The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reports 17.8M members
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported just over 17.8 million members in its statistical report during the April 2026 general conference. The First Presidency issued the report, which is current as of Dec. 31, 2025. According to the report, 385,490 converts...
Salt Lake Cop Cleared After Shooting Teen Who Raised Rock In Rail Chase
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill has ruled that a Salt Lake City police officer was legally justified in shooting a 19-year-old man who appeared to raise a rock as if to throw it during a May 12, 2025, foot pursuit along railroad tracks. The suspect, Carlos Felipe Ocampo-Flores, survived the gunfire and...
Sandy man killed in UHP officer-involved shooting identified; had previous record of making terrorist...
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah, April 3, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) – The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has named the man shot and killed last week during a confrontation with a Utah Highway Patrol trooper on northbound I-15 near 3500 South. According to a DPS news release, the “individual who...
Man arrested after allegedly breaking into home, stealing shotgun and pellet pistol while high
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A man has been arrested after he allegedly kicked down the door of a Salt Lake City residence and stole two weapons from the home while under the influence of methamphetamine. Brad Donyell Johnson, 39, was arrested for aggravated burglary (first-degree felony), aggravated assault...
The Utah Lake That Fell To Alarming Levels And Is Now Raising Fresh Concerns
It is one thing to hear that a lake is shrinking, and another to see the change become impossible to ignore. That is exactly what gives this Utah lake such a heavy story right now. What used to feel like a familiar natural landmark is now drawing attention for a...
Midvale woman arrested for attempted murder after allegedly cutting couple’s brake lines
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — A Midvale woman is being accused of attempted murder after she allegedly cut the brake lines on a couple’s vehicle. Authorities say she searched for information about brake lines shortly before the incident. 32-year-old Toria Raye Stein has been charged with attempted...
Forward Party chooses ‘no candidate’ in race for Utah’s 1st Congressional District
SALT LAKE CITY — The Forward Party of Utah will no longer have a candidate in the running for Utah's 1st Congressional District seat after delegates at the party's Salt Lake County nominating convention opted instead for "no candidate at this time." Delegates selected the no candidate option over...
Two people injured following shooting in West Jordan
Two people were injured after an argument between two groups of people broke out at a public park in West Jordan Sunday morning.
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Blown tire, brush fire cause closure of westbound I-80 in Magna area
Officials are advising drivers heading west on I-80 out of the Salt Lake area to take an alternate route after a crash and subsequent fire closed the freeway.
