Salt Lake City

Alexa Dlouhy, 30, reads a book in the shade during a citywide heat advisory at Liberty Park in Salt...
Carter Williams, KSL

Salt Lake City could break another temperature record on Monday

Salt Lake City's overnight low early Monday fell to 84 degrees, which could be the highest minimum low temperature ever recorded since the National Weather Service began tracking the city's weather data in 1874.
3 days ago
The Capitol and downtown Salt Lake City are pictured on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Isaac Hale, Deseret...
Eric Cabrera

Downtown Salt Lake report highlights booming events, more residents and billions in future investment

A new economic report paints an increasingly busy picture of downtown Salt Lake City, with much more to come in the coming years.
13 days ago
Image of the Salt Lake City Planning Commission meeting July 9, 2026, where members approved a prop...
Adam Small

SLC Planning Commission approves proposal targeting private jails, detention facilities

The Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved a proposal banning construction of jails and correctional facilities, including immigration detention centers, on privately-owned land within city limits.
21 days ago
Two vehicles collided with one another in Salt Lake City early Tuesday. (Lt. Joe Cyr, Salt Lake Cit...
Kennedy Camarena, KSL

Crash cuts power, injures 4 people in Salt Lake City

One person was critically injured and three others were hurt in a crash at 5600 West and 700 South in Salt Lake City early Tuesday.
23 days ago
A peacock in Salt Lake City's Poplar Grove neighborhood on May 16. Residents say multiple peafowl h...
Carter Williams, KSL

Salt Lake City police investigate deaths of peafowl, as residents push for charges

Residents of a Salt Lake City neighborhood are pushing for charges of a man they say has intentionally killed wild peafowls that serve as the area's mascot.
30 days ago
A man said to be in his mid-20s is dead after a car and a motorcycle collided Tuesday afternoon, po...
Curtis Booker, KSL

1 dead after car collides with motorcycle in South Salt Lake

A man said to be in his mid-20s is dead after a car and a motorcycle collided Tuesday afternoon, police said.
1 month ago
The exterior of the historic New York Hotel in Salt Lake City, home of Market Street Grill, on Sund...
Carter Williams, KSL

Market Street Grill to close its iconic downtown location after 46 years

Market Street Grill will close its downtown Salt Lake City location June 30.
1 month ago
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Joe Wirthlin

Man arrested after attacking Utah Capitol building, breaking glass, say police

A man was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly damaged glass doors inside the Utah Capitol building.
2 months ago
Police said Wednesday they intended to expand their drone first responder program in the coming wee...
Andrew Adams, KSL

SLCPD to expand drone first responder program as it eyes safety, efficiency

Salt Lake City police intend to expand their drone “first responder” program in the coming weeks after seeing positive resolutions to cases as well as improved efficiency.
3 months ago
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Joe Wirthlin

Bicyclist hospitalized after collision with car

A bicyclist was hospitalized on Thursday after a car hit him while he was riding his bike in Salt Lake City.
3 months ago
poet...
Bryanna Willis

Salt Lake City is looking for their first Poet Laureate

A new Poet Laureate program in Salt Lake City will lead public reading, participate in city events, create an annual civic poem and work with the arts council on a special project.
3 months ago
A warehouse in Salt Lake City intended for use as an ICE "mega center."...
Garna Mejia, KSL

DHS paid $145M for Salt Lake ICE facility — but may own only half the land

Newly uncovered county records reveal a surprising detail about a major ICE facility in Salt Lake City.
4 months ago
A building that has reportedly been purchased by ICE is seen on the west side of Salt Lake City on ...
Adam Small

SLC officials voice concern over sewage use for planned ICE detention facility

Salt Lake City leaders are once again voicing concern with a west side warehouse, that the Department of Homeland Security is planning to turn into an ICE detention center. This time the concern centers around sewage.
4 months ago
planetarium...
Joe Wirthlin

Clark Planetarium to host Artemis II watch party Wednesday

NASA announced Tuesday that the scheduled Artemis II rocket launch has an 80% chance of happening as the weather clears and the moon aligns. The Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City plans to host a viewing event to celebrate the historic launch.
4 months ago
The Jan. 17 photo comes from a protest at another Salt Lake City site where some feared a detention...
Tim Vandenack, KSL

ICE buys Salt Lake City warehouse, sparking concern an immigrant detention center is coming

ICE has bought a Salt Lake City warehouse, sparking concern an immigrant detention center is coming.
5 months ago
A Unified Police Department patrol car. crash...
Joe Wirthlin

Car crash in Kearns leaves infant dead, driver in stable but critical condition

A fatal crash in Kearns early Monday morning left an infant dead and a driver in stable but critical condition.
5 months ago
Legislators gather below as Capitol law enforcement watches from above during the last day of the l...
Daniel Woodruff, KSL

Was last-second bill passed by Utah Senate legal?

The Utah Senate passed the final bill of the 2026 legislative session, which appears to create a pathway to break up Salt Lake County. Later, Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams determined the bill was passed after the session had legally ended.
5 months ago
American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the ...
Associated Press

Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash

American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women’s downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
5 months ago
Garden Associate and Seed Librarian Rikki Longino stands in a garden plot at the library and at the...
Bryanna Willis

Growing a garden doesn’t just feed yourself, it can build resilience and community connections

Salt Lake City residents can start a garden with the help of the Salt Lake City Library and the Community Food Microgrant Program.
5 months ago
Valley Behavioral Health...
Don Brinkerhoff and Joe Wirthlin, KSL

Valley Behavioral Health began construction on 68-bed facility

Valley Behavioral Health broke ground on "Homefront," a 68-bed community housing facility for the unsheltered.
5 months ago
An apartment burns in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2025....
Jacob Freeman

Fire crews respond to burning apartment in Salt Lake City; residents evacuated

Firefighters evacuated residents and put out a fire in a Salt Lake City apartment complex on Wednesday morning.
6 months ago
University of Utah police vehicles are parked outside the Public Safety building in Salt Lake City ...
Simone Seikaly

Bomb threat at U of U verified as hoax, increased police presence to remain overnight

SALT LAKE CITY — Police at the University of Utah have verified that a campus bomb threat received just after 4 p.m. was a hoax. “Lockdowns at University Hospital and Primary Children’s Hospital will be lifted,” police said in their update. Additional police were called to campus Wednsday afternoon, after police received a 911 call […]
6 months ago
delta center...
Joe Wirthlin

TRAX train collides with car outside Delta Center

A TRAX train collided with a car on Monday outside the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
6 months ago
Artist Josh Scheuerman works on a mural in honor civil and LGBT rights leader Harvey Milk at 265 E....
Carter Williams and Adam Small, KSL

Utah bill seeks to shift Salt Lake City street honor from LGBTQ politician to Charlie Kirk

It's unclear if HB196 has the support to move forward in the upcoming legislative session, which runs from Jan. 20 through March 6.
7 months ago