The public safety plan will increase police presence in high-crime areas downtown, in the Ballpark Neighborhood and the Jordan River area. The plan includes placing security cameras at parks, enforcing park curfews and improving responses to businesses affected by crime.

A suspect was taken into custody early Saturday morning after hit-and-run crash left a person seriously injured in the Granary District.

Utah leaders support Salt Lake City Mayor's new public safety plan and express readiness to collaborate on improving safety.

This story is breaking and will be updated. The day before a deadline given to her by the state’s top Republican leaders, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Thursday unveiled a lengthy, multi-pronged plan to address homelessness,

SALT LAKE CITY — Police arrested a man who is accused of stabbing another man so severely his intestines were visible. Salt Lake City police received information about an assault near 1470 S. State Street Thursday evening. After arriving, officers located a man with a critical injury to his stomach.

Salt Lake City unveiled a new public safety plan to address crime and homelessness. Initiatives would increase the police footprint, target gang activity and enhance affordable housing and emergency shelters. The plan emerged in response to demands from state Republican leaders who say the city is neglecting public safety.

Salt Lake City Erin Mendenhall released a plan to address homelessness after state leaders demanded one in a letter sent last month.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall released a series of recommendations Thursday to help curb homelessness and crime in Utah's capital city. Why it matters: The roughly 50-page public safety plan was spurred by a December letter from state GOP leaders,

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — At least one person has been killed in a five-vehicle crash and fire on the west side of Salt Lake County. The crash happened around 7:40 p.m. Thursday on westbound Interstate 80 near 7200 West in Salt Lake City - about five miles west of the Salt Lake City International Airport and eight miles east of Great Saltair.

Days after West High Principal Dr. Jared Wright was suddenly placed on leave, the Salt Lake City School District addressed rumors and speculation.

Salt Lake City is changing its garbage collection schedule for the first time since the 1980s. Most residents will have new pickup days starting Feb. 3, with one large exception. The changes aim to improve efficiency and align resources with peak workload times.

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