Utah Homeless
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Salt Lake’s Whack-a-Mole Battle With Homeless Encampment
Salt Lake police keep clearing camps, but encampments reappear elsewhere. With no long-term solutions, the city is stuck in a whack-a-mole battle.
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Inside Utah’s $17M Magnolia Apartments: Where Compassion Turned Deadly
Magnolia Apartments were built to uplift Utah’s chronically homeless with dignity and support. Five years later, nearly half the residents are dead. What happened inside this $17 million experiment in…
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Utah Man Rebuilds Life After 13 Stabbings and Addiction
After years of addiction and homelessness in Salt Lake City—and surviving a brutal stabbing—Jeffrey Kaiser Plante finds hope and purpose at The Other Side Academy, where recovery meets real change.
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Why Utah’s Homeless Crisis Grows Despite Millions Spent on Solutions
Despite millions in taxpayer funding, Utah’s homeless population keeps rising. Investigative reporting reveals why the system rewards failure instead of recovery.
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When Suburban Dreams Turn Toxic: A Utah Mom’s Opioid Nightmare
She had the house, the kids, the picture-perfect life. But behind closed doors, Marci Slough was unraveling. In a state obsessed with appearances, her transformation from suburban mom to heroin…
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Homelessness, Housing, And The Truth Behind The Crisis
Salt Lake City’s homeless crisis exposes a web of broken systems and missed opportunities. One man is taking a stand, pushing back against bureaucracy with practical solutions and grassroots ideas.…
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The Bench That Changed Brian Billmeyer’s Life
Brian Billmeyer’s life spiraled into addiction and homelessness until he found himself on a bench at The Other Side Academy. That moment marked the beginning of a journey toward accountability,…
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The Other Side Village: A Bold Answer to Homelessness?
Brian shouldn’t be alive today. Years of addiction and homelessness had pushed him to the brink, leaving little hope for survival. Today, he stands as a testament to transformation, coaching…
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From Addiction to Redemption: A Salt Lake City Story of Hope and Recovery
At just 15 years old, Robbie Myrick was using hard drugs and heading down a path of destruction. By 19, he was facing federal charges. Today, he’s a coach at…
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“We’re Criminalizing Homelessness”: Utah’s Growing Crisis and the Need for Collaboration
In the heart of Salt Lake City, where the LDS Church sends aid to every corner of the globe, a growing humanitarian disaster is unfolding just blocks away. Homeless encampments…
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Are Low Income Apartments in Downtown Salt Lake Deteriorating?
On today’s top 5, are low income apartments in downtown Salt Lake are deteriorating, videos of Pauline Downs reveal.
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Building For Growth Leaves Salt Lake’s Unsheltered Out of Equation
As winter approaches what are state and local leaders doing to shelter the unsheltered?
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Mid City Salon Owner Teresa Bowman Leaves Downtown SLC Due To Public Masturbaters
Salt Lake City’s downtown is beloved by locals, but is the homeless problem ruining downtown? Are businesses moving out of Main Street because they don’t feel safe?
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Don Voigt AKA “The First Cowboy” Spoke Out Against Mayor Mendenhall in Press Conference
Don Voigt “The First Cowboy” spoke out against Mayor Mendenhall in press conference discussing a new temporary homeless shelter offering an additional 50 units.
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Salt Lake City Plans Temporary Shelter to Combat Growing Homelessness Issue
Mayor Mendenhall announced a temporary shelter with 50 pod units at 300 South and 600 West. It appears to be a stop-gap measure.
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Does A Homeless Industrial Complex Exist in Utah? New Numbers and Data Point to Facts
“The Homeless Industrial Complex” is a term used by some within the system, and lawmakers who criticize the spending with very little scrutiny over return on investment, or even a…