Investigation
Gas Chamber Pet Euthanasia Orem, Utah
Animal rights activists are making their voices heard in the second-largest city in Utah County, hoping to get elected officials to halt the use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter…
Ticket to Ride: “Political Pressure” Comes to Bear on Little Cottonwood Canyon Transportation Plans
While cog rail in Little Cottonwood Canyon is an exciting prospect, it may also be a lucrative one for C.W. Management, a development company owned by influential former Utah State…
Proposed Promontory Landfill Hits a Roadblock
Box Elder County documents reveal cozy ties between commissioners and Promontory Point Landfill
Utahns Love Their Essential Oils, but Can the Science Back Any of Their Claims?
Utah-based Young Living Essential Oils has boasted of having over 3,000 global employees, more than six million members, and of being the “world leader in essential oil research and development.”…
How Did Dave Robinson Get Away with Alleged Sexual Misconduct for so Long?
How did Republican Chairman Scott Miller allow Dave Robinson–the man accused of sexual harassment by a half dozen women in Salt Lake County– to remain his “un-official Communications Director” for…
Water In The West: Should We Demolish Glen Canyon Dam?
Lake Powell has it all: waterskiing, slot canyons, deep waters, cliff diving and fishing. But did you know that buried beneath the water contained by Glen Canyon Dam is an…
The Corrupted Leader Who Tainted Utah’s Medical Cannabis Program
The audit on Department of Agriculture revealed the extent of the corruption of Kerry Gibson and his team, Natalie Callahan and Sasha Clark.
Centerville Mobile Estates Residents Forced to Leave Their Homes
Last March, the 45 households received letters from Centerville Mobile Estates saying the land had been sold and they had nine months to vacate. The buyer, CW Land Co., a…
Broken Promises — Historic Utah Theatre donated to a developer with an affordable housing promise.
Salt Lake City RDA approved the sale of the Utah Theater property for $0 to the Lasalle Group. In 2019, during his time negotiating with the Salt Lake City RDA,Joel…
New Utah State Prison and Inland Port
The new planned state prison and Inland Port will place prisoners and employees closer to the extensive wetlands and the mosquitoes they naturally produce.
The Essential Facts: An expert reveals the slippery science behind essential oils
An expert in essential oils and public health, Dr. Jessie Hawkins, unpacks the slippery science on the popularly multi-level marketed products The following was written and reported by The Utah…
Slippery Sales: Utah’s MLM companies push high volumes of “immunity boosting” essential oils during pandemic scare despite lack of scientific support
Multi-level marketers are prohibited by law from making direct health claims about their products. But since they overwhelmingly use independent distributors for direct sales, the industry often is unaccountable to…
Almost Famous, Aspiring Utah Child Actors
Talent Management Group owner Vickie Panek said Utah offers a lot for child actors. In Los Angeles, a child might be one among 1,000 vying for a part, but one…
Cronyism and Corruption in Utah: Investigative Journalist Eric Peterson
In this episode of the Utah Stories Show, we talk with Eric Peterson, the Executive Director of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project about statewide corruption, taking Cottonwood Heights and Utah…
Cash Canyon: Former Lawmaker’s Bill to Allow Canyon Tolling Benefit His Development Project
In the 2018 Legislature, then-Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, one of the most powerful legislators on the hill, presented a bill in a committee to pave the way for toll roads…
Saving Our Canyons From Ourselves
The peaks of the Wasatch Range stand like stone sentinels over the valleys below—silent witnesses to a burgeoning population that seeks year-round refuge amid the tranquility of these inviting canyons…