Salt Lake City UT

Researchers at the University of Utah have forged a new frontier in the fight against contamination by "forever chemicals." Specifically, they've developed a material that is not only adept at extracting toxic perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) from water but also doubles as a real-time detector of this contaminant. As...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Pioneer Day holiday celebrates the arrival of the first group of pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Cities across Utah are celebrating with unique events to mark the holiday. Days of ’47 celebration. The week of festivities starts with the...

Thursday is Pioneer Day and Pie 'n' Beer Day — Utah's time to party, with or without bonnets. 🤠 Days of '47 Rodeo: 5pm Tuesday-Saturday, Utah State Fairpark. Drone show and fireworks nightly. Tickets start at $22, but there's live music, animals and other pioneer festivities in the...

JORDAN MEADOWS—The three Salt Lake City park rangers were pleasant and knowledgeable as they stood on a bridge just west of Backman Elementary and explained recent changes to the Jordan River Parkway. They noted how litter and debris had been removed from the water, how overgrown and invasive vegetation...

According to Salt Lake City Fire Department, they are working the incident, which they described as evolving. They also said that crews are working aggressively at the firefight.

WEST VALLEY CITY — A 34-year-old man was killed in a crash on the Mountain View Corridor Sunday after being hit by another vehicle that ran a red light, according to police. About 1:20 a.m., a black Lexus SUV was westbound on 6200 South when the 19-year-old driver ran a red light at the Mountain View Corridor...

STOCKTON, Utah (KUTV) — A missing West Jordan man was found dead by search and rescue dogs. Chad Burningham's body was located in the Jacob City area on Wednesday. The 42-year-old was last seen at a Soldier Canyon campsite on the morning of July 15, according to Sgt. Dane Lerdahl with the Tooele County Sheriff's...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A Utah-based non-profit that delivers food to some of the state’s most vulnerable residents is on the brink of shutting down, just as food insecurity surges across the state. The Food Justice Coalition, known for preparing and delivering nutritious meals to individuals experiencing...

AMERICAN FORK — A Pleasant Grove man died days after sustaining severe injuries when he crashed into a tree during a motorcycle ride in American Fork Canyon. On July 8, Brian Dowd, 60, was riding his Harley Davidson along state Route 92 when, for an unknown reason, he rode off the road and crashed into a tree.

Vigils continued on Wednesday outside the West Jordan home where a family of four was found dead following what is believed to be a murder-suicide conducted by arson.