Through their attorneys, Department of Homeland Security officials told Salt Lake City leaders that they “no longer intend to convert” a Salt Lake City warehouse purchased earlier this year for $145.4 million with now abandoned plans to turn it into a massive detention center. That’s according to new court documents filed Wednesday, in which Salt […]
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 […]
Utah property taxes in dozens of municipalities are set to go up as local entities together seek to collect over $93.5 million more in revenue this year, the Utah Taxpayers Association found. According to the watchdog, out of the 67 taxing entities that are proposing increases this year, three make up for the largest proposals […]
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 […]
