Advocates say Utah’s 2026 legislative session left renters and Medicaid recipients with little immediate relief, criticizing a narrow $10M homebuyer boost and missed consumer protections.

Text messages and photos on a South Ogden woman's phone prompted a murder charge after police found her boyfriend dead with a head wound.

Morgan Scalley’s early staff moves and pitch convinced Devon Dampier and Byrd Ficklin to return to Utah, stabilizing the program for 2026.

Joshua Homer faces three new felony counts while behind bars, accused of prison drug distribution, a cellmate assault and facilitating contraband.

A two-vehicle crash on North Main Street in Springville left one driver dead; police say others were not critically hurt and an investigation is underway.

Mitchell Dean Anderson, 36, was arrested after allegedly stripping naked at Temple Square during LDS General Conference and was booked on suspicion of lewdness involving a child.

During the Saturday afternoon session of the LDS church’s 196th general conference, leaders introduced a new Primary General Presidency that will begin service in August.

Salt Lake County DA Sim Gill found a Salt Lake City officer legally justified after bodycam showed a suspect raise a rock over the fallen officer during a May chase. The suspect later pleaded guilty to related charges.

Two Riverton teens were killed and a third critically injured after a pickup rolled on Jericho Callao Road. Deputies say the occupants were unrestrained and were ejected.

A three‑judge court Republicans said would speed cases has instead delayed a long‑planned hearing in Utah’s abortion trigger lawsuit amid a constitutional challenge. Procedural fights over the new panels have put the ban’s fate on hold.

UDOT will stagger ramp closures at the I‑80/I‑215 interchange starting April 6, with early‑May work likely to affect airport access. Most closures will last several weeks as crews rebuild ramps and bridges.

Lehi’s new civic center opens this month with a two-floor library, expanded program rooms and a larger City Council chamber.

Light rain and showers this morning in Salt Lake; a colder system arrives Thursday with mountain snow and morning frost possible.