Salt Lake City Safety Watch

Utah prosecutors are presenting evidence in a five-day preliminary hearing to advance the aggravated murder case against Tyler Robinson for the...

Salt Lake City reached its first triple-digit temperature of the year on Sunday at 101 degrees, right on the average July 6 schedule.

• Monday stays...

• Temperatures hit near 99°F today with potential highs of 105°F by Saturday
• Schedule outdoor activities for early morning or evening while drinking...

Salt Lake City hits 99 degrees today as high pressure drives temperatures 5-10 degrees above normal next week. Fire danger is increasing with...

A 71-year-old military veteran was fatally shot in West Point while taking out trash in a totally random attack, with the 23-year-old suspect later...

A semi-truck rollover on the southbound I-15 ramps to eastbound I-80 left the driver in critical condition and sparked a small grass fire Saturday...

Fire Safety Alerts

• 🔥 Target Shooting Ban: Target shooting with firearms is temporarily prohibited on wildlife management areas in 16 Utah...

Elevated and critical fire danger persists statewide with single-digit humidity and dry conditions heading into the Fourth of July weekend.

• Target...

The Utah Supreme Court rejected Tyler Robinson's two interlocutory appeals, clearing the way for his preliminary hearing to begin Monday in the...

Fireworks Ban & Enforcement

• 🔥 Citywide Fireworks Ban: Personal fireworks are banned citywide in Salt Lake City through July 5, 2026, covering...

Despite a 2017 city ordinance targeting problem businesses, the Gateway Inn remains open amid ongoing crime and health violations.

• Police responded...

A 72-year-old allegedly choked a former police officer unconscious at a Draper senior center over the victim's law enforcement past, leaving the victim with severe neck injuries and highlighting risks in senior living spaces.

Salt Lake City tackles wildfire danger from three fronts this July 4th weekend:

• Fireworks ban in effect through July 5 citywide, with free drone...

The Bonneville Fire that spread through foothills above the University of Utah has been fully contained, reducing direct threats to Salt Lake City residents. Statewide, containment varies with some large fires still growing.

Justice served as Fred Jason Edwards receives 15 years to life for murdering Esperanza Chavez.

• Edwards shot Chavez in his car then tried dumping...

Utah DWR has suspended firearm target shooting on wildlife management areas in 16-17 counties effective July 1, citing extreme fire danger from...

Major Incidents

• 🔥 Taylorsville Fatal Shooting Charges: Three individuals including a 17-year-old were charged with murder and related firearm...

Two recent cases show the fentanyl crisis from opposite sides.

• Liberty Park save: An officer spotted a man overdosing, administered two naloxone...

Three men face murder and weapons charges after a fatal June 20 shooting at a Taylorsville gas station left 20-year-old Isaiah Chavez dead.

• Charged...

Utahns are seeing a sharp increase in calls from scammers posing as police, threatening jail time for missing jury duty unless victims pay.

• Tactic:...