Salt Lake City tries a new law enforcement strategy to curb violent crime
Salt Lake City police and prosecutors are implementing a new strategy targeting 114 individuals most likely to be involved in violent crime based on past behavior. Police and prosecutors in Salt Lake City announced Thursday they are trying a new strategy to tackle violent crime: keeping a laser focus on 114 people...
Riverton police arrest welder accused of threatening man with machete
A 24-year-old welder from Salt Lake City is facing aggravated assault and threatening with a dangerous weapon charges after Riverton police say he threatened a client with a machete.
Bangerter Highway to close over weekend
SALT LAKE CITY — Those planning to travel around the Salt Lake Valley should plan ahead for a road closure in West Jordan. Crews will close Bangerter Highway in both directions from 78th to 90th south in West Jordan starting on Saturday. Utah Department of Transportation spokesman John Gleason...
A Distracted Driver Took Out a Power Pole in Salt Lake and Left 400...
One drift, one overcorrection, one very unhappy power pole. Salt Lake City traffic was not having it Tuesday.
S-Line streetcar extension construction to begin in Sugar House
The Salt Lake City council last night approved the final touches to the inter-local contracts that will finally bring UTA’s S-Line Streetcar in Sugar House to Highland Drive. Members of the Salt Lake City Council voted Tuesday to approve an inter-local agreement between the city, the city’s Community Reinvestment...
Salt Lake City initiates process to rename street honoring Cesar Chavez
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s capital city honorarily named a segment of 500 South after Cesar Chavez over two decades ago, seeking to celebrate the life and work of the influential 20th-century labor movement leader. However, in light of last week’s New York Times investigative report, which detailed...
Sister of man found dead in Jordan River asks public for help finding answers
Nine months after her brother’s body was recovered from the Jordan River, her search for answers has become a public plea for help.
Utah cities charge transportation fees on top of taxes
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah (KUTV) — Close to a dozen Utah cities impose "transportation utility fees," which are collected in addition to taxes. Now, commercial property owners in one community are pushing back. "They're changing the name from 'tax' to 'fee,'" said Derek Mortensen, who has owned a 10,000...
VIDEO: Large fire burns through castle-like home in Cottonwood Heights
A large fire was seen burning Thursday afternoon at a home on a large estate in Cottonwood Heights, with smoke billowing across the neighborhood.
Fire crews respond to large house fire outside Willow Creek Country Club
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — Firefighters responded to a large fire at a home nestled behind a green at the Willow Creek Country Club in Cottonwood Heights on Thursday. Unified Fire Authority spokesman Benjamin Porter said both UFA and the Sandy Fire Department responded to the home at 2945 Robidoux Road about noon and...

















