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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 4h

Utah's color palette has been absolutely stunning this fall

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 03/10/2026

What a difference 3 weeks can make at Guardsman Pass

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 24/09/2026

"These signs are a fun way for the local community to show their stoke for the season..." Here's why "Super El Niño" election signs are starting to pop up in Utah (and how you can get one): www.ksl.com/article/5162...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 23/09/2026

"(It's) turning something bad into something great for the community." Salt Lake City is about halfway through fully replacing 200 North Temple trees lost in a 2024 mishap, with 270 additional trees that will be planted in the surrounding area: www.ksl.com/article/5162...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 22/09/2026

Public Lands has a few reports in today's SLC Council work session on the west side, one of them is an update to the trees killed off 2 years ago. New trees are starting to be planted:

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 22/09/2026

"He'd be pleased with the restoration of it and the way it's been revitalized." SLC's Steenblik Park officially reopened today, with the family of its namesake giving it their thumbs up: www.ksl.com/article/5162...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 22/09/2026

"You could tell that this thing was packing quite a bit of wind..." A formal report on Friday's tornado is expected next week, but meteorologists say it's helping dispel one myth — and could help better understand mountain tornadoes. #utwx: www.ksl.com/article/5162...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 19/09/2026

Capitol way to close out a crazy day of weather #utwx #stormhour

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 15/09/2026

Some transit news --> UTA says it's going fareless... for a few days at least. It's planning to upgrade its fare collection system this weekend, which will make it difficult to collect fares. So it won't collect any from Friday through Sunday. Here's more on what the system upgrades will do:

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 15/09/2026

"We don't care who broke it; we just want it fixed." A new fund was launched this week to help Poplar Grove residents still struggling a month after a water main break caused flooding. They say it's been a battle to file claims so far: www.ksl.com/article/5162...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 13/09/2026

The whale's new look is almost done 👀

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 10/09/2026

We have a packed house for the SLC Planning Commission, so there’s an overflow largely because of the expanding housing proposal. We’ve been told a recommendation decision won’t be made tonight because of a scheduling error. Meaning this will be 1 of 2 meetings about it

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 09/09/2026

This past meteorological summer broke one last record — the hottest since at least 1895. Precipitation ended up slightly above normal. Here's a breakdown of the data + why it matters. #utwx: www.ksl.com/article/5162...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 09/09/2026

It's official: Utah posted its hottest summer on record, per new federal climate data released today. That's despite above-normal precipitation also collected statewide over the meteorological season #utwx

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 02/09/2026

We'll find out tomorrow whether Utah's drought status has changed after a stormy end to August, which was very productive statewide. It also closed the book on meteorological summer. Utah's mountain SNOTEL sites averaged 5.7 in. this summer, 1.4 in. above normal #utwx

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 28/08/2026

Fall is almost here, along with its incredible colors. