The Utah Investigative Journalism Project

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 ...
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Critics fear a highway bypass could trigger development in Heber Valley’s open space and threaten a critical water source

(Eric Peterson| The Utah Investigative Journalism Project. A bend in the Middle Provo River near Heber could be impacted by a proposed highway bypass and the development that’s likely to follow.) The ...
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One of Utah’s best-known police chiefs has had a decadeslong side career defending police misconduct

This story was reported by the Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Invisible Institute and Salt Lake City Weekly Ken Wallentine is one of Utah policing’s most high-profile ...
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Who is Valar Atomics?

Transmission lines lead away from the coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant near Delta, Utah on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The following story was reported by ...
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At US Magnesium, safety equipment went offline and Utahns reported an acrid fog. Here’s how regulators reacted

(Utah Division of Air Quality) This 2022 image, which shows a bank of fog in the distance, was submitted to the Utah Division of Air Quality with a complaint. DAQ released it to The Utah Investigative ...
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A plan to protect Utah from US Magnesium’s toxic waste relies on something that is disappearing

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune, with support from the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at CUNY’s Craig ...
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Utah gave $40M in tax breaks to a solar company accused of fraud

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly. “I guess you could call me a tree hugger,” said Washington state resident Tammy ...
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Who killed Doug Coleman? Mystery of gay man killed in 1978 still lingers.

(Salt Lake City Police Department) Doug Coleman’s body was found in a boxcar in 1978. He had been shot in the head and stomach. Salt Lake City Police say the case was unsolved, but named two prime ...
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Utah housing vouchers struggle to meet demand

Wait times for the Housing Choice Voucher Program can last years. Meanwhile immediate housing assistance is nonexistent in many areas, leaving some Utahns in even more desperate situations. (Sydnee ...
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New data tool allows journalists and the public to track ‘wandering cops’ in Utah

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Invisible Institute and Salt Lake City Weekly. In September 2019, the Logan City Police Department ...
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Utah hunting guide faces felony charge for Donald Trump Jr.’s big game hunt

(@donaldtrumpjr via Instagram) A screenshot of an Instagram post shows Donald Trump, Jr. on a hunt in Utah in May 2018. Prosecutors filed a felony charge against Utah hunting guide Wade Lemon for a ...
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Did Moab’s police chief fully disclose his history of leaving departments while under investigation for misconduct?

Records show that Moab Police Chief Lex Bell was investigated for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a confidential informant.(Courtesy Moab Sun News) The following story was reported by The ...