Salt Lake City UT

KEARNS — A Kearns High School student is facing criminal charges accusing him of assaulting a student with special needs at the school and throwing him outside the building. Ivan Rigby, 18, of Kearns, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with kidnapping, a second-degree felony; and assault, a class B misdemeanor.

HOLLADAY — Magnolia Bakery recently announced it will be bringing its iconic sweets to the Salt Lake area. The bakery first opened up shop in the West Village of New York City in 1996 and quickly became a favorite of New Yorkers and tourists alike, with people lining the block to get their hands on the red velvet cupcakes or banana pudding.

Representatives from the Czech Republic and Kazakhstan met with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday.

FrontRunner 2X is expected to increase pickup frequency from every 30 minutes during peak hours to every 15. Photo by Simon Mortensen. Few states have experienced the amount of growth that Utah has undergone since the turn of the decade. According to Federal Reserve Economic Data, over 250,000 individuals have become residents in the state since 2020 – a change that has tested the area’s...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 29, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A minor multi-vehicle collision led to a dramatic rollover Wednesday afternoon, but no serious injuries. One car had to be stabilized so a woman could be helped out an upward facing side door, but no one had to be transported, Detective Michael Ruff, Salt Lake City Police, told Gephardt Daily.

The Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging the use of life jackets in the wake of an apparent paddleboarding accident that left James A. Singer, 24, deceased on April 13. Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Leo Lucey said law enforcement assumes Singer died from a combination of drowning and...

Newly released body camera footage shows the moments when a man accused of setting small fires in Big Cottonwood Canyon was brought down from the mountain via helicopter and transferred to police.

An alleged drug trafficker, who the Department of Justice (DOJ) said is an undocumented immigrant illegally residing in West Valley City, has been indicted by a federal grand jury following the seizure of approximately 240,000 fentanyl pills hidden inside furniture panels.

State officials are advising Utahns that if they see smoke along the eastern shore of the Great Salt Lake over the next few days, it's most likely from a prescribed burn and not a wildfire.

MILLCREEK, Utah (KUTV) — Videos and photos show a mountain lion outside a home along the east bench of Salt Lake County, coming as close as to tap on a window. The video was captured outside a home Thursday in the Olympus Cove neighborhood of Millcreek. The cougar was...