Paighten Harkins

After 12-year-old Gavin Peterson’s death this summer, the Utah Division of Child and Family Services wants to change state law to empower caseworkers and better track at-risk children.

Attorneys defending death row inmate Ralph Menzies argued in court this week that prosecutors with the Utah attorney general’s office haven’t acted fairly and should be kicked off the case.

Kera Yates Birkeland and Kris Campbell are facing off in the race to represent Utah's House District 4 in the 2024 election.

Utah's first ever homeless mortality report found 216 unsheltered people died last year, meaning homeless Utahns are dying at 10 times the rate of housed people. And that number is likely an undercount

Hustler Hollywood took West Valley City to court after they reneged on approving its business license to sell adult items, including lingerie. The two sides have since come to an agreement that lets the store sell intimate apparel.

The Crossroads of Taylorsville has a new Baltimore-based owner, who promises to diversify shopping center's tenants and seems poised to make more Salt Lake-area acquisitions.

Utah County has chosen its winter warming center sites, meant to provide overnight shelter for the unhoused. To go back and forth between the various centers and services each week, one would need to travel nearly 30 miles, a Tribune review found.

The Provo City library is facing a significant budget shortfall, jeopardizing programs and resources that serve both children and adults. The library is facing an $800,000 shortfall and has already been dipping into savings to avoid cuts.

Taberon Honie died by lethal injection early Thursday, Utah's first execution in 14 years.

A Summit County wildfire that sparked west of Echo Reservoir on Wednesday afternoon is threatening one home, an underground gas line and power lines.