3+ mon, 1+ week ago (427+ words) FILE" A huge 30-by-60 foot U.S. flag is displayed on the west side of the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel to welcome members of the North American Vexillological Association to Salt Lake City for its 47th annual meeting Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. (Matt Gade/Deseret News) SALT LAKE CITY " Salt Lake Plaza Hotel will close on Nov. 1, then be demolished." The structure at 122 W South Temple in downtown Salt Lake City, was built in 1973. According to its website, it has 150 guest rooms, an on-site gym and a pool, among other amenities. It also boasts views of Temple Square, surrounding downtown and the Wasatch mountains." A press release from Property Reserve, the company that owns the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, cited rising maintenance costs and aging infrastructure as reasons for the decision." Demolition will remove the main building and attached parking garage. Property Reserve said the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago (583+ words) Jun 3, 2025, 3:02 PM FILE - Two electronic scooters sit parked on Main Street and 200 South in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Scott G Winterton/Deseret News) (Scott G Winterton/Deseret News) SALT LAKE CITY " Salt Lake City is looking at increasing rider fees for electric scooters. Officials say they'll use the money to create more parking spots and better manage their presence in the city. In the last year, over 800,000 people have ridden the city's electric scooters close to 1 million miles. During a city budget presentation meeting last week, Tammy Hunsaker, director of the city's community and neighborhoods department, asked for rider fees to increase from 10 cents a trip to 20 cents. She also asked for electric scooter providers to be charged $15 instead of $10. This would bring in enough revenue for the city to hire a part-time employee who can communicate with…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago (547+ words) Smith Entertainment Group hopes to buy part of the Salt Palace Convention Center to build a downtown entertainment district. Apr 28, 2025, 6:05 PM The Salt Palace Convention Center is seen from the Delta Center plaza Tuesday. (Carter Williams/KSL.com) SALT LAKE CITY'The Smith Entertainment Group hopes to buy part of the Salt Palace Convention Center's property, with the goal of" building its downtown district. Salt Lake County Council members will consider the proposal on Tuesday. The area under consideration is just east of the Delta Center. It currently houses a large exhibit hall, a smaller hall and a parking garage. All told, it includes about 6.5 acres or 20% of the capacity of the convention center. The sale would include the land beneath those parcels. SEG is eyeing the space as it builds its sports, entertainment, culture and convention district, connecting the Delta…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago (583+ words) The Salt Lake Mosquito Abatement District is giving out batches of mosquitofish for free to help residents fight off mosquitoes. May 12, 2025, 3:00 PM FILE - Mosquitoes and mosquito larva at left and mosquitofish at right. The Utah County Mosquito Abatement Department uses mosquitofish as one way to keep the mosquito population down. (Deseret News) SALT LAKE CITY " The Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District is giving out free batches of mosquitofish to help residents fight mosquitoes this summer. Abatement Assistant Director Greg White said they are giving these fish to any residents with standing water on their property. White said these fish are only for contained water, not natural water bodies, because they are not native to the West. The mosquitofish is the size of a minnow, but White said one of these little fish can eat 100 mosquito larvae per day. "Other…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago (560+ words) Utah's snowpack is melting off a lot faster than normal. Forecasters say it could have a big impact on our water supply and the possibility of drought." May 2, 2025, 2:00 PM Snow blankets Big Cottonwood Canyon on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (Kristin Murphy/Deseret News) SALT LAKE CITY " Utah's snowpack is melting off a lot faster than normal. Forecasters say it could have a big impact on our water supply and the possibility of drought." Right now, we have about 37% less water in the snowpack than we normally do in the first week of May. National Weather Service Hydrometeorologist Nanette Hosenfeld said the warm, dry April we had is a big reason why." "We look to April to still hold on to some of that snowpack. When we start melting early, it really impacts the amount of water that flows into the reservoirs." Hosenfeld…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago (355+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Some Utahns are getting access to experimental Chick-fil-A sweets before most of the country can get their hands on them. Mar 22, 2025, 12:00 PM FILE - A Chick-fil-A storefront. SALT LAKE CITY " Some Utahns are getting access to experimental Chick-fil-A sweets before most of the country can get their hands on them. The popular fast-food chain announced that Salt Lake City would join San Diego, Chicago and Tampa in being test markets for two new products: The Icedream Spin and Icedream Float. The Icedream Spin, Chick-fil-A said, is an ice cream treat spun with your choice of fountain drink " similar to the company's now-classic frosted lemonade. Chick-fil-A described the Icedream Float as, "A classic float, with your choice of fountain beverage, made special with a swirl of our signature Icedream dessert." KSL TV's anchors tried a Sprite Spin and Diet…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago (564+ words) Saving the Great Salt Lake isn't something that can be done overnight, and definitely not without some tough choices. The Great Salt Lake is pictured by the north end of Stansbury Island in Tooele County on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (Kristin Murphy/Deseret News) SALT LAKE CITY " Restoring Great Salt Lake to healthy levels could take decades. And even then, it'll require everyone in the region, from homeowners to farmers, to use less water. Specifically, it would take a 50% cut in water use across the region, according to'Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed. However, Steed said a 50% cut just isn't realistic. Instead, Utah is aiming for gradual reductions over 30 years, focusing on smarter farming and conservation. "(If) you have a lawn, you would water it half of what you water it right now. That means you have a lot of lawn die,…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago (635+ words) Jared Dallan Buckley, a Utah charter school director was arrested on Tuesday and charged with owning child sexual abuse material. Jared Buckley, 40, was arrested on April 22, 2025 on suspicion of owning and distributing child sexual abuse material. Meanwhile, Buckley had been working as the director of an elementary charter school in Layton, according to the school's website and court documents. (Courtesy Leadership Learning Academy) LAYTON " The director of an elementary charter school in Layton was arrested and booked on charges Tuesday, accusing him of owning child sexual abuse material and exploiting children, according to court documents. Law enforcement officials in New York began the investigation when they encountered multiple sexually explicit videos of young girls, estimated to be approximately 8 years of age. The New York officials sought help from officers in Utah to identify the suspect who owned the footage and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago (451+ words) Oct 15, 2025, 3:20 PM Brandy M. Hickey. (Brigham City Police Department) (Brigham City Police Department) Digital Writer & Producer for KSL NewsRadio & KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY " Police found human remains in a trash bag'in Brigham City in April. On Wednesday, they announced they had determined the victim's identity. The Brigham City Police Department said DNA testing revealed the victim was Brandy M. Hickey, who would have been 42 when she was found. The police department said Hickey had been living in St. George and had connections in Salt Lake City when she went missing. "Detectives reached out to her family to notify them she had been found. They have also been'reaching out and contacting her associates to collect information," police said. "The last known contact with her was in 2021." Brigham City PD said Hickey's death was being investigated as a homicide, and detectives were "diligently…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago (748+ words) SALT LAKE CITY " Gamers spent their Thursday morning outside of GameStops across the Wasatch Front waiting hours in line to preorder the Nintendo Switch 2. The line at the Sugar House location started ... Apr 24, 2025, 1:30 PM SALT LAKE CITY " Gamers spent their Thursday morning outside of GameStops across the Wasatch Front waiting hours in line to preorder the Nintendo Switch 2. The line at the Sugar House location started forming at 4:45 a.m., when Bruce Leo Ellis II got there. "My kids are at work so I had to suck it up and come and do it," he said. "It's been a little cold and a little rainy. But you're a gamer so you suck it up and do it." Ellis said his kids were the ones who got him into gaming and he's looking forward to playing the console with them. Many of the…...