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Cox calls Point of the Mountain authority example of 'mission creep'Utah's nursing shortage meets a growing, aging populationCanyons board reviews Innovation Center admissions, DLI thresholds, visitor ID rulesProvo man jailed for buying Draper computer with fake currencyFlooding covers Draper roads, backs up I-15 after Thursday storms
Local Government
EPA plan threatens public comment on Draper-area air permits
The EPA has proposed eliminating the 50-year-old federal requirement for public comment on air permits for data centers and other "minor source" facilities, a move that could affect future development along Draper's tech corridor even as Gov. Cox pushes for more public input.
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Local Government
Salt Lake County sheriff proposes $700M jail expansion bond
Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera proposed a $700 million jail expansion bond carrying $34 million in annual operating costs, a plan that would affect Draper taxpayers and comes two years after voters rejected a smaller public-safety bond.
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Local Government
EPA plan threatens public comment on Draper-area air permits
The EPA has proposed eliminating the 50-year-old federal requirement for public comment on air permits for data centers and other "minor source" facilities, a move that could affect future development along Draper's tech corridor even as Gov. Cox pushes for more public input.
Local Government
Salt Lake County sheriff proposes $700M jail expansion bond
Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera proposed a $700 million jail expansion bond carrying $34 million in annual operating costs, a plan that would affect Draper taxpayers and comes two years after voters rejected a smaller public-safety bond.
Local Government
EPA plan threatens public comment on Draper-area air permits
The EPA has proposed eliminating the 50-year-old federal requirement for public comment on air permits for data centers and other "minor source" facilities, a move that could affect future development along Draper's tech corridor even as Gov. Cox pushes for more public input.
Local Government
Salt Lake County sheriff proposes $700M jail expansion bond
Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera proposed a $700 million jail expansion bond carrying $34 million in annual operating costs, a plan that would affect Draper taxpayers and comes two years after voters rejected a smaller public-safety bond.
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
EPA plan threatens public comment on Draper-area air permits
The EPA has proposed eliminating the 50-year-old federal requirement for public comment on air permits for data centers and other "minor source" facilities, a move that could affect future development along Draper's tech corridor even as Gov. Cox pushes for more public input.
Local Government
Salt Lake County sheriff proposes $700M jail expansion bond
Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera proposed a $700 million jail expansion bond carrying $34 million in annual operating costs, a plan that would affect Draper taxpayers and comes two years after voters rejected a smaller public-safety bond.
Education
Education
Education
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Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Porter Rockwell Trail closing 12 days for bridge work
Draper City will close the Porter Rockwell Trail between Sadler and Osborne trailheads from Aug. 31 through Sept. 11 for a $180,000 project building a new trail connection on a UTA bridge over 1300 East.
Public Safety
Lone Peak crew battles 50,000-acre Texas wildfire
Lone Peak Fire District's wildland crew, deployed to Texas since Aug. 19, is now fighting the 50,000-acre Ross Fire that has forced the evacuation of approximately 630 homes and prompted a federal disaster grant.
Community
Community
Community
Community
$99 ski packages headline three-day sale near Draper
Utah Ski Gear's annual Dreaming of Skiing sale runs Thursday through Saturday in Sandy, offering $99 ski packages, 10% off storewide and 50% off used apparel at the closest specialty ski shop to Draper.
Business
Business
Business
Business
U of U Health buying 45 acres at The Point for hospital campus
University of Utah Health will build a 200,000-square-foot hospital campus on 45.8 acres at The Point in Draper, bringing an estimated 2,500 jobs as part of a $5 billion health system expansion.
Business
Utah's nursing shortage meets a growing, aging population
Utah ranks 49th in nurses per capita and faces 51,158 monthly healthcare vacancies statewide as its population ages toward 2065. A new Chamberlain University nursing campus in Sandy, minutes from Draper, and the planned U of U Health facility at The Point represent local efforts to expand the pipeline.
Sports
Sports
Sports
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Weldon Genies
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
Weldon Genies
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
Weldon Genies
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
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