Utah Local News

Great Salt Lake dust: A problem Utah can't afford to fix or ignore

Leah Bowers, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 5:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah leaders face the costs of controlling dust from a shrinking Great Salt Lake — whether they choose to act now or not.

Moab 240 cut short after 70 runners and volunteers were rescued

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 11 - 5:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

An ultramarathon in Moab was cut short following the rescue of 70 runners and volunteers who were stranded due to floodwaters.

26-year-old Zebra in Utah seeks companionship after losing animal friends

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 2:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

Zoolu is a chapman zebra who has lived in Utah for the past 21 years with owner Karen Becker who has rescued many "exotic" animals over the years. Zoolu, however, is the last one standing.

Critical Minerals Agenda comes for America's 'Forgotten Wildlife Corridor'

Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News and Johanna Hansel and Carla Samon Ros, Columbia Journalism Investigations  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 12:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Trump administration is fast-tracking lithium mining projects in the West, raising concerns that weakened environmental protections could threaten vulnerable wildlife, water supplies and tribal lands.

Where's the beef? This rancher hopes it stays in Utah

Lee Benson, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 12:10 p.m.  |  Save Story

Korey Wright is a Utah rancher with a rather ambitious goal: He'd like Utah cows to be eaten by Utah people. Not just some of the cows. If he had his way, all of them.

First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City finds 'creative uses' for historic building

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 11:04 a.m.  |  Save Story

The First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City serves as the unofficial "Sunnyside Avenue Community Center," bringing people together to worship, pray, learn and serve in a variety of ways.

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Taylorsville event gathers winter coats, Halloween costumes for families in need

Allison Lyons, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 10:11 a.m.  |  Save Story

Hundreds gathered in Taylorsville for the "Coats, Costumes, Cookies and Cocoa" event, not letting the rainy weather stop them.

6 people rescued from three-alarm house fire in West Valley City

Sicily Stanton, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 8:57 a.m.  |  Save Story

Six people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a three-alarm house fire left one home a total loss and severely damaged a neighboring home overnight, according to a Facebook post from the West Valley City Fire Department.

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Man stabbed during large fight near Salt Lake City nightclub

Sicily Stanton, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 8:38 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man in his 20s was stabbed in the abdomen during a large fight involving more than 50 people near a Salt Lake City nightclub early Sunday, police said.

The moderate money network quietly reshaping Utah Republican politics

Brigham Tomco, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 11 - 7:12 a.m.  |  Save Story

An ecosystem of center-right nonprofit groups emerged in Utah over the past three years before quickly becoming one of the most influential forces in Republican politics, shaping campaigns for Congress and school boards alike.

5 dead in apparent carbon monoxide poisoning incident in Cache County

VideoErin Cox, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 10 - 11:28 p.m.  |  Save Story

Five people, ranging in age from 5 to 43, were discovered dead at an apartment complex in Richmond, Cache County, on Saturday afternoon.

From childhood poverty to life of service: Remembering Pamela Atkinson

Lois M. Collins, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 10 - 11:17 p.m.  |  Save Story

Pamela Joan Collin Atkinson, longtime counselor to government officials, friend to the homeless, nurse educator and community advocate, died Saturday. She was 93.

Utah communities brace for Tropical Storm Rachel's rain

VideoTyrese Boone, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 10 - 9:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tropical Storm Rachel is expected to bring 1 to 3 inches of rain and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour to parts of Utah through Monday, with Sunday forecasted to be the wettest day.

Cedar City teen riding from 'C to sea' on solo bikepacking trip to Pacific Ocean

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 10 - 8:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

17-year-old Ollie Bryan is biking from "C to Sea" on a solo bikepacking trip from Cedar City to the Pacific Ocean. The trip started Monday, and he plans to ride 80 miles a day.

How do you move a 2,000-pound pumpkin? This Utahn shows us

VideoPeter Rosen  |  Updated Oct. 10 - 8:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

During the day, Dr. Mohammed Sadiq is a neurologist. But when he's not in the office, he's tending to some 2,000-pound monsters — giant pumpkins.

Utah needs a 'Code Red' policy to protect the homeless from extreme heat, report says

Katie McKellar, Utah News Dispatch  |  Posted Oct. 10 - 7:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

University of Utah researchers studied the impact of heat on people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, how businesses are often the 'de facto heat refuges' and what policymakers can do to help.

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Farmington High School turns food drive into friendly competition

VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 10 - 6:36 p.m.  |  Save Story

Students at Farmington High School are competing to collect as much food as possible for Utah families facing food insecurity.

Mortgage applications down as rates head up

Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 10 - 5:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

Fewer Americans are seeking to borrow money to buy homes as mortgage rates continue to climb.

Pioneer Park upgrades nearing completion, with reopening set for November

VideoEmma Benson, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 10 - 5:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

New courts, a playground and a ranger office are among the upgrades coming to Pioneer Park, which is set to fully reopen Nov. 13.