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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Dirty urban water flows to Great Salt Lake. Can Mother Nature help us fix it?

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in collaboration with The Great Salt Lake Collaborative. During a recent storm in March, several shallow, plant-lined ...
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Tag: Great Salt Lake Collaborative

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in collaboration with The Great Salt Lake Collaborative. During a recent storm in March, several shallow, plant-lined ...
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She begged prosecutors to pursue her sexual assault case. They told a judge she wanted it dismissed

The Washington County Attorney’s Office is pictured in St. George, Utah. (Photo by Sheldon Demke for the Utah Investigative Journalism Project) The following story was reported by The Utah ...
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Man claims Sandy landlord ignored the mold that was damaging his health

(Stock image| Phil King) Legal experts say that tenants have limited options if a landlord refuses to address hazards like mold. The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism ...
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Crime victims often left in the dark; improvements may be in works to shed light on developments

Utah has some systems in place to update crime victims about what’s happening in their cases, but many report feeling left out of the justice process and in the dark. (ArLawKa, Adobe Stock). The ...
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Family left without answers after disabled daughter allegedly assaulted at St. George hospital

An arrow points the way to the behavioral health unit at St. George Regional Hospital, St. George, Utah, July 14, 2025. A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at the unit, and prosecutors declined ...
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A gay Latter-day Saint was murdered in Salt Lake City in 1991. Why has his case never been solved?

The following story was developed by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project and the University of Utah’s “Cold Case” class investigating unsolved murders in the state, in partnership with The Salt ...
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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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Affordable housing plan falls flat in Salt Lake City

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. Since April 30, 2024, Salt Lake City has offered incentives to developers to provide ...
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Down the Drain: Records show enforcement of storm drain pollution affecting Great Salt Lake is hit or miss

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Thousands of shore birds and waterfowl take flight near the outflow of the Weber River where it meets the Great Salt Lake in 2023. The following story was ...
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Tag: Kingston family

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Great Salt Lake Collaborative. In August 2019, an anonymous tipster reported that a company ...