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2 charged with assaulting police during ICE protest in Salt Lake City
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (357+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Two men were charged Wednesday with assaulting police officers during an ICE protest in downtown Salt Lake City in January. Hayden Coccaro, 19, of Park City, is charged in 3rd District Court with five counts of assault on a…...
Why Salt Lake City wants to indefinitely close these 2 road sections
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (775+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Utah's capital city is considering measures to indefinitely close sections of two roads on its west side, as it deals with separate issues tied to both. Salt Lake City is exploring a motion to extend and expand…...
Salt Lake City adopts emergency water ordinance that also complicates ICE facility
3+ week, 1+ day ago (532+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Utah's capital city is seeking to cut down on nonresidential water consumption, but a new measure might also fend off the development of an immigrant detention center on the city's west side. The Salt Lake City Council…...
Salt Lake City approves downtown street closures for 2027 temple open house
3+ week, 2+ day ago (474+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " A few street segments in downtown Salt Lake City will be closed for half of 2027 under an ordinance that city leaders approved on Tuesday. The closures, authorized to exist between March and October next year, apply to…...
'A wonderful celebration': New details shared about the Salt Lake Temple's 2027 open house
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (649+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is referring to the Salt Lake Temple open house next year as a wonderful "celebration." President Uchtdorf said Monday he is grateful details of the renovation process have fallen…...
'We knew we had to act': Great Salt Lake gets $30 M boost from business community
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (838+ words) Editor's note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake. FARMINGTON " The health of the…...
Salt Lake City is ready to add more foothill trails nearly 5 years after pause
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (682+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Utah's capital city is finally ready to move forward with an expansion of its popular foothills trails following a nearly five-year snag in the program. Members of the Salt Lake City Council agreed on Tuesday to let…...
Kratom company sues over Utah's new law limiting sales of the compound
1+ week, 1+ day ago (438+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " An Oklahoma-based kratom manufacturer is suing over Utah's new law limiting sales of the compound, saying it could cost the company more than $10 million when it takes effect next month. Botanic Tonics LLC manufacturers, distributes and sells…...
Doki Doki, a pioneer in Salt Lake City's food scene, is closing its doors
1+ week, 3+ day ago (471+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Doki Doki, which made a splash in Salt Lake City's food scene when it opened nearly a decade ago, quickly becoming one of the state's more beloved Japanese-style bakery and dessert restaurants, is closing its doors. The…...
Cities to donate water to Great Salt Lake amid record-low snowpack
1+ week, 3+ day ago (775+ words) Editor's note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY " A major…...