Utah inland port pledges $7.5M to Great Salt Lake ‘buffer,’ seeks to improve water...
Utah Inland Port Authority allocates $7.5 million for Great Salt Lake wetlands conservation. New partnerships aim to create buffer zones and curb industrial water use near the lake. Efforts focus on balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability, addressing lake's decline. Editor's note: This article is pu
SLC Council approves adjusted tax deal for Silo Park in Granary District
After a testy hearing last month, city officials approved a multi-million dollar tax increment agreement for a new development in the Granary District. Members of the Salt Lake City Council, acting as the board of the city’s Community Reinvestment Agency, voted 6-1 on Tuesday to approve a tax increment reimbursement re
Man charged with murder of three special needs adults appears in court
The man who is accused of leaving three men with special needs inside of a running van in a garage for more than four hours made a court appearance on Wednesday.
Dog rescued after fire burns garage, part of house in Holladay
HOLLADAY — A dog was rescued from a burning home in Holladay early Tuesday after the family was unable to find it, according to the Unified Fire Authority. Officials said all occupants of the home safely evacuated with no injuries, but the homeowner reported his dog was possibly still in the basement.
Former West Valley City man charged with raping, kidnapping girl in Weber County
OGDEN — A former West Valley City man faces charges of sexually assaulting and kidnapping a 13-year-old girl he met via social media sometime in 2021 or 2022. Chad Jason Torres-Cruz, 30, faces a count of child kidnapping and rape of a child, first-degree felonies, sometime between Aug. 7, 2021, and Aug. 6, 2022. The We
‘Surprising and exciting’: U. astronomers harness NASA telescopes for black hole discovery
SALT LAKE CITY — In a discovery that has eluded and puzzled astronomers for centuries, University of Utah astronomers harnessed archival data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to locate the first stellar-mass black hole in the massive globular star cluster Omega
From Historic Heat to a Chance of Heavy Rain
Scattered showers & t-storms are most likely across Eastern Utah today. Isolated storms over SW UT & very low chance along Wasatch Front. Isolated flash flooding possible in Central & Southern UT.
North Salt Lake homeowners endure days without power in extreme heat
About 150 homeowners in North Salt Lake spent some of the hottest days of the year in the dark with no air conditioning, according to RHP Properties.
Protect what matters: 4 ways to teach kids to stand up for good
SALT LAKE CITY — As parents, we spend so much of our lives in protector mode watching, teaching, guiding and helping our kids. But parenting isn't just about protecting, it's about preparing. We're raising future adults who will carry forward the values we care about. Things like kindness, faith, respect for others, lo
12 Utah charter school hopefuls submit bids for approval
SALT LAKE CITY — Twelve charter schools could soon join the Beehive State’s existing network after submitting proposals for formal consideration last week. The proposals will be considered and ultimately approved or denied by the State Charter School Board during its upcoming review cycle. Utah is currently home...

















