As I stand in what feels like the middle of nowhere near the prison, swarmed by bugs, I want to re-up this story I wrote in 2022, about how officials chose to build the new prison atop marshy wetlands that make prime mosquito habitat sltrib.com/news/2022/11/2…

The execution warrant for Taberon Dave Honie has been carried out. More details will be available at the press conference when the media witnesses return to the media center.

Sexual assault is not health care, and it isn’t covered by Utah’s medical malpractice law, the Utah Supreme Court ruled — an order that revives a lawsuit filed by 94 women who allege their OB-GYN sexually abused them sltrib.com/news/2024/08/0…

Here are the 3 reasons a book can be banned from every public school in Utah sltrib.com/news/education…

Here's your chance to cover a hockey franchise from basically the ground up. Plus, you get to be part of a pretty amazing sports team. #nhl #utahhockeyclub recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/job…

A large, destructive earthquake is going to hit the Wasatch Front at some point. So for ~30 years, Utah's Seismic Safety Commission has tried to prepare — but not for much longer. Lawmakers voted to sunset the group last session. Why? Inconvenient truths? sltrib.com/news/environme…

Status update: Coffee shop playing "Should Have Been a Cowboy." Eyes misty.

How am I supposed to work under these conditions (my mouse lagging)

Two years ago, A Wisconsin man was exonerated of a crime he has maintained he never committed. The ruling declared he was not just "not guilty" but "innocent." Earlier this month, the Utah Supreme Court reversed the finding. Here's why: sltrib.com/news/2024/08/2…

An attorney representing the man said she was worried about the precedent this ruling set, that it would make it “extremely difficult, if not impossible” for anyone to be found factually innocent under Utah law. If you're into wonky law stuff, I get into that here too:

Who's tryna meet up at the highway

Utah County released its winter plan to shelter the unhoused. Some takeaways: • 3 rotating warming centers sites mostly in Provo • Visiting centers each night and accessing resources each day = ~30 miles of travel a week • Visitors receive bus passes sltrib.com/news/2024/08/3…

Important item of note: Last winter, when the county launched a warming center pilot program, Provo police recorded one death of an unhoused person. In the winter before, with no warming centers, police said 5 died Reminder: The county doesn't have a permanent congregate shelter

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

Put on the helmet