As Salt Lake City prepares to recognize World AIDS Day Saturday with several downtown events, the Salt Lake Valley Health Department is busy battling a rise in HIV infections that now dates back several years.
The Salt Lake City Council has unanimously approved a ban on the demolition of buildings in the city’s Central Business District in favor of surface parking lots.
A national survey shows Utah has the lowest number of underage drinkers in the country. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows just 14.3 percent of Utah teens surveyed reported using alcohol during the previous month, more than twelve percent below the national average.
Earlier this week Greg Sheehan, a twenty-year veteran of the Utah Departments of Natural Resources and Wildlife Resources, was named the new director of the DWR. Sheehan is replacing Jim Karpowitz, who is retiring December 1st.
More parking, mass transportation, bike lanes and advance traffic warning signs are all recommendations stemming from the results of three canyon transportation studies released today by Salt Lake County, the US Forest Service, and other partners.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has a new leader. Governor Gary Herbert announced today the appointment of Greg Sheehan as the division’s new director.
Utah college students who wait too long to pick a major will soon have to pay more to complete their degree due to a policy change announced today by the State Board of Regents.
Salt Lake City is receiving national recognition for its use of technology in government, taking first place in a national survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government.
Utah Lawmakers on the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee today heard the latest version of a bill that is designed to fill gaps in current laws and allows protective orders for people who have been involved in abusive dating relationships.
Salt Lake County Mayor-elect Ben McAdams’ state senate seat isn’t even cold yet and already several prominent Democrats are lining up to take the chair.
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