The public safety plan will increase police presence in high-crime areas downtown, in the Ballpark Neighborhood and the Jordan River area. The plan includes placing security cameras at parks, enforcing park curfews and improving responses to businesses affected by crime.

As wildfires continued to tear through Southern California communities, having Salt Lake City ready for a catastrophic event isn't lost on Mayor Erin Mendenhall.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall released a series of recommendations Thursday to help curb homelessness and crime in Utah's capital city. Why it matters: The roughly 50-page public safety plan was spurred by a December letter from state GOP leaders,

Salt Lake City Erin Mendenhall released a plan to address homelessness after state leaders demanded one in a letter sent last month.

A suspect was taken into custody early Saturday morning after hit-and-run crash left a person seriously injured in the Granary District.

The comprehensive new initiative comes after Utah legislative leaders called on the city to fix the problems or have the state step in.

First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post, providing rare public comments about the fractured relationship between her husband, Joe Biden, and Pelosi following the president’s departure from the 2024 race.