Inspired by the “Miami model” in Florida — where Miami-Dade County has been diverting nonviolent people with mental illness away from jails and into mental health facilities — Utah state, city and county leaders are taking the next steps to put a plan into action. The mastermind behind the “Miami model,” former Judge Steven Leifman, sat […]
For a fourth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Utah the No. 1 overall state in the nation, citing high performance in multiple categories including economy, fiscal stability and infrastructure. However, Utah ranked low, No. 48, in one category — natural environment — due to air pollution and industrial toxin […]
Kelly Cockrell said when her son was killed in a car crash at the age of 24, “I just spiraled.” Cockrell, 49, said she started using drugs, lived on the streets of Salt Lake City for about five months, and attempted to take her own life before she was hospitalized. But she eventually got help […]
Home prices in Utah’s most populated county have hit a new record high. But it’s a different story in other counties along the Wasatch Front. The median price of a single-family home in Salt Lake County climbed to $645,000 in the second quarter of 2026, the Salt Lake Board of Realtors said in a news […]
