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Orem’s Windsor Park now has 12 new sports-lighting poles, opening the door to more evening games and recreation.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Bobby Berk brought his design eye to Holladay’s LivingWell showcase, a six-home luxury community where wellness features meet $3 million-plus price tags.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
A predawn Sandy house fire injured two people, killed a cat and destroyed a home after a resident reentered the flames to save a pet.
A failed chiller left Salt Lake City seniors relying on inadequate portable air conditioners during a punishing summer. Permanent repairs still have no timeline.
Fun & Entertainment in ...
West Jordan’s demolition derby is nearing a sellout two weeks before engines roar at the city’s rodeo arena. Food trucks and a packed night of car-crunching action are planned.
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A proposed northern Logan bar wants to serve drinks, bar food and table-dumped nachos. The project cleared zoning but still needs state approval.
Joint county and federal probes arrested suspects and seized about 7,500 fentanyl pills plus a large meth and heroin haul in Utah County.
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Gov. Spencer Cox tapped Hannah Freeze, a farmer and water‑program manager, to lead the Great Salt Lake office as the basin faces low water, toxic dust and data‑center fights.
The Utah State Correctional Facility was placed on lockdown after an inmate assaulted a correctional officer; the officer is expected to recover and an investigation is underway.
An early‑morning fight near 100 South and 200 East shut streets and briefly halted services at St. Mark's Cathedral; police say two people are in custody and the investigation is ongoing.
A judge suspended a 1–15‑year sentence and ordered treatment and four years' probation for the man who stabbed a 74‑year‑old at Pioneer Park last August.
Weather & Environment in ...
Utah’s basin-wide plan and a Reclamation-backed model will map how water choices across a 36,000-square-mile watershed ripple to the Great Salt Lake. Officials call it a tool to weigh habitat, water and economic trade-offs.
Salt Lake County’s median single‑family sale climbed to about $645,000 this quarter as some ZIP codes top $1 million and buyers get creative to afford homes.
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