A blocked residential center, rising housing prices and a new push to criminalize homelessness spells trouble ahead
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Hunting guide, who counts Trump Jr. as a client, behaved badly for years, Utah says
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. In July 2024, renowned hunting guide Wade Lemon pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor and an infraction for illegal “canned hunts” in 2020 and 2021. He had cornered mountain lions and tricked his hunting clients into thinking the quarry was...
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Learn how to pitch a journalist at free webinar
The Utah Investigative Journalism Project is hosting a free webinar about how to pitch stories to journalists. The event will be on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6-7 p.m. Come get your questions answered about what makes a good story pitch and what you can expect from the reporting process from a panel of local journalists....
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Dirty urban water flows to Great Salt Lake. Can Mother Nature help us fix it?
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in collaboration with The Great Salt Lake Collaborative. During a recent storm in March, several shallow, plant-lined channels in the Lucky Estates subdivision in Riverton mimicked Mother Nature — and in doing so helped clean rainwater before it made it to Great Salt Lake....
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She begged prosecutors to pursue her sexual assault case. They told a judge she wanted it dismissed
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. Ann didn’t immediately go into the Hurricane City police station. Instead, she waited outside for nearly half an hour, trying to build up enough courage to walk inside. She was grappling with the decision of whether or not...
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Man claims Sandy landlord ignored the mold that was damaging his health
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. Jonathan Rodriguez started noticing small issues after moving into the Legends at River Oaks apartment complex in Sandy: a musty smell; a bit of mold in the toilet; and the fact that his cat, Toby, went from...
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Crime victims often left in the dark; improvements may be in works to shed light on developments
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KSL.com. PROVO — When “Emily” got the letter from the court about her case, it was almost too late. The court sent it to an old address she hadn’t used for years since she was a freshman at Brigham Young University....
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Family left without answers after disabled daughter allegedly assaulted at St. George hospital
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with St. George News. Kristy Woodhouse says raising her developmentally disabled daughter “Elizabeth” has been a wonderful challenge. “She’s so sweet, if you give her money to go buy something at the store, she’s buying something for you instead,” Woodhouse said. Though...
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A gay Latter-day Saint was murdered in Salt Lake City in 1991. Why has his case never been solved?
By Eric S. Peterson, Josi Hinds, Katie Bennett, Stevie Shaughnessey, Kenzie Olson, Joey Greenblatt, Cam Elliott, Justin Phipps, Jacob Done, Emma Ratkovic, Ellis Beacom, Elijah Murray, Malcolm Swope, Brooke Hale and Minki Seo. The following story was developed by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project and the University of Utah’s “Cold Case” class investigating unsolved murders...
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Who is Valar Atomics?
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah News Dispatch. When police in Moscow, Idaho, rolled up to the scene of the structure fire on Oct. 23, 2021, the home was a fireball. The officers quickly took control of the scene and checked on the victims. One man, Elijah...