In a courtroom he described as “severely understaffed,” one judge didn’t finish all the cases on his growing calendar. Immigrants are also getting less time to find an attorney.
The sheriff's office knew they'd find one vehicle. But the second was a surprise.
Utah has stricter rules for school crosswalks. But the term “school crosswalk” is missing from traffic code definitions and Utah’s driver handbook, and police departments phrase things differently when posting about it on social media.
The small city council canceled a Flock trial, but the Weber County Sheriff's Office still operates three cameras in town.
Weber and Utah counties have both signed agreements to be reimbursed for time spent helping ICE. In Weber County, deputies are averaging about 8 hours a week on immigration enforcement.
Do you have thoughts on nuclear power?
Weber County wants to hear them.
A DACA renewal delay cost one Utah resident his job. Temporary Protected Status is over for most Venezuelan recipients. And asylum is harder to get.
“The only thing worse than paying taxes is paying taxes when you know your neighbor isn't.”
Info on how enforcement is going, including which makes/models are most common violators, in the article:
ICE has been flying through Salt Lake City pretty regularly since last year. It just started taking off from St. George in April.
Activists in both cities are working to monitor flights to help people keep track of their loved ones.
More independent bookstores have opened than closed in Utah in recent years. It’s part of a national indie bookstore boom, even though reading for fun is on the decline.
What are your favorite local bookstores?
It's typical for cyclospora cases to pop up in the spring and summer. But for one Ogden family, getting a test has been a long, hard process.
I saw you Redditors debating whether swamp coolers still work in Utah, so I looked into it.
The saga began when leaders found out the nascent city of roughly 7,500 residents could not levy property taxes this year because its incorporation certificate was dated after Jan. 1 — a deadline set by tax commission rules, not state law.
The city sued the tax commission in June, arguing it should be able to charge its own property taxes because the rule is not a law. A different judge in the Second District Court previously allowed Ogden Valley City to proceed with Truth in Taxation, the process by which cities propose a tax increase. The new decision overrides that.
Regardless of whether the man in the video was evading arrest, courts have ruled that ICE can only enter homes without a warrant in a justifiable circumstance, such as a risk of public danger.
On a recent afternoon in court, more than half the immigrants with hearings were ordered deported because they missed their appointments. Attorneys worry this will happen more often with newly expanded dockets.
Full-color designs will be available July 1 -- including ones for universities, sports teams and the Great Salt Lake.
The rumors are true: Ogden is drawing down Pineview Reservoir during a drought.
There’s no good time to lower the reservoir, said one researcher, but this is “probably the least bad time.”
It's hard to pin down how much money the state and federal governments have gotten from people who started fires, but the investigations are a priority because of the high costs.
Thanks to questions from fine Redditors, I looked into the costs of wildfires and how prosecution works:
A lot of you asked on my question thread why fireworks are still allowed, given how bad this fire season is going. I'd read conflicting things on whether cities can ban fireworks, so I looked into it:
https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-06-25/utah-wildfire-season-fireworks-bans-restrictions
EDIT:
This was short-lived. Here's our update on the new statewide fireworks ban, which still allows local leaders to designate areas where fireworks are allowed: https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-06-25/gov-cox-fireworks-utah-emergency-wildfires
I'm a reporter with KUER. This summer is off to a very bad start, fire-wise. I'm wondering what info would help you this fire season. What questions do you have about wildfires in Utah? (Preparedness, causes, anything that comes to mind.)
Please share any gaps in reporting that I can help fill. And stay safe out there.