News across Salt Lake County

Commentary: Cold War may be over, but anti-communism is hot again — and Latter-day Saints are in the thick of it
Latter-day Saints have played a crucial role in the fight against communism, a fight that has resurfaced again.

Utah childcare subsidies are disappearing. This mom’s bill is going to shoot up by more than 1,400%.
What happens when a family suddenly needs hundreds of dollars more for childcare? Utah parents face that question as new income limits for assistance take effect.
Opinion: The Democrats’ policy on Palestine is detached from reality
Opinion: The Democrats’ policy on Palestine is detached from reality
Opinion: Affordability is a winning message for Democrats. But there’s an even better one.
Opinion: Affordability is a winning message for Democrats. But there’s an even better one.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Utah unites community to end breast cancer as we know it on Saturday, October 24 at America First Field
This year, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Utah takes place on Saturday, October 24 at the America First Field in Sandy, bringing together breast cancer survivors, people living with metastatic breast cancer, caregivers, and families to show that every step counts.

Ben McAdams and Riley Owen meet for CD1 debate
Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah and Rep. Riley Owen, R-Utah met at the Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) to debate as the Democratic and Republican candidates for the newly redrawn Congressional District 1. McAdams and Owen, the only two candidates who met the 10% polling threshold set…

Housing and Dining Programs announces discounts, changes to housing costs, application process and meal plans
Housing & Dining Programs (HDP) are making changes to housing prices, dining plans and the housing application process for the 2027-28 academic year. Students no longer have to wait to reserve a room and will be able to select one along with a dining plan immediately after…

The U hosts Dr. Tamar Novick at the Dolowitz Lecture in Human Rights
The University of Utah has hosted the Anne and Sandy Dolowitz Lecture in Human Rights since 2007. As part of the International Studies program at the U, the speeches aim to provide students and the greater Salt Lake community with an opportunity to listen to prominent speakers…

Utah judges impose vastly different sentences for similar crimes, audit finds
Utahns convicted of crimes are three times more likely to sent to jail or prison by judges in northern Utah than they are by judges in southeastern Utah, according to a new audit — one of three lawmakers ordered of the judicial branch, which has been a target of legislative…

‘Mormon Land’: How LDS women shaped conservative Christian ideals around womanhood
There's a dark side to Latter-day Saint women's sunny disposition, a historian of Christianity in America writes in her New York Times bestseller.
Voices: Cold and flu season is coming. Vaccines keep my patients — and my family — safe.
“As the cold season begins, it is not only important to get the COVID and flu vaccinations, but high-risk populations should get pertussis and respiratory syncytial virus immunizations, as well,” physician Jessica L. Jones writes in an op-ed.

How a pro-LDS Church podcast might have just complicated the faith’s case against ‘Mormon Stories’
John Dehlin’s lawyers seize upon a comment by a church attorney in a recent podcast interview in an attempt to bolster their defense against the faith's trademark lawsuit.