Market owner accused of trading cash for SNAP benefits
TAYLORSVILLE — The co-owner of a Taylorsville market is accused of essentially trading cash for food stamps. Besmullah Yaqoobi, 45, of Salt Lake City, was charged Monday in 3rd District Court with public assistance fraud by a provider, a second-degree felony. Yagoobi and his partner were charged with a similar crime in
Utah homeless services board awards $1.8M to 3 cities for winter shelters
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Homeless Services Board voted Tuesday to approve more than $1.8 million to three cities that host temporary winter shelter space. Most of that money, $1.1 million, will go to Salt Lake City, with $378,000 for South Salt Lake and another $252,000 for Ogden. The board voted unanimously to award th
Smoke rises over Salt Lake City after vehicle fire off Redwood Road
Smoke was spotted near Redwood Road in Salt Lake City following a vehicle fire.
Man accused of kidnapping after taking 9-year-old on motorcycle ride without parents’ knowledge
A West Jordan man is behind bars after he took a 9-year-old on a motorcycle ride without informing the child's parents, whom he is a stranger to.
Billions of gallons of water from Pineview Reservoir en route to the Great Salt...
Billions of gallons of water from Pineview Reservoir en route to the Great Salt Lake
Several I-215 ramps close for bridge work in Salt Lake County
SALT LAKE CITY — Drivers in Salt Lake County will need to plan ahead starting at 4 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, several ramps around I-80, I-215, state Route 201 and Redwood Road will close for bridge work. That's why Tuesday's commute might look a little different, and it's expected to stay that way for about 20 days,
‘Like general conference every day’: Downtown Salt Lake prepares for temple crowds
SALT LAKE CITY — Downtown Salt Lake City businesses are preparing for a significant increase in visitors when the Salt Lake Temple opens to the public following years of renovation. Leaders with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expect the temple open house to attract about 22,000...
New statue of resurrected Jesus Christ unveiled inside Conference Center
Designer shares the reasons for replacing the fountain with “Christ Visits the Americas.”
Silver Alert issued for man, 72, last seen in Murray
MURRAY, Utah, Oct. 5, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Unified Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a man last seen at about 3 p.m. Monday at the Moran Eye Center, 243 E. 6100 South, Murray. Frank Cubban Wood is 72, and stands 5 feet 10 inches and...
‘A humble servant’: Morgan Scalley, Utes happy to have special guest at Utah-Iowa State...
Elder Ronald A. Rasband, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was on hand in Ames, Iowa, to watch Utah defeat Iowa State 31-17 to open Big 12 play on Sept. 26.

















