Tony Semerad

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Tony Semerad

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Tony Semerad

Spiraling dangers from a dried-up Great Salt Lake would gradually spread well beyond its shores, a study warns, eventually threatening Utahns' health and economic well-being. Not only does the prospect of a dried lake bed menace one of the West's cornerstone ecosystems, but the effects of its collapse for the Wasatch Front also could pose rising risks to public health, quality of life and the very economic viability of the state's most populous area, a new legal analysis finds.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Tony Semerad

Utah has a new tallest skyscraper, and along with luxury apartment living downtown, the 41-story landmark on Salt Lake City's skyline will offer a color-coded air quality beacon to the valley. Family owners with the Boston-based Kensington Investment Co. and key partners snipped ceremonial ribbons in front of the Astra Tower on Tuesday, declaring its vertical residential units rising from 89 E. 200 South officially finished, open for rent and on display.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Tony Semerad

Like his recent predecessors, Salt Lake City's new police chief is set up in a spacious corner office with mountain views from the Public Safety Building's fourth floor, complete with fresh uniforms, huge windows and a small private balcony.

2 months ago | sltrib.com | Tony Semerad

Two major thrusts in Salt Lake City's stepped-up enforcement of public safety have recently picked up momentum. With rates of homelessness still running high and the city pressing on multiple fronts to alleviate the effects, Utah's capital has extended the potential use of more than 120 emergency winter shelter beds well into the summer.