NHMU and BLM Utah received an award for cataloging and preparing roughly 101,000 Indigenous objects seized in a major federal sting for repatriation and curation.

Utah’s annual Point‑in‑Time count shows a small, state‑led decline in homelessness this year, a shift leaders call hopeful even as advocates urge caution.

Weber School District won a $25M state APEX award plus a $5M Intermountain gift to build a 12th Street Catalyst Campus with eight hands-on career academies. An open house is scheduled Friday.

First Step House rolled out a mobile mental‑health team to meet people sleeping outside in Salt Lake City and offer on‑site psychiatric care, peer support and housing referrals.

An AP investigation and government probes found adopted children sent to for‑profit treatment centers faced restraints, punishments and safety failures. Regulators, lawsuits and federal reviewers are now pressing for change.

Mayor Mike Leonhardt, 58, has died after a short battle with cancer. The longtime local leader was remembered as a volunteer fire chief and community advocate.

The LDS Church announced open-house dates for the Ephraim Utah Temple this fall and scheduled a June 6 groundbreaking for the Springfield, Missouri, temple.

A vehicle struck the Utah Animal Adoption Center in Sandy Sunday; no animals or people were hurt and the shelter has launched an online donation fund to help cover damage.

The LDS Church sued John Dehlin and his nonprofit, saying Mormon Stories' name and branding risk confusing listeners about affiliation with the Church.

Salt Lake City School District officials say the child nutrition fund is roughly $1.6 million in the red and are weighing paid-lunch increases that could add about $90 per student annually. The board will consider a proposal in May that would raise paid meal prices between $0.50 and $1.25.

The LDS Church’s 2025 statistical report shows strong global growth even as U.S. membership dipped for the first time, sharpening retention and record‑keeping questions in Salt Lake.

Dr. Sylvia Torti will be Westminster University's 20th president, succeeding Bethami Dobkin. Torti says she will prioritize enrollment, community partnerships and fundraising.

Utah’s jobless rate rose to 3.8% in January while payrolls showed modest gains concentrated in health and business services. The state remains below the U.S. rate.