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.

A late‑afternoon dust storm on U.S. 91 near Cove sparked an eight‑vehicle pileup that left several people seriously injured and shut the highway. Emergency crews remain on scene.

Clear skies and highs near 74°F Thursday; a much colder, wetter system arrives Sunday into Monday.

A small plane went down on Monroe Mountain above Marysvale; emergency crews responded and officials have not confirmed injuries.

A Spanish Fork man was sentenced to 180 days in jail and three years' probation after a 2022 I‑80 crash that killed a 15‑year‑old passenger, court records show.