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Provo food bank closes temporarily as Utah County takes over its warming center
Community Action Services and Food Bank closed Nov. 1 despite raising more than $100,000 in October. Commissioner Skyler Beltran said the county is keeping the warming center open.
San Juan River to crest again at Bluff Wednesday as bridge losses cut off towns
The Weather Service's afternoon forecast puts the crest about 1.5 feet above minor flood stage Wednesday evening. Homes flooded Oct. 25 stay evacuated, and UDOT is seeking an emergency contract to replace the Highway 163 bridge.
Bluff told to shelter in place as Cottonwood Wash floods and Highway 163 closes
Residents could go home Monday morning, but the Weather Service expects the San Juan River to crest above flood stage at Bluff early Thursday. County offices and schools were closed Monday.
San Juan County warns of 'historic' flooding as roads wash out, with more rain due Monday
County officials told residents in the warning area not to travel Sunday night, and the flood warning runs through 4:15 p.m. Monday.
Magna rezones 3665 S 8400 W to commercial and tables a playground purchase
The City Council voted 5-0 on Sept. 22 to rezone a medical office property from multifamily to commercial. A neighborhood park playground purchase waits until the park plan is presented.
North Salt Lake council pauses Nights Out events pending legal advice
The City Council voted 4-1 on Oct. 6 to pause all Nights Out events until it hears from the city attorney. The city attorney plans a written legal memo before the next meeting.
Payson adopts public safety and parks impact fees, rejects a road fee
The City Council voted 5-0 for public safety fees and 4-1 for a parks fee, which a consultant proposed at $9,021.14 per home. A transportation impact fee failed 2-3 on Oct. 7.
Magna City Council censures Mayor Sudbury and sets 40 hours of training
The council voted 4-1 Oct. 19 on a resolution that limits how the mayor deals with city staff and police, requires council approval for his discretionary appointments and travel, and requires training within 180 days.
Salt Lake County Council to take up EV charging fees and a $150,000 open space buy
The Nov. 3 agenda proposes Level 2 charging at $0.30 a kilowatt-hour, a Nov. 10 hearing on 3.25% pay adjustments for ten mayoral appointees, and a Sherwood Drive parcel near the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
Kearns council removes Paula Larsen from Community Committee, thanks her in resolution
The council voted 3-2 Oct. 26 after public comment, according to OpenCity's meeting summary, and then approved Resolution R2026-18 recognizing her nearly three decades of volunteer service.
Midvale council tables POD I right-of-way ordinance again
The council voted 5-0 on Oct. 20 to push the ordinance to January 2027. Mayor Dustin Gettel told a league of nearly 300 girls the proposed county recreation center is a five-year plan and the city wants them to stay.
Riverton council approves satellite leak scan and $18,000 skate park design
The council voted 5-0 on Oct. 20 on a satellite water-leak contract and an American Ramp Company concept design. Mayor Tish Buroker and Council member Andy Pierucci said a code-enforcement judge program, with a $150,000-a-year coordinator, is hard to justify for the current caseload.
Salt Lake City picks a 30-foot tree sculpture for the old Raging Waters site
Artist Matthew Mazzotta's piece for Glendale Regional Park is expected to be installed when the park's second phase is finished, on pace for spring 2029.
Kilby Block Party 2027 brings Deftones, The Strokes and Jungle to Salt Lake City
The festival returns to the Utah State Fairpark May 14-16, and three-day passes went on general sale Thursday morning.
West Jordan residents can return seasonal cans Dec. 1 and pay $20 a month
The City Council kept the $24.72 total for all three cans but split the bill. Waste Management takes over pickup July 1, 2027, with weekly service year-round.
Hurricane residents flooded twice ask city to clear Gould Wash before weekend storms
About 130 homes were affected Oct. 22, many for the second time since August, and more storms are forecast for southern Utah this weekend.
Lehi Utah Temple groundbreaking set for Dec. 5 in the city's foothills
The 85,000-square-foot temple will rise on a 22-acre site at 3950 North and Center Street, alongside a new meetinghouse.
