Carter Williams
Over 100 projects now complete in Salt Lake City after road improvement bond
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 8:02 p.m.
Utah's capital city is now all but finished with projects tied to a major road improvement bond, but not before drastically improving some of its worst-rated streets.
Warnings, advisories issued ahead of Utah's first 'significant' snowfall event of the season
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 3:40 p.m.
After a slow start to the season, parts of Utah's mountains could receive 1 to 3 feet of snow or more from an incoming system.
Why Salt Lake City is exploring a change to its housing definition of 'family'
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 3:02 p.m.
Utah's capital city is considering a measure that would essentially revert to its original definition of family housing requirements as it seeks to address its housing challenges.
Utah could soon get a new state park and a new trail outlining Salt Lake history
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 6:15 a.m.
Utah will consider adding a new state park in 2026, adding to a popular system that generated close to 13 million visits last year.
More transit and tolls? UDOT unveils plan to handle Big Cottonwood Canyon travel woes
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 3 - 7:12 p.m.
Utah transportation officials are looking at increased bus service and tolling as potential solutions to Big Cottonwood Canyon's growing popularity.
Cox requests that Utah spend $50M on homeless issues in upcoming budget
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 3 - 4:07 p.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox's proposed 2027 fiscal year budget includes money that could go toward the construction of a proposed 1,300-bed homeless services campus in Salt Lake City.
How this new complex can help Salt Lake City's need for affordable family housing
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 3 - 12:45 p.m.
State, county and local leaders joined developers and financiers on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the second and third phases of Citizens West, a mixed-use complex with many units dedicated to affordable housing, with a focus on larger or multigenerational families.
Northern Utah farm reaches agreement to lease quarter of its water to Great Salt Lake
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 3 - 6:15 a.m.
A new agreement between a Weber County farm owner and multiple entities could serve as a new template for getting water to the Great Salt Lake.
Jazz, Mammoth to join forces in 'paying it forward.' Here's how Utahns can participate, too
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 2 - 10:00 a.m.
"Pay it Forward Day" is recognized globally in late April, but the owners of the Utah Jazz and Mammoth are hoping to make it more of a Christmas season tradition.
Why Utah plans to discontinue public parking at Salt Lake courthouse in 2026
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 2 - 9:00 a.m.
Utah's court system says it's ending public parking at one of its busiest courthouses over safety concerns.
Utah-based airline adds more Dallas flights ahead of Big 12 title game
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 1 - 8:30 p.m.
BYU fans seeking to make it to the Big 12 championship football game this weekend are getting some additional transportation options.
These Utah resorts will open this week as snow continues to impact state
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 1 - 7:00 p.m.
A handful of Utah resorts are planning to open this week following northern Utah's first big storm of the season, and there's more snow on the way.
Ogden Twilight Concert Series announces 1st headliner of its 2026 lineup
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 1 - 11:03 a.m.
One of the 2025 Salt Lake City Twilight Concert Series headliners is coming back to Utah in 2026, but this time to headline northern Utah's premiere outdoor series.
Advisories issued for storm could produce valley snow, strong mountain totals in Utah
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 29 - 1:57 p.m.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for parts of Utah's mountains ahead of a storm that could also produce the first valley snow of the season.
Study highlights Salt Lake City's east-west struggles. What will be done about it?
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 29 - 12:04 p.m.
Initial information collected as part of a study of Salt Lake City's east-west transportation divide underscores the challenges that exist in Utah's capital city.
Feds to build new campground near Capitol Reef National Park
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 28 - 6:25 p.m.
Federal land managers say a new campground near Capitol Reef National Park should help to alleviate the impacts of growing visitation to Utah's outdoor gems.
Salt Lake City looks to launch next $85M bond tranche. Here's what projects it could fund
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 26 - 9:04 p.m.
Salt Lake City leaders are now looking to add to the pile of money they will have available for park projects, tied to a $85 million bond approved in 2022.
Recent avalanche highlights Utah's risk despite low snow levels
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 26 - 5:02 p.m.
Experts warn that a 150-foot-wide avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon over the weekend underscores a danger that exists within the mountains despite low snow totals so far.
Cox defends Utah's 'bold' new Olympic logo, but he sees why it has people talking
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 25 - 6:20 p.m.
Utah's new 2034 Olympic transition logo appears to have united the state the way organizers wanted — just not in the way they thought it would.
Consumer Product Safety Commission issues warning over some Rad Power Bikes batteries
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 25 - 1:16 p.m.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a safety warning over a pair of battery models used on Rad Power Bikes models that it says can "unexpectedly ignite and explode."
Police identify body of man found at bottom of southern Utah cliff 3 years ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 25 - 12:32 p.m.
Washington police say they have finally identified a body that was found at the bottom of a southern Utah cliff three years ago.
20-minute delays possible on I-15 in Utah as Thanksgiving travel picks up
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 25 - 7:45 a.m.
Thanksgiving travel is expected to cause some traffic delays and longer airport lines this week. Here's what to know.
Help wanted: Salt Lake artist to give 9th and 9th whale a 'fun' new look
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 25 - 7:02 a.m.
Salt Lake City is looking to highlight local artists as it gives its famed Out of the Blue sculpture a new look in 2026.
Utah unveils official name, new logo for 2034 Winter Olympics
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 24 - 2:36 p.m.
Most of the 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will take place in and around Utah's capital city, but its name will highlight the statewide impact it's expected to have.
