At a meeting previewing the upcoming legislative session, a top-ranking Utah lawmaker sharply criticized the proposed ...

Four Democratic Utah lawmakers stressed their opposition to the proposed 1,300-bed homeless shelter sought by Gov. Spencer ...

Though Utah’s rate of homelessness remains below the national average, a new report shows the state’s homeless population is continuing to rise — and the start of 2025 marked a significant uptick. “It ...

State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.” To glimpse the future of homelessness policy in ...

As the vision for a new, 1,300-bed homeless “campus” recently sited in northwest Salt Lake City begins to crystalize, a discussion in front of a panel of lawmakers this week showed that the state’s ...

Seniors are the fastest-growing segment of homeless Americans. How specialized shelters are addressing a gap in care.

A homeless woman living in Orem was jailed after hiding in a mall bathroom and fighting with officers when they asked her to ...

Homelessness in Utah is worsening, with sharp increases among older adults and veterans, according to a new state report. The big picture: An increasing share of Utah's senior population, many of whom ...

People congregate on Rio Grande Street in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) Projected on two large screens in front of a hotel conference ...

Utah uses data from a point-in-time count to guide policies supporting people experiencing homelessness. The 2026 count is ...

Projected on two large screens in front of a hotel conference room full of more than 300 people on Wednesday, a video told the story of Brandon Curtis, a Utahn who died at the age of 43 of a drug ...