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Outgoing Millcreek mayor offers parting words of wisdom as new city leader takes oath
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 11 - 10:31 p.m.
Millcreek's second mayor, and first female mayor, was sworn into office Monday evening.
Davis County to provide warmth for the unsheltered at new warming center in Clearfield
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 11 - 7:11 p.m.
Davis County has a new location for its warming center, as officials anticipate increased demand, more volunteers are needed
Transparency delayed: Utah's public records appeals now take twice as long
Courtney Johns, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 10 - 10:04 a.m.
Utah's newly formed Government Records Office was designed to streamline the state's public records appeals process.
Utah SNAP recipients to receive November benefits; exact timeline remains unclear
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 7 - 11:03 a.m.
SNAP benefits are expected to resume for November, despite the ongoing government shutdown.
Parents petition against defunding of Salt Lake County child care programs
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 6 - 6:04 p.m.
Salt Lake County parents are fighting to persuade the Republican majority of the County Council to reconsider a funding cut to child care programs.
Utah directs $21M to help spur 38 outdoor recreation projects in the state
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 6 - 6:23 a.m.
Dozens of outdoor recreation projects planned across Utah are receiving a boost from the state.
Grantsville elects first female mayor; other unofficial results in Tooele County races
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 5 - 8:38 p.m.
Here's a look at the 2025 municipal election results throughout Tooele County
Several Salt Lake County mayors on track for reelection Tuesday night
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 4 - 11:18 p.m.
Residents in multiple cities in Salt Lake County headed to the polls on Tuesday to vote on several important items in the 2025 municipal general election.
Millcreek selects Cheri Jackson as new mayor in wake of longtime mayor's retirement
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 3 - 10:34 p.m.
Millcreek City Councilwoman Cheri Jackson was selected by her peers to replace Jeff Silvestrini as the city's mayor.
Eagle Mountain officials highlight proposed recreation, arts and parks tax as elections near
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 1 - 10:32 p.m.
Eagle Mountain residents will decide whether or not the city will implement a local sales tax dedicated to funding recreation, arts and parks programs.
Legislature pledges up to $4M to Utah food banks as shutdown ends SNAP payments
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 30 - 5:03 p.m.
State leaders will give up to $4 million to Utah food banks in the coming weeks as tens of thousands of Utahns are set to lose nutritional food assistance due to the government shutdown.
Meet the state lawmaker picked to lead Utah's response to homelessness
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 30 - 4:00 p.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox has selected State Rep. Tyler Clancy to lead the state's homeless response, replacing outgoing State Homeless Coordinator Wayne Niederhauser.
Gov. Cox defends Utah's proposed homeless campus as 'most compassionate policy anywhere'
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 30 - 12:00 p.m.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox recommitted on Wednesday to the state's proposal to solve homelessness by investing up of $100 million in a "central campus" near the Salt Lake airport.
Murray Children's Pantry seeing surge in demand as families brace for federal food aid cutoff
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 30 - 10:04 a.m.
The Murray Children's Pantry is concerned about running out of food as demand for its services continues to rise.
Why Gov. Cox is optimistic about home prices as Fed lowers interest rates
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 29 - 7:11 p.m.
Gov. Spencer Cox said he is optimistic that further cuts to the federal interest rate will lower housing costs, helping to meet his goal of building 35,000 starter homes in the state.
How Utah could someday be connected by 3,100 miles of trails
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 29 - 9:25 a.m.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox unveiled a master plan for a 3,100-mile statewide trail network.
Salt Lake County health officials warn against eating at unpermitted food stands
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 28 - 9:36 p.m.
The Salt Lake County Health Department is urging people who patronize pop-up food establishments to check for proper permits.
Woods Cross mourns death of former K-9 police dog
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 27 - 8:15 p.m.
A retired K-9 police dog of the Woods Cross Police Department who helped locate missing children has died.
Study underway exploring cleanup efforts to remove toxic groundwater plume in Salt Lake City
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 27 - 8:03 a.m.
The Salt Lake VA is exploring groundwater plume remediation efforts in areas near and including East High School.
'Why Utah?': Australian business leaders join Utahns to tout industry in the Beehive State
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 24 - 10:32 p.m.
So why should companies in geographically remote nations such as Australia and New Zealand do business with a state like Utah? A panel discussion Thursday answered those questions.
South Korea honors international partnership with Cottonwood Heights
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 23 - 8:35 p.m.
A city in South Korea has named a street after Cottonwood Heights as part of a newly formed city partnership.
'The way we treat one another matters,' Salt Lake County pledges to combat hate
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 22 - 5:04 p.m.
Salt Lake County leaders signed a proclamation on Wednesday pledging to do its part to combat hate-related conduct while calling for unity.
Shutdown to halt food stamp payments for November, Utah department says
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 22 - 3:49 p.m.
More than 80,000 Utah households will lose access to food assistance next month because of the federal government shutdown, according to the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
Community plants daffodil bulbs to honor 450 Utahns lost to gun violence in 2024
Curtis Booker, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 21 - 10:50 p.m.
An annual daffodil planting event, held on Tuesday, honors Utahns killed due to firearm-related incidents in 2024.
