West Valley City

Salt Lake City's west side has worse air quality than the east side — for reasons that range from a mistake made in the 1890s and decades of redlining.

West-siders bear the brunt of the valley's poor air quality and don't always know how to plead their cases to elected officials. Our Reaching for Air project tried to close the gap between constituents and their representatives.

There was an attempted kidnapping at Whittier Elementary in West Valley City on April 6 and another later that month in Salt Lake City while a student was walking to Liberty Elementary.

Students at Granger High School in the Granite School District are learning about the valley's air pollution challenges by submitting art to the Utah High School Clean Air Marketing Contest.

“Reaching for Air” profundizará en la contaminación y cómo afecta a los residentes del oeste.

Reaching for Air is a collaboration between KUER and The Salt Lake Tribune that amplifies the air quality stories of west side residents.

Two Democratic female lawmakers lost their Salt Lake Valley races to male Republicans.

State Rep. Judy Weeks-Rohner is seeking re-election and Democrat Fatima Dirie wants to take her seat.

More than 75% of Utahns are priced out of homeownership.

The Utah Charter School Board says Vanguard Academy is still on probation and the state board will vote later this year on whether to shut it down.

The veteran Democrat on Utah’s Capitol Hill said he’s not worried about his chances for re-election.

Along with limiting grass in new developments, some cities are eyeing artificial turf.