Carter Williams
Salt Lake City board approves $45.8M tax incentive for developer after 10% cut
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 17 - 10:00 p.m.
Salt Lake City approved millions in tax breaks for a developer overhauling a full block within the fast-growing Granary District.
Utah last went on year-round daylight saving time in 1974. Here's how it went
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 17 - 7:05 p.m.
As the U.S. inches closer to potentially making daylight saving time permanent, some have pointed to the chaos that unfolded the last time it happened in Utah as a concern.
2,000 sandbags filled, barriers installed to prepare for potential flooding near U of U
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 16 - 7:30 p.m.
Over 100 volunteers filled 2,000 sandbags that are being placed near the burn scar to help reduce flood impacts to mostly University of Utah Health buildings near where the fire burned last month.
Downtown Salt Lake City visitation took mammoth leap last year, but challenges loom
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 16 - 5:00 p.m.
The Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance released its annual economic benchmark report on Wednesday, highlighting growth in the area while certain challenges also loom.
Weather service issues flood watch, cautions communities near recent wildfires
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 15 - 8:30 p.m.
The National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for most of southern Utah as monsoonal storms continue to pick up in Utah, advising stronger risks near recent wildfires.
Utah inland port pledges $7.5M to Great Salt Lake 'buffer,' seeks to improve water use
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 15 - 5:00 p.m.
The Utah Inland Port Authority announced new funding and partnerships that seek to improve the Great Salt Lake ecosystem.
Salt Lake City curbs heights as it seeks new zoning for Smith's Ballpark redevelopment
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 15 - 1:04 p.m.
Salt Lake City leaders signaled support for reducing heights at the old home of the Salt Lake Bees.
Beaver shuts off pressurized irrigation over flooding issues
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 14 - 7:05 p.m.
City officials in Beaver said they had to shut off the area's pressurized irrigation system until further notice because dirty water from flooding has entered it.
Salt Lake City OKs $2M loan to help business owner drastically rebuild after Main Street fire
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 14 - 5:38 p.m.
The owner of a Main Street building that was destroyed by a fire that broke out last summer is receiving a big financial boost from Salt Lake City as it looks to drastically rebuild the property.
Investigators hope items found at campsite leads to those responsible for Iron Fire
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 14 - 3:04 p.m.
Investigators are tracing chairs and other evidence found at what is believed to be the origin of the Iron Fire in an effort to identify the fire starters.
Monsoon season has arrived in Utah, bringing much-needed rain and new threats
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 14 - 12:03 p.m.
Monsoonal rains helped reduce fire behavior in southern Utah on Monday, but new starts were reported while communities brace for flooding risks, too.
2025 was Utah's hottest on record. 2026 is on track to be even hotter
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 14 - 8:06 a.m.
Even before this weekend's hot weather, Utah found itself on pace to have its warmest year in over a century, which would break a record set just last year.
Trump shrinks sizes of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments — again
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 13 - 6:12 p.m.
President Donald Trump has once again ordered the sizes of two monuments in southern Utah to be reduced, but his new order will shrink them beyond his first order nearly a decade ago.
UDOT warns of additional closures at I-215 and I-80 interchange, surrounding area
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 13 - 11:08 a.m.
Utah transportation officials are warning drivers to be prepared for another big closure as construction crews continue to make improvements to the western I-215 and I-80 interchange.
Salt Lake City sets new highest temperature ever in 152 years of record keeping
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 13 - 10:36 a.m.
Sunday was officially the hottest day in Utah's capital city since records of the city's data were first kept over 150 years ago.
How Utah can protect the 12 million birds that use Great Salt Lake, per new report
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 12 - 7:15 a.m.
The National Audubon Society unveiled a new habitat assessment that outlines ways to maintain and improve the Great Salt Lake and its surrounding wetlands.
Utah senator renews calls for forest management after touring recent fires
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 11 - 9:37 a.m.
Utah Sen. John Curtis renewed his calls for his colleagues to pass a bill to modernize forest management as he toured fire sites in Utah.
Fire leads to closures in American Fork Canyon; other new starts reported Friday
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 10 - 10:38 p.m.
A campground in American Fork Canyon was evacuated after a wildfire broke out late Thursday, while a popular reservoir in the area is also closed for firefighting operations.
Teen e-motorcycle rider critically injured in Provo crash
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 10 - 8:20 p.m.
A 17-year-old was critically injured after the e-motorcycle they were riding was struck by another vehicle in Provo Friday afternoon.
Need a place to cool down? Salt Lake County extends cool zone hours ahead of record heat
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 10 - 7:00 p.m.
Salt Lake County is amending its weekend hours at several public buildings to help residents stay cool with record-breaking heat in the forecast.
Box Elder County declares emergency amid 'severe' milk production loss
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 10 - 5:00 p.m.
Box Elder County officials have declared a local state of emergency after a sample from a dairy farm in the county tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Commission pushes private jail ban in Salt Lake City amid ICE facility concerns
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 9 - 4:05 p.m.
Utah's capital city could tweak its zoning code again to potentially thwart the construction of an immigration detention facility, after the concept received a key endorsement.
1 injured after fire breaks out at Salt Lake City recycling plant
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 9 - 3:17 p.m.
One person was injured after a large fire broke out at a recycling facility in Salt Lake City's west side on Thursday.
Extreme heat is forecast for Utah this weekend, but is monsoon relief on the other side of it?
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 9 - 3:00 p.m.
Many daily high-temperature records could be broken in Utah this weekend, but signs point to monsoonal moisture developing afterward.
