Salt Lake County

The average number of monthly short-term rental listings in Utah, offered through sites like Airbnb and Vrbo, grew by 39.4% from 2021 to 2023.

After plans for a building in West Haven fell through, Weber County is out of compliance with the state winter homelessness response law. Salt Lake and Davis counties are tying up loose ends.

Longtime county councilor Jim Bradley is retiring, which will leave the At-large Seat C open. Republican Rachelle Morris, a venture capitalist, and Democrat Natalie Pinkney, a South Salt Lake City council member, are vying for the seat.

Incumbent Jenny Wilson is seeking her second term as Salt Lake County’s mayor. She faces Republican challenger Erin Rider, a corporate attorney.

Abravanel Hall no longer faces an uncertain future as Salt Lake City barrels ahead with a new downtown sports and entertainment district. Instead, it will be renovated, and the Utah Symphony likes the sound of that.

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and Republican challenger Erin Rider didn’t see eye to eye on how to deal with critical issues facing Utah’s largest county.

KUER will carry live coverage of the Salt Lake County mayoral debate, online and on air, on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. MT.

The fate of Abravanel Hall remains an open question, with the committee only committing to a “recommendation for preservation.”

If your lease is nearing its end, “you should have in mind that it’s possible you will be priced out of that residence,” noted licensed Utah paralegal Denise George.

Utah state lawmakers are looking to pass a universal ban on cellphones during school hours. However, individual school districts could set more permissive policies.

Utah has the eighth-highest cost of rent in the nation, said University of Utah’s Andra Ghent. For years, supply has been low and demand high. Here’s the state of the rental market in Utah today.

The $50 million purchase will include a 215,000-square-foot fully-furnished building and 16 acres of developable land.