Veyo mother enters 'no contest' plea after child dies locked in hot car
VEYO, Utah (ABC4) — A woman has pleaded no contest to child abuse homicide, after her child died inside a hot car last year. Celine Ashley Switlick, 30, entered the plea last week, reducing her charge of child abuse homicide from a second-degree felony to a third-degree felony.
via ABC 4StatewideOctober 14, 2026
Utah’s first snow of season drops over a foot at some resorts, more expected
Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain received enough snow to turn lawns white, and Deer Valley's Ontario snow stake showed a 6-inch pile Wednesday. The pile atop Snowbird’s snow stake expanded like an inflatable pillow Tuesday. Within hours, it billowed up from bare board to 10 inches as Utah received its first measurable snow of the 2026-27 ski and snowboard season.
via kpcw.orgPark CityOctober 14, 2026
The 'Enchanted Forest' has taken over the Heritage Museum of Layton!
LAYTON, Utah (ABC4) — AHHHH! The Heritage Museum of Layton has been taken over by an enchanted forest. Don't believe us? See for yourself this weekend during the museum's Halloween events.
via ABC 4LaytonOctober 14, 2026
North Salt Lake’s ‘Sprout’ library brings services closer to home
Anna Scholes (front) and Sisi Harris work in the new North Salt Lake location at 460 North Redwood Rd. " Both are in place while the main Bountiful Branch Library is under renovation. The branch is located at 460 North Redwood Rd. #D, North Salt Lake.
via davisjournal.comNorth Salt LakeOctober 14, 2026
Utah is halfway to Gov. Cox’s starter home deadline with less than 25% built
Jed Nilson, owner of Nilson Homes, in his South Ogden office, Oct. 13, 2026. Housing affordability keeps Steve Waldrip up at night. As Gov. Spencer Cox’s housing advisor, he wants young Utahns to afford to stay in the state. But Utah’s median home listing is $579,000, and affordability concerns have dinged the state's quality of life.
via KUERStatewideOctober 14, 2026
LDS Church donates $1 million to fight Idaho abortion initiative
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated $1 million to fight Proposition 1 last week. If voters approve the initiative, it would restore reproductive rights in Idaho, allowing abortions up to fetal viability and in medical emergencies.
via KUERStatewideOctober 14, 2026