Latest Stories
This half-mile art piece highlights Salt Lake City's longest transportation challenge
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 5 - 6:04 p.m.
A traditional Mexican folk art installation hangs along the intersection of 900 South and 600 West in Salt Lake City Thursday, stretched across the west-east divide of I-15 and the rail tracks.
Several members of the Afghan community in Utah suddenly fearing deportation
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Jan. 25 - 10:04 a.m.
Some members of the Afghan Hazara community are suddenly fearing detention and deportation after being called in for appointments with immigration representatives.
'Stay conscious': MLK Day event speakers say the fight for civil rights continues
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Jan. 19 - 4:01 p.m.
Speakers at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at the Utah Capitol, one of many in the state, stressed the importance of continued efforts in the fight for civil rights.
Utah firm Spero focused on helping Tongans find work at home, curtailing migration
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Jan. 9 - 12:06 p.m.
Spero, a new Pleasant Grove-based firm, is focused on helping Tongans find work at home, curtailing the need to migrate from the Polynesian nation.
Salt Lake City welcomes in first majority-women council as it enters new era
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 5 - 9:00 p.m.
Salt Lake leaders outlined issues they hope to solve in the coming years, but also appreciated the piece of history set Monday as the first Salt Lake City Council to be majority female.
Ukrainian family in Utah facing separation, with 2 family members fearing deportation
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Jan. 4 - 7:00 p.m.
Two members of a family that came from Ukraine to Utah in 2023 inexplicably face deportation while three other family members successfully petitioned to remain.
Church returns petroglyphs removed from Utah-Idaho border 80 years ago to Shoshone Nation
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Dec. 18 - 8:37 p.m.
A 2,500-pound stone containing prehistoric petroglyphs has returned to wildland near the Utah-Idaho border, 80 years after it was removed and taken to a Tremonton church.
West Valley City uses Christmas trees to celebrate diversity, foster unity
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 18 - 5:04 p.m.
The Trees of Diversity holiday exhibit at West Valley City's Cultural Celebration Center uses Christmas trees as a means of celebrating diversity and fostering unity.
'Untapped potential': Salt Lake restaurateur running culinary institute to help immigrant women
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 14 - 9:00 p.m.
Lavanya Mahate helped get the Saffron Valley restaurant chain off the ground and now runs a nonprofit culinary institute to help refugee and immigrant women.
Latinos increasingly pessimistic, critical of Trump and his immigration policies, Pew survey shows
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 3 - 8:05 a.m.
U.S. Latinos are increasingly pessimistic about their current state and critical of President Donald Trump and his immigration policies, a new Pew survey shows.
Feds aid in 330-plus probes involving Indigenous communities across Utah and the United States
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Nov. 29 - 6:29 p.m.
Federal officials helped with more than 330 investigations involving Indigenous communities in Utah and the rest of the country as part of Operation Not Forgotten.
'Lonely and isolated': New USU report highlights sentiments of Utah's women of color
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Nov. 28 - 7:11 p.m.
A report by Utah State University's Utah Women and Leadership Project finds that many women of color grapple with feelings of loneliness and isolation.
Some Chileans in Utah heading to the polls Sunday to vote for Chile's new president
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Nov. 15 - 1:04 p.m.
Chileans head to the polls Sunday to vote for president, and some from the nation now living in Utah will be able to cast ballots in Salt Lake City.
Future of 4-month-old Black-owned brewery uncertain, target of lawsuit by landlord
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Sept. 29 - 9:00 p.m.
The future of Policy Kings, a Black-owned Salt Lake City brewery that opened in May, is up in the air, and the business is the target of a lawsuit filed by its landlord.
Utah's Colombian, Ecuadorian communities seek consular offices amid population growth
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Sept. 24 - 9:36 p.m.
Utah's Colombian and Ecuadorian communities are petitioning for local consular offices as the population from the two countries grows.
'A public health priority': Utah study warns of food insecurity among refugee population
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Sept. 14 - 7:00 p.m.
A University of Utah Health study warns of food insecurity among refugees and calls for increased communication with the population to help address the issue.
'This is my home': Violinist John Shin speaks out after release from immigration detention facility
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Sept. 5 - 9:00 p.m.
Violinist John Shin, originally from South Korea, spoke out on his return to Utah after his release from a Colorado immigration detention facility.
Encircle Ogden set to finally open its doors in Ogden after delays
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Sept. 3 - 10:02 p.m.
Encircle Ogden, geared to LGBTQ teens and young adults, will finally open its doors more than five years after construction of the facility started.
Venezuelan transplant to Utah using books to connect Latino kids with their roots
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Aug. 31 - 5:00 p.m.
Venezuelan transplant José Guevara is using books to connect Latino kids with their roots via a nonprofit publishing venture he leads.
Utah Latino leaders air concerns in meeting with Sen. Escamilla amid immigration crackdown
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Aug. 9 - 12:03 p.m.
A cross-section of Latino leaders met recently with Utah Sen. Luz Escamilla to air their concerns amid the immigration crackdown unfolding across the country.
50th Summerfest continues to bring the world to Bountiful
Ivy Farguheson, KSL | Posted Aug. 8 - 7:44 a.m.
The Bountiful Davis Art Center is hosting its 50th Summerfest arts celebration Friday and Saturday, with dances, visual art creations and various crafts from folks from Mexico, Peru, China, India, the Pacific Island region and more.
4 Utah leaders get Tonahuac Award for contributions to Latino community
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Aug. 5 - 9:02 p.m.
Representatives from four Utah entities received the Tonahuac Award from the Federation of United Mexicans in Utah for their contributions to the Latino community.
Pacific Islander Heritage Month activities launch with kickoff event at West High
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted July 30 - 10:44 p.m.
August is Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Utah, and activities formally launch with a kickoff event Saturday at West High School in Salt Lake City.
'Incredibly entrepreneurial': Utah program fosters business aspirations of refugees, immigrants
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted July 27 - 7:00 p.m.
The International Rescue Committee's annual Dream Lab initiative fosters the entrepreneurial aspirations of refugees and immigrants in Utah.
