Legitimate https://legitimate.net/ Legitimate: Recent articles en-us 20 Former editor of Salt Lake City Weekly sues, says the newspaper owes him thousands in unpaid wages A former Salt Lake City Weekly editor is suing the paper for allegedly not paying him thousands of dollars in wages. 10 Sep 2021 22:57 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/03/31/former-editor-salt-lake/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/03/31/former-editor-salt-lake/ Sara Tabin City Weekly wages labor dispute John Saltas Salt Lake City Weekly Renters are being ‘priced out’ of Park City In Park City, “rents are rising rapidly and there is little to nothing available,” one housing expert says, as would-be renters quit jobs in Summit County or accept longer commutes. Demand for short-term rentals like Airbnb and high home prices are contributing to the housing crunch. 07 Jul 2021 12:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/07/07/renters-are-being-priced/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/07/07/renters-are-being-priced/ Sara Tabin Utah Utah housing park city Park City housing market Park City rentals Birds throughout the hemisphere could pay for Utah’s water mistakes As the lake gets lower and lower, no one is quite sure how the pelicans or the other bird species that call the lake home will respond. It’s possible migrating birds, which are used to traveling long distances, will be able to find new places to go in the future. But a regional decline in bodies of water as the western United States faces extreme droughts could spell trouble not only for pelicans, but for many species that depend on the lake. 04 Jul 2021 13:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/07/04/birds-throughout/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/07/04/birds-throughout/ Sara Tabin Drought pelicans Great Salt Lake utah wildlife Birding Utah County Commission votes to reduce property taxes The Utah County Commission voted Wednesday to reduce property taxes, walking back a decision to raise taxes made in 2019. 01 Jul 2021 03:30 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/30/utah-county-commission/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/30/utah-county-commission/ Sara Tabin taxes Firefighters combat blaze that threatens structures in Cache County A new fire in Cache County was only at 20 acres Wednesday afternoon, but it is already threatening structures. 30 Jun 2021 22:42 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/30/firefighters-combat-blaze/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/30/firefighters-combat-blaze/ Sara Tabin wildfire ant flat Flash flooding closes road near Zion National Park Flash flooding near Zion National Park filled SR-9 with water on Tuesday afternoon. 29 Jun 2021 22:41 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/29/flash-flooding-closes/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/29/flash-flooding-closes/ Sara Tabin Flooding zion national park Plane crashes into house in North Logan A small plane crashed into a house in North Logan on Saturday night. 27 Jun 2021 03:22 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/26/plane-crashes-into-house/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/26/plane-crashes-into-house/ Sara Tabin plane crash logan plane Utah Democratic Party Chairman Jeff Merchant granted another term Delegates for the Utah Democratic Party voted to keep current party chairman Jeff Merchant at the party’s convention on Saturday. 27 Jun 2021 00:14 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/26/utah-democratic-party/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/26/utah-democratic-party/ Sara Tabin Democrats jeff merchant Search and rescue looking for man who may have drowned at Spring Lake Search and rescue is looking for a 19-year-old man who may have drowned at Spring Lake, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. 26 Jun 2021 02:33 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/25/search-rescue-looking-man/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/25/search-rescue-looking-man/ Sara Tabin drowning spring lake Four people on Southwest flight taken to hospital following turbulence Four people on a Southwest Airlines flight were taken to a hospital Friday after the plane encountered turbulence, according to Salt Lake City airport spokeswoman Nancy Volmer. 25 Jun 2021 23:24 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/25/four-people-southwest/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/25/four-people-southwest/ Sara Tabin Airport Southwest flight Ogden becomes the latest Utah city to ban fireworks Ogden City Council on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution banning fireworks, open burning and recreational fires within city limits. 25 Jun 2021 02:05 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/24/ogden-becomes-latest-utah/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/24/ogden-becomes-latest-utah/ Sara Tabin fireworks fire danger Ogden fireworks ban Two more people arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Taylorsville On Monday, two more people were arrested in connection with the murder of a man who was shot to death earlier this month in Taylorsville. 23 Jun 2021 12:00 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/23/two-more-people-arrested/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/23/two-more-people-arrested/ Sara Tabin Murder joey duran Taylorsville Murray police shoot and kill man The Murray Police Department said Tuesday that an officer shot and killed a man. 23 Jun 2021 02:42 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/22/murray-police-shoot-kill/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/22/murray-police-shoot-kill/ Sara Tabin police shooting fatal shooting Police Flatt Fire forces evacuations near Enterprise Flatt Fire up to 5,000 acres, forces evacuations near Enterprise 19 Jun 2021 01:10 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/18/flatt-fire-forces/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/18/flatt-fire-forces/ Sara Tabin Enterprise lightning Iron County Sheriff Utah Fire info Holladay bans fireworks Holladay’s city council bans private fireworks amid concerns from residents 18 Jun 2021 21:13 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/18/holladay-bans-fireworks/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/18/holladay-bans-fireworks/ Sara Tabin fire work ban wildfires U.S. Court of Appeals rules against citizenship for those from American Samoa A ruling by a Utah judge in favor of American Samoans automatically becoming citizens was reversed on Tuesday by a higher court in Denver. The court said it isn’t clear a majority of American Samoans want to be citizens, and it isn’t fair to foist citizenship upon them. 17 Jun 2021 13:05 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/17/us-court-appeals-rules/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/17/us-court-appeals-rules/ Sara Tabin american samoa samoan citizenship FITISEMANU Multiple fire crews working a fire in Millcreek Multiple fire teams have been deployed to fight a fire in Millcreek, according to Unified Fire spokesman Ryan Love. 17 Jun 2021 00:07 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/16/multiple-fire-crews/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/16/multiple-fire-crews/ Sara Tabin fire millcreek fire salt lake city fire The Pack Creek Fire has cost $2.6M to fight and could burn for weeks before it’s contained The Pack Creek Fire near Moab is now over 8,400 acres, and officials say it could be weeks until it is fully contained. 16 Jun 2021 03:53 UTC https://sltrib.com/news/2021/06/15/pack-creek-fire-has-cost https://sltrib.com/news/2021/06/15/pack-creek-fire-has-cost Sara Tabin Pack Creek Fire MOAB The Pack Creek Fire has cost $2.6M to fight and could burn for weeks before it’s contained The Pack Creek Fire near Moab is now over 8,400 acres, and officials say it could be weeks until it is fully contained. 16 Jun 2021 03:53 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/15/pack-creek-fire-has-cost/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/15/pack-creek-fire-has-cost/ Sara Tabin Pack Creek Fire MOAB Heat wave breaks Salt Lake City’s record June high at 107 degrees, causes health concerns It isn’t even summer yet, but Salt Lake City hit 107 degrees on Tuesday, tying the record temperature for the city and breaking the record for June. 16 Jun 2021 03:01 UTC https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/15/salt-lake-citys-heat-wave/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/06/15/salt-lake-citys-heat-wave/ Sara Tabin heat heat wave Utah heat wave