Salt Lake City UT

On March 9, Salt Lake City recorded a 71-degree day, making it the third-earliest 70-degree day in the city’s recorded history. This year’s hot temperatures came roughly three weeks ahead of schedule, with 2026 matching 1989 and 1972 as the years with the third-earliest 70-degree days, which fell on March 9. The...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 11, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Salt Lake City police and fire crews remained on the scene for more than three hours Wednesday after the discovery of a mystery substance in an envelope and a possible threat of explosives in the John Baxter Courthouse, at 333 S. 200 East.

In the heart of Salt Lake City stands a transportation hub rooted in the golden age of American rail travel. Constructed in 1905 and designed by American architect Daniel James Patterson, the Union Pacific Railroad Depot served as a vital waypoint for travelers and goods connecting from East to West. Although rail...

Merrill Cook, who served as a congressman in Utah's second congressional district from 1997 to 2001, has died at 79 years old.

HERRIMAN — The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a death at Rio Tinto Kennecott. A sheriff's spokesman said Thursday, "We are investigating an industrial fatality at Kennecott. The victim was an adult male. This is still under investigation. We do not have any other details at this time."

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A West Jordan man is facing several new charges after he allegedly called a protected victim more than 290 times while he was held at the Salt Lake County Jail. Terence Lynn Lawler, 39, was originally taken into custody in November 2025 following a...

Utah lawmakers amended a controversial bill from 2025 that required fishing or hunting licenses to enter some wildlife management areas in the state, replacing it with a new requirement.

Compared to a year ago — when Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall expressed concerns that Utah lawmakers’ appetite to “control” the state’s capital city had grown to a new “punitive” level — this year’s session was starkly different. “I can say without a doubt, this is one of the most productive legislative...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) — The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Gerardo “Jerry” Tarango, a retired Air Force veteran from Ouray who has been missing for nearly two weeks. According to the sheriff’s office, Tarango left Ouray on...

"We had lots of tears of our own trying to figure out how to help her," Katelynn Jenson says