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ICE buys a Salt Lake City warehouse with plans for a new detention center

A Salt Lake City warehouse is the latest in the nation to be purchased by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement as the Trump administration plans a $45 billion expansion of detention centers. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, and a Delaware company on Wednesday ...

Lawmakers restore funding for domestic violence strangulation exams

Utah lawmakers restarted funding this year to help cover the cost of forensic exams for victims of domestic violence choking assaults, a program that advocates say is key in gathering evidence for criminal cases and identifying serious injuries that need urgent treatment. The Utah Domestic ...

Federal government taps Utah to test new electric flight technologies

Utah is among eight states the federal government has selected to test the future of electric aircraft and other aviation technologies, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Monday. The state is poised to be part of a three-year pilot program on Electric Vertical Takeoff and ...