Fellowship Theater at The...
Utah craft shop owners stitch the creative community back together
This story appears in the July 2025 issue of Utah Business. Subscribe. When JOANN announced in February that it would close all of its stores nationwide, many crafters went into mourning. For quilters, knitters and scrapbookers, JOANN had been the go-to for supplies for decades — in Utah alone, there were 13...
I-15 crash blocks two southbound lanes near Salt Lake City
A crash on the southbound lanes of I-15 in Salt Lake City is blocking two of the right-most lanes, significantly slowing traffic.
Clear Skies and Warm Temperatures Ahead for Salt Lake City, NWS Reports Minimal Chance...
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued its latest update, and residents can expect relatively clear skies with some chances for showers and thunderstorms. The NWS update, last provided at 6:30 AM MDT, pegs the temperature at 81°F with a humidity rating of 18%. Winds are coming from the south at 18...
IT professional arrested, charged for allegedly enticing a 13-year-old online for months
A Salt Lake City man has been arrested and charged after spending months grooming and sending inappropriate messages to who he believed was a 13-year-old girl online.
Woman dead after assault by boyfriend in Midvale, police say
A woman is dead following an alleged assault by her boyfriend in Midvale on Sunday, according to Unified Police.
Salt Lake Man’s Rooster Crisis Derails Backyard Farm Plan
MURRAY, UT — After months of watching YouTube videos of men building log cabins with hand tools and smoking deer meat over open fires, Bryce Hamilton decided it was time to live off the land. He started by selling his Sugar House bungalow. “My ancestors didn’t have central air,”...