The Salt Lake City Council rezoned three East Bench parcels to MU‑3, clearing the way for 26 townhomes and condos near Foothill Drive with limited affordable units and relocation aid.

Two Eagle men were sentenced after a social‑media luring left an 18‑year‑old tased, bound and beaten and forced to send breakup messages. The judge approved retained jurisdiction while prosecutors called the attack planned and calculated.

A high-speed exit on I-80 in Tooele County ended in tragedy when a car rolled into a retention pond; two people have died, troopers say.

A 14-year-old survivor helped mark the start of a $43M expansion at Huntsman that will add a 9,000‑sq‑ft vault and double proton therapy capacity for Mountain West families.

Ogden has released the Plan Ogden draft to guide growth through 2050. Public review is open and a June 24 showcase at Union Station will collect feedback.

Police activity near Cottonwood Heights schools prompted a brief secure protocol; the district says there was no ongoing threat and classes continued.

Mostly sunny Wednesday with a high near 70°F. Showers and gusty thunderstorms are likely Thursday, mainly across northern Utah.

After nearly 20 years of organizing, Wasatch Food Co‑op opens its Milk Block storefront Wednesday with local produce, refillable bulk bins and a $300 membership model.

A short overnight freeze could harm unprotected plants and pipes in Salt Lake City, but sunshine returns and highs surge into the 80s by the weekend.

Stellantis won conditional approval to form a Utah‑chartered industrial bank headquartered in the Salt Lake City area, with regulators imposing strict capital and oversight conditions. The bank will focus on auto financing and online deposits.

Compass Minerals and EnergyX signed an MOU to test direct lithium extraction at the Great Salt Lake, bringing roughly $400M in planned investment and reviving a shelved project.

A Harvard Business School case developed with Grow the Flow took the Great Salt Lake crisis into Cambridge classrooms, aiming to turn student debate into policy muscle. The study will be published soon and could spread to dozens of programs.

Deputies cleared West Point Junior High after a reported threat Friday; classes resumed and officers remained on site.