A West Jordan hypnotherapist was charged with multiple counts of forcible sexual abuse and sodomy; prosecutors say some reports date back to 2007.

Troopers say unsecured cargo leads to roughly 742 crashes a year in Utah and a handful of deaths; officials urge drivers to strap, tarp and check every tie‑down.

A late-night crash on Redwood Road in Taylorsville injured eight people and hospitalized five. Two people were later arrested and booked, police say.

Micah Smith faces child‑torture and aggravated‑abuse charges after a storm hike in Big Cottonwood Canyon left his children hospitalized. He remains jailed as pretrial work continues.

Ensign Peak’s latest 13F shows the LDS Church’s U.S. stock holdings fell to about $53.7B in Q1 2026 even as the fund bought more shares.

Andrew Craig Petersen was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after admitting he produced sexually explicit images of a 7-year-old; restitution will be set later.

Salt Lake City voted to close a short stretch of 200 South to help qualify a west‑side federal quiet zone, a move city leaders say will cut routine train horn noise.

UTA postponed two bargaining sessions after downtown transit workers rallied at the APTA bus rodeo. Workers say talks have been stalled for months.

Two men were charged after alleged copper thefts in West Valley City that investigators say caused more than $100,000 in damage to a water facility and a vacant building.

A mid‑morning Rocky Mountain Power outage left about 5,249 Salt Lake City customers without electricity; crews were dispatched and the utility set an 11:30 a.m. restoration estimate.

A new full‑time judge has joined Salt Lake City’s immigration court, but TRAC data show about 49,000 pending cases and average waits near two years.

A master‑planned community on West Jordan’s west bench could add roughly 2,800 homes while prioritizing water‑wise landscaping and preserved foothill open space.

Sunny and warm Friday; a sharp cooldown arrives Sunday into Monday with mountain snow and a valley freeze risk.