A new Squatters sign appeared this week on Highland Drive in Sugar House. The neighborhood pub joins a valleywide rebrand while keeping its familiar menu and lunch specials.

Utah’s 2025 law forces massage businesses to register and requires owners to pass background checks and inspections, a move regulators say will help shut illicit parlors.

Former 3rd District Judge William Kendall entered a plea‑in‑abeyance to reduced sexual battery and drug charges; a court review is set for April 13.

A local team won the state license to open Moab’s first medical‑only cannabis pharmacy at the former WabiSabi site, promising walk‑in service, curbside pickup and later delivery.

A USB charger that wasn't really a charger unraveled a decade-old secret—and landed a Cedar Hills man behind bars for nearly half a century. The victim who spotted the hidden camera couldn't have known the discovery would expose videos of abuse dating back to when she was 10 years old.

Paiute leaders in Utah told members to carry tribal ID and an additional government ID and to ask officers for identification and a warrant amid reports of improper ICE detentions.

Republican lawmakers defended Rep. Trevor Lee after his social post about "protecting" Utah culture drew accusations of racism amid Liban Mohamed's congressional bid.

Crews are tunneling in Provo Canyon to reroute a vulnerable aqueduct and install seismic‑flexible pipe meant to protect drinking water for 1.6M Wasatch Front residents. The $100M project aims to keep taps running after a large quake or landslide.

Salt Lake County bought parkland in Midvale to build a new library branch. The Tyler Library will stay open while officials spend 2026 on design and public outreach.

Defense lawyers say a prosecutor’s family tie to a student at the UVU rally could taint the Kirk murder prosecution and asked a judge to remove Utah County prosecutors. The filing sets up a fight over bias, media access and the timeline for a case that could carry the death penalty.

Salt Lake County will finish the 10th East Senior Center rebuild and target an early 2027 reopening as leaders work to line up operating funds. The mayor says construction will continue and financing options are being explored.

Harbor Bay Ventures has pulled its 22‑story Sugar House proposal and will redesign the Wells Fargo corner to fit MU‑11’s roughly 125‑foot limit. The site remains in limbo until a new filing appears.

Federal scoping is open on a central phase of Washington County's reuse system; comments are due Jan. 23. The plan would expand St. George's treatment plant and build pipelines and reservoirs.