Park City school demolition contractor files water report but does not admit violations
The state says Hogan and Associates discharged more than 518,000 gallons of contaminated water into a creek without permits; each violation can carry up to $10,000 a day.
Gas leak forces about 10 Salt Lake homes to evacuate near 1200 East and 500 South
Hazmat crews monitored gas levels as Enbridge crews headed to the scene; TRAX kept running.
Utah Geological Survey opens a dig near Arches with a possible new armored dinosaur
The bonebed is estimated at 138 to 141 million years old and may be among the oldest Cretaceous dinosaur sites in North America.
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Garden help, soil tests, South Jordan water rebates and apprenticeships: four Utah services and their fine print
Where to send a sick plant or a soil sample, what South Jordan pays for removing turf or swapping a toilet, and how to find a registered apprenticeship. Each page has a limit worth knowing.
Five Utah maps and directories for internet, utilities, hazards, libraries and hazardous waste, and what each one can't tell you
Look up broadband options, find who provides your water or power, see mapped geologic hazards, search the state's libraries and find where Utah County residents take paint and pesticides. Each page has a limit worth knowing.
Five official Utah lookups for home, water, child care and help, and what each one can't tell you
Check a contractor's license, find your water report, search licensed child care, find local services through 211 and see where the state's home energy rebate stands. Each has a limit worth knowing.
Provo food bank cuts 15 jobs and pantry hours, needs $1.5 million by year-end
Community Action Services and Food Bank says it will close if it cannot raise the money; it has about $250,000 so far.
Utah now charges $100 to $500 to review state historic tax credit applications
The State Historic Preservation Office says the fee began Oct. 1 and is not refunded if a project is cut back or dropped.
Utah courts retire the OCAP form tool and point filers to MyPaperwork
The replacement covers divorce, custody, protective orders, guardianships and name changes, and other case types still use self-help forms.
Utah courts say automatic expungement no longer requires filing a form
A Jan. 1 law change moved identifying eligible cases to the court. Petitions for other cases still start with a state eligibility certificate.
Bird flu spread for months on a Payson mink farm with little response, ProPublica reports
A USDA dashboard shows seven captive mink in Utah testing positive; no culling was ordered and the state declared no emergency.
Low-income advocates ask UTA to pause its fare increase proposal
UTA proposed raising its base fare from $2.50 to $3, the first change since 2013; the public comment period ran Aug. 10 to Sept. 9.
Hearthland Foundation gives Sundance $3 million to bring Directors Lab back to Utah
The Hearthland Foundation gift is part of a multiyear commitment to Sundance Institute.
Where Utah caregivers can start: the local aging agency, respite and other programs
Unpaid caregivers can begin with their county's Area Agency on Aging. Here is what the state says that covers, how Salt Lake County's program shows it working, and which programs are different.
Finding Utah energy-bill help and home weatherization
Utah has separate programs for a bill you can't pay now and for making a home cheaper to heat. Here is where each starts, what the state says about timing, and what to ask first.
How to compare Utah child care and check what help with the bill covers
Utah's Care About Childcare search shows licensing records and quality ratings. Here is how to read them, what to ask on a visit, and how state assistance interacts with a provider's price.
Cedar City lifts boil-water order for south side of the system
The city says 18 repeat samples from Oct. 21 to 23 were negative for E. coli, and it believes the first positive result came from localized contamination near the sampling spot.
Making Strides breast cancer walk takes place Saturday in Sandy
The American Cancer Society fundraiser supports research, advocacy and a Salt Lake City lodge that hosts about 1,100 patients a year.
Religious freedom fellows from nine countries visit Utah faith sites
Visa denials kept nine of 18 invited fellows from Nepal, Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe from attending.
West Jordan holds free Dumpster Day Saturday at the Public Works yard
Residents can drop off green waste and general waste from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 24.
Salt Lake City's Madsen Park closes Oct. 26 for upgrades, reopening in spring
The Department of Public Lands will build new amenities that residents prioritized at the park at 9 N. Chicago St.
A Utah household emergency plan you can actually use
Utah's official preparedness pages boil household planning down to four jobs: agree on how you will reach each other, sign up for local alerts, build supplies around real people, and rank what to grab.
Provo food bank raises $100,000 in days, now seeks $1.5 million by year end
Two donor families gave $50,000 each, and interim CEO Caitlin Rangel said the organization may have to close without more funding.
Hurricane declares local emergency after flooding damages homes and RVs
Bridges, culverts, roads and electrical power boxes were damaged, and mud and debris cover city roads, the city said.
Grand County plans free medical rides, backed by a $757,000 federal grant
Commissioners approved the grant agreement Oct. 20, and the program is aimed at an April 2027 launch.
Payson-area flower farm provides free casket sprays to families who lose a baby
Owner Jordy Smith started Wild Spring Flowers after her first baby was stillborn, and U-pick sales help cover the arrangements.
USU report finds Utah women's poverty rate of 8.8%, below the national 13.3%
Poverty among Utah female-headed households with children under 5 fell from 49.6% to 32.9% over a decade, the report says.
Yellow fever mosquito found in Clearfield, the first in northern Utah
Davis County health officials found the invasive species at Bicentennial Park on Oct. 8 and have found no others since.
West Jordan neighbors of Aligned data center campus describe generator noise
Salt Lake County's health department has four formal noise complaints since August and expects to finish its investigation in November.
Provo food bank needs $100,000 by end of October after cash-flow crisis
The board replaced the interim leadership and Utah County is helping the organization open its warming center Nov. 1.
St. George parking garage slides draw about 2,400 rides a day
The city says the peak day, Sept. 19, had roughly 4,700 riders and that no injuries have been reported.
Third Dear Utah rally at the Capitol draws largest crowd yet to address domestic violence
Organizers said it was the largest of the three annual rallies and hope to hold more.
At Terrace, archaeology fills in the Chinese community behind a railroad ghost town
Terrace, a Central Pacific repair town in Box Elder County's west desert, declined through the 1890s and lost the main line when the Lucin Cutoff opened in 1904. Excavations in 2020 and 2021 uncovered a small house in its Chinese quarter, and public records show what is known and what is not.
Cornbelly's began in an American Fork field. This fall it's in Lehi and Spanish Fork
The corn maze Brett Herbst opened in American Fork in 1996 now runs at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi and on the Herbst family farm in Spanish Fork. Here is what each site lists for this season, and what a ticket covers.
Southern Utah man celebrates 80th birthday by water skiing 80 miles on Lake Powell
Lew Wheelwright finished the run in two hours and 27 minutes on Friday.
Jodi Picoult gives away 600 copies of banned novel at Salt Lake Book Festival
The author surprised attendees at West High School with copies of "Nineteen Minutes."
North Logan's Pumpkin Walk returns to Elk Ridge Park with 'All-American Pumpkins' theme
The free event, started 43 years ago by a local family, draws more than 25,000 people a year, according to the city.
Latter-day Saint presiding bishop says convert baptisms are up 20% this year
W. Christopher Waddell said the pace could mean 450,000 to 500,000 convert baptisms in 2026, compared with a record 385,490 in 2025.
Ogden's free Halloween event returns Saturday with a focus on mental health
Organizer Mark Ryan said this year's event honors his son Cayden and promotes suicide awareness and men's mental health.
St. George man raises money for his new charity with free Halloween display
James Mays says his eighth annual display now supports Pancakes & Love, a nonprofit he started this year.
Fruit Heights man paints over graffiti in tunnel and installs cameras
Gary Larsen says the city now supplies the paint he uses to maintain the tunnel.
White Mesa residents march against uranium mill at 10th annual protest
Participants raised concerns about uranium transport and community safety as Utah pursues nuclear power.
Two free Tabernacle organ concerts set for Oct. 16 and Oct. 30
The final Tabernacle Organ Virtuoso Performance series concert of 2026 features organist Joseph Peeples tonight at 7:30 p.m.