On Charlottesville and the shattering of America.
by Baynard Woods
With habitats shrinking, local wildlife call urban areas home.
by Dylan Woolf Harris
City Council hopefuls get the Mad Libs treatment.
by Dylan Woolf Harris
Community leaders, scholars recognize lack of it in city council.
Trickling through the doors of an Avenues café, the a.m. customers are noticeably younger than ranking City Councilman Stan Penfold, who's at a table sipping iced coffee out of a mason jar.
By Dylan Woolf Harris
July 26, 2017
Two years shy of its closure, four questions linger on the future of the Rio Grande shelter.
A large chunk of money to the tune of $28 million in one-time costs and $2.6 million in ongoing costs is for housing—a component of homeless services officials such as Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams have repeatedly said are vital in the new model.
By Dylan Woolf Harris
July 19, 2017
3rd Congressional write-in candidate Russell Roesler has something to say.
For a conspicuous beat, Russ Roesler's parents were stone silent.
By Dylan Woolf Harris
July 12, 2017
Lifers at the Utah State Prison find sanctuary through music.
The 30-song recital, which stretches over three hours, opens with a rendition of "Under the Boardwalk" by men in white smocks with "UDC Inmate" stamped on the back.
By Stephen Dark
July 5, 2017
A bevy of candidates, including one write-in, aim to fill Chaffetz' seat.
Who the hell cares when exactly Rep. Jason Chaffetz' congressional seat became vacant, anyway?
By Dylan Woolf Harris
July 5, 2017
Ride-sharing apps snag 50 percent of airport transports under changed regulations.
The squeaky clean windshield of Rod Kujaczynski's gray Jetta sports a pink decal—one that has become as commonplace as the urinating Calvin or the line of stick-figure family members.
By Dylan Woolf Harris
June 28, 2017
As advocates seek Board of Pardons' compliance with audit, inmates languish under arbitrary sentences.
After Dennis Wynn was convicted of mail fraud in federal court in mid-2008, he packed a bag and drove himself to federal prison.
By Stephen Dark
June 21, 2017
Iosepa comes alive for a weekend to celebrate exodus centennial.
Over a weekend in late May, an assorted group of lively people met in the desolate locale to celebrate the passing of 100 years since a majority of Iosepa's inhabitants left the town en route to Hawaii.
By Jordan Floyd
June 14, 2017
Stacking up 18 congressional hopefuls on the Chaffetz-O-Meter.
Hopefuls vying to fill his kicker cleats are hungry to distinguish themselves from the pack. That's challenging without a metric. So while each candidate is his or her own person, Chaffetz himself makes for a useful watermark.
By Dylan Woolf Harris
June 7, 2017
Jason Chaffetz Utah politics Gov. Gary Herbert
Oh, what a year!
It was a bright cool day in June, and Salt Lake City was aching for something different.
By Enrique Limón
May 31, 2017
Battle lines deepen in Moab over controversial police officer's return to duty.
Of the four Moab officers whom Grand County prosecutor Andrew Fitzgerald complained to the city about last fall, Steven Risenhoover is the only one still on the force.
By Stephen Dark
May 24, 2017
A cowboy boot-wearing Rep. Stewart offers 'nebulous' answers during town hall.
Rep. Chris Stewart's town hall meeting on Friday, May 12, in Richfield was subdued compared to the raucous crowd that confronted him in Salt Lake City last March.
By Dylan Woolf Harris
May 17, 2017
Written off by the DEA, spice is making a resurgence among Salt Lake City's marginalized communities.
On April 3, 2017, a woman and her 14-year-old son were selling spice near the downtown homeless shelter.
By Stephen Dark
May 10, 2017
A rare tour of Utah's expansive and secretive Army testing facility.
In Utah's West Desert, toxic chemicals are stored beyond a double-locked door inside a fortified lab.
By Dylan Woolf Harris
May 3, 2017
A Millcreek resident advising the city on a wildfire plan, draws on a wealth of experience.
To her eyes, they represent, "a very high wildland-urban interface," meaning that nature and homes are smacked up against each other and the potential for a wildland fire engulfing the fledgling city's houses is all too apparent.
By Stephen Dark
May 3, 2017
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