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The “Smart Home”? 

October 17, 2018 by Eric S. Peterson Leave a Comment

The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. Life is going to be easy in your techno-fabulous Vivint Smart Home of the not too-distant future. Why? Because your smart home will act like a sophisticated security guard/nanny/third parent. You can come home, kick back, and check the stats on … [Read more...]

Operation Rio Grande And the impact on Utah’s Homeless

November 23, 2017 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

  Did you know that in 2015 Utah Solved the Problem of Chronic Homelessness?   In 2015, the national press (including NBC Nightly News, The Daily Show, The Washington Post, New Yorker Magazine and Ted Talks) were all celebrating how Salt Lake City had declared a victory over the war on homelessness. Apparently the homeless didn’t get the memo … or perhaps they … [Read more...]

Did A Daily Show Story Flood Salt Lake City with Homeless?

November 20, 2017 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Salt Lake City declared a victory over chronic homelessness in 2015. The main-stream media loved the story and flooded the airwaves and papers with stories informing everyone that Salt Lake was a stellar example. A story by the Daily Show with John Stewart said, “The homeless know can have a second shot at life, all that they have to is live in Utah.” KSL TV then aired a … [Read more...]

University of Utah Protest Against Ben Shapiro Nearly Turns Violent

September 28, 2017 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Editor's Note: YouTube apparently flagged the video we produced as "Not appropriate for all advertisers" -- which is odd because we haven't allowed advertising on our video. But the video is up and live on YouTube and can be watched here:   https://youtu.be/U8BE75gDrMQ   University of Utah campus—Conservative podcaster and commentator Ben Shapiro has … [Read more...]

Attack of the Developosaurus

April 17, 2017 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Utah Stories was started ten years ago to offer an independent source of journalism, with a bent toward examining the harmful effects of crony capitalism. The abuse of power in municipalities runs rampant because the suburban cities have a record number of developers, land speculators, and real-estate brokers who also happen to be politicians. This power goes unchecked because … [Read more...]

What Are The Causes of Utah’s Opiate Addiction Epidemic?

January 16, 2017 by Connie Lewis Leave a Comment

Bill (name changed) was a bright and happy kid who loved his family and life. He grew up, got married, had a successful career and bought a house. He had two beautiful children. Then a few years ago he was in an accident that left him in pain. He was prescribed pain pills and became addicted. He lost his family and home as he came to care about the drug more than anything else … [Read more...]

Inside Heroin Addiction and Homelessness in Salt Lake City

January 5, 2017 by Ryan Trimble Leave a Comment

man injecting heroin

If a lighthouse were planted on Lookout Peak above Salt Lake City, you could trace the lambency of its beacon in a southwestern direction down the mountainside, across the polished spires of the Mormon temple, through the glass façade of Vivint Arena, and finally into the Block, where the light would disperse and settle like falling snow. The Block is the gathering place for … [Read more...]

Young Living Oils: Successfully Suppressing Facts

December 9, 2016 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Young Living Essential Oils' lavender fields

Gary D. Young’s team, financed by billions in sales from Young Living Oils, is successfully suppressing Google, YouTube, and the main-stream media from offering the truth.   Utah Stories articles on Young Living Oils have generated over 40,000 likes on Facebook, and have generated over 600 comments. Thanks to all the readers who have supported our coverage. … [Read more...]

Beau Babka: “Canyon Inn was a target”

July 8, 2015 by Richard Markosian 8 Comments

Cottonwood Heights, Utah— Beau Babka announced yesterday that he was involved in at least one meeting at while an officer at Cottonwood Heights Police Department, where he was told that they would be targeting the Canyon Inn's business and customers for excessive police force. Babka went on to say that this order was given because there was a need for a future development … [Read more...]

Utah Stories Kickstarter Campaign

April 8, 2015 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Could crowd funded investigative journalism become a reality? This never-before attempted campaign is an effort to fund Utah Stories most ambitious investigative project to date: how campaign contributions are affecting our political leaders' schedules, laws, meetings. We believe strongly in holding our political leaders accountable right now because we are literally losing … [Read more...]

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