Man arrested after entering Goldman Sachs building while holding loaded gun
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 17, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) — Salt Lake City Police officials arrested a man Tuesday after he allegedly entered the Goldman Sachs building at 222 S. Main St. holding a loaded gun and appearing confused and intoxicated. Oscar Josue Gomez, 39, was arrested for investigation...
Utah man convicted of murder in case of 2022 drug deal gone bad
A 24-year-old Utah man is now waiting to see how long he will spend in prison following his conviction of first-degree felony murder and first-degree felony aggravated robbery.
Two flamingo chicks hatch at Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City
The pink-feathered family at Tracy Aviary has expanded, according to a press release from the aviary.
Man who impregnated 13-year-old convicted for 2015 rape
SALT LAKE CITY — A 60-year-old man accused of impregnating a 13-year-old girl a decade ago was convicted this month of child rape. In January 2017, William Piol Makuei, of Salt Lake, was charged by the Utah Attorney General's Office with two counts of rape of a child, a first-degree felony. More than eight years...
Former LDS meetinghouse repurposed as Hindu Temple
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah’s newest Hindu temple in Kearns was once a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse. On Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir celebrated its grand opening ceremony in Kearns. BAPS, a socio-spiritual group within the Hindu faith, lead the celebration under the...
‘Shout out to that flight attendant’: American Airlines passenger says man stalked her at...
A woman says she was stalked and harassed while traveling through Salt Lake City International Airport, recounting her experience in a viral TikTok. It has drawn more than 1.3 million views. Alexandra Kenyon (@takidaddi) shared that her layover in Salt Lake City quickly turned frightening after she noticed a man at...
LDS church adds over 3 billion gallons to its water donations to Great Salt...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it is donating billions of gallons of water to the Great Salt Lake.
Two men facing federal charges after law enforcement seized 100K fentanyl pills from West...
Two Utah residents are facing federal drug charges after approximately 100,000 fentanyl pills were seized by law enforcement while executing a search warrant in West Valley City earlier this month.
Layton grocery store evacuated after customer reported bomb threat
LAYTON, Utah (KUTV) — A Smith's grocery store in Davis County was evacuated due to a reported bomb threat. Officials with the Layton City Police Department said the store located at 1170 E Gentile Street was evacuated Monday evening "out of an abundance of caution" after police received a report of a bomb threat.
Salt Lake County jails are crowded. Cellphones might help reduce common bookings
Overcrowding is a long-lived issue in the Salt Lake County jail system. One Utah lawmaker thinks a solution could be in our pockets: cellphones. Earlier in September, a new law restricted one of the tools the county sheriff’s office used to control the jail population, so the corrections bureau of the Salt Lake...
