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Arbor 515, seen here on Nov. 5, 2025, was once an underused University of Utah Health office building. Today, it’s an apartment complex offering studio to 4-bedroom rental units with a Montessori school on the ground floor.

Office space is reborn as housing in Salt Lake City, but it has its limits

With a few projects already under their belt, Salt Lake City leadership is all-in on adaptive reuse. Still, finding the right building comes down to luck and opportunity.

A law enforcement officer stands outside Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah.

Post-Charlie Kirk, Utah Valley University is expanding its police force

Utah Valley University will hire eight additional police campus officers and two new safety managers to coordinate security for future events on campus. The school received harsh criticism for its lack of key safety measures on the day of the shooting.

Evening Brief: Nov. 5, 2025

KUER's evening headlines for Nov. 5, 2025

Rev. Andrew Fleishman looks at a century-old time capsule at the Japanese Church of Christ in Salt Lake City, Nov. 3, 2025.

Century-old time capsule unearths the ‘thoughts, hopes and faith’ of SLC’s Japantown

The 101-year-old Japanese Church of Christ is one of two remaining buildings in Salt Lake City's Japantown district. The discovery of a cast iron box in the church's cornerstone is revealing the story of early Japanese immigrants.

Morning Brief: Nov. 5, 2025

KUER's morning headlines for Nov. 5, 2025

St. George City Council member Michelle Tanner addresses the audience during a council meeting, Sept. 4, 2025.

Tanner and Larsen poised to hold their St. George City Council seats

Both of the first-term incumbents, who ran on their opposition to tax increases, are in the lead to stay on the five-member council.

Mayor Michele Randall, center, and city councilor Jimmie Hughes, left, listen to public comments at a Sept. 4, 2025, St. George City Council meeting.

Jimmie Hughes leads Michele Randall in the race for St. George mayor

This year’s mayoral race was a rematch of the 2021 contest, when Randall defeated Hughes.

Judge Dianna Gibson holds a hearing on Utah’s congressional maps process, in Salt Lake City, Oct. 23, 2025.

The arguments over Utah’s redistricting now hinge on how to judge a gerrymander

The Utah Legislature passed a law dictating how congressional maps can be tested for partisan favoritism. Plaintiffs argue it’s an attempt to get around the state’s ban on gerrymandering.

Evening Brief: Nov. 4, 2025

KUER's evening headlines for Nov. 4, 2025

Morning Brief: Nov. 4, 2025

KUER's morning headlines for Nov. 4, 2025

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