A hand‑roll sushi bar and a minimalist matcha cafe have opened on 200 West, bringing focused Japanese flavors and calm design to downtown Salt Lake.

Logan City warns lithium-ion batteries can ignite in trucks and at the landfill; residents are urged to bag and tape cells and use the free HHW drop-off.

A manager reported a bomb threat at the Flying J in Willard; the travel center was evacuated for about two hours before police cleared the scene and said a person of interest has been contacted. No injuries were reported.

A disabled TRAX train at Courthouse prompted UTA to activate a downtown bus bridge. Riders should expect significant delays while crews clear the tracks.

A man in his 40s died early Sunday after his car struck a retaining wall near the 200 North exit and Mountain Road in Fruit Heights; investigators are probing the cause.

Johnny Brickman Wall — already convicted in his ex‑wife’s 2011 death — now faces three first‑degree counts accusing him of abusing a child during medical exams in 2011–2012.

Three Kearns schools were placed on secure protocol after nearby police activity; Granite School District said students remained safe and classes continued.

An active structure fire in west Ogden briefly closed 17th Street near 1200 West; crews remained on scene and police urged alternate routes.

A Utah Bath & Body Works manager reached a confidential settlement after claiming she was fired for refusing to use a coworker’s preferred pronouns. The terms were not disclosed.

Douglas Stewart Carter returned to a Provo courtroom as prosecutors and defense lawyers prepare for a retrial after the Utah Supreme Court vacated his 1985 conviction.

A Utah Highway Patrol trooper resigned in February after court filings alleged he showed pornography to a 17-year-old and exposed himself, the agency confirmed. The former trooper faces felony and misdemeanor counts in Box Elder County.

A bar fight in downtown Salt Lake City escalated into gunfire early Saturday; one person was shot, injuries non-life-threatening, and a suspect was arrested.

Deed records show DHS paid $145 million for a massive Salt Lake City warehouse at 6020 W 300 S, renewing concern after national reporting on ICE warehouse purchases.