Salt Lake City News

Michael Smith's victory got the Deseret News sports staff thinking: How knowledgeable are our readers in general sports trivia? Can Deseret News readers also "stump the Schwab" like Smith did? Michael Smith, a University of Utah graduate and resident of Salt Lake City, was crowned ESPN's "The Schwab" champion Wednesday night.

Metro areas with the highest percentages of same-sex couples who are raising children are located in socially conservative states with constitutional bans on marriage equality in place, officials at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law point out in a press release.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Travis McGhee, CEO of FuturesANIMAL, discussed how to financially prepare for retirement.

Daily newspapers have been writing their own obituaries for so long now that most readers have become desensitized to the stumbles, falls and collapses of some of the nation's venerable gray ladies.

A co-founder of exotic juice maker XanGo has filed a lawsuit claiming his partners are looting company funds for exotic vacations and luxury gifts.

Winder, who has been West Valley's mayor since 2009, said in a prepared statement that his decision, "was a financial one, based on his need to provide for his family with full-time employment." "Public service is always a sacrifice for a family, and in our city's council-manager form of government it is especially difficult to serve as mayor," ... (more)

The most memorable tornado in recent history hit Salt Lake City Aug. 11, 1999. The twister surprised the city - it obliterated buildings, uprooted trees and killed one man.

Do you know about the thriving ecosystem of Glide SUP enthusiasts across the country and the globe? A If not, then the Glide SUP buyers, dealers, retailers and team riders want to introduce you and the rest of the stand up paddle world to their passion and loyalty in SUP.

Christine Ishmael, right, looks through the "mantique" section of antiques at Abode in Salt Lake City on May 16, 2013.

The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case -- a claim that was denied by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City.

A long road of hurdles overcome, a Utah couple graduated together from Yale University's School of Medicine this week as the only married pair of their class Monday.

A contaminated groundwater plume on Salt Lake City's east side is among the latest additions to the Superfund cleanup list.

Salt Lake City has a higher percentage of same-sex couples raising children than any other metro area in the country, according to a new report .

A Salt Lake pediatrician accused of killing his ex-wife appeared in court Monday to ask for reduced bail but agreed to postpone the request.

SIMMONS MEDIA Alternative KXRK /SALT LAKE CITY has announced that JON SMITH will be taking over the midday shift, replacing MARCI WISER beginning MONDAY, JUNE 3rd.

The 14-year-old boy said he often saw William Estell near the playground of the apartment complex where he lived last summer.

Two more guns were discovered at the Salt Lake City International Airport during the past week, including one over the weekend.

More than 1,200 people from across the nation gathered in Salt Lake City over the weekend for the 11th annual Utah Coalition Against Pornography conference.

Twenty-five miles due south of Salt Lake City, a massive construction project is nearing completion.

Latter-day Saint news release: Salt Lake City - The funeral of Frances J. Monson, wife of Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be held in the Salt Lake Tabernacle at noon on Thursday this week, 23 May.