Salt Lake City UT

Construction of the University of Utah’s new hospital starts in West Valley City. (Darrell Kirby/City Journals) After several years of talk and planning, construction of the University of Utah Health’s new hospital in West Valley City is finally underway. The U West Valley Steering Committee met in September...

SALT LAKE CITY — A man convicted of manslaughter for the death of a passenger in his car while fleeing police was sentenced to a year in jail. Josue Yahir Hernandez-Perez, 22, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a second-degree felony, in August. In his plea, he admitted responsibility for the death of a passenger in his...

MAGNA — It's a historic venue best known for lively concerts, but the Great Saltair is also developing a reputation as a home for something else. Ghostly sightings have led workers to believe the space is truly haunted, and unexplained encounters and events around the building have even led to a label of "the Saltair...

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday for the 515 Tower project, which has created affordable housing options for families. Originally built in the 1980s, the 515 Tower (515 E. 100 South) is being transformed into a long-term affordable housing project called Arbor 515 to...

Not far from the security line at the Salt Lake City International Airport, a woman struggled, screaming for help as two plain-clothed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers dragged her out. A video posted on social media shows one of the agents showing a badge to a Salt Lake City Police officer who observed...

A 41-year-old has been arrested by the Unified Police Department after he allegedly led officers on a chase and rammed into several parked vehicles. Joshua Kunz was arrested Thursday night.

For five years, the Millcreek Activity Center, a Salt Lake County-sponsored daycare, has been a safe haven for Lacy Walker’s family. Like many parents, dropping off her children there in the mornings allows her to keep her job as a human resources worker. She trusts the teachers, and the kids have made friends. And,...

SALT LAKE CITY — When it comes to the supernatural, Utahns have their own unique take on things. Nearly half of Americans say they believe in ghosts — and in Utah, that number climbs even higher. But when it comes to witches, vampires, or werewolves? Most residents aren’t buying it.

The 101-year-old Japanese Church of Christ in downtown Salt Lake City finds connection to past while facing an uncertain future.

SALT LAKE CITY — Google “cicada ribs,” and at the top of the search results, you’ll likely find Nicole Parish. That’s because no one is more enthusiastic about the insect, its physical feats or insects as a whole, than this Utah artist. And that’s in part due, she says, to the fact that she has autism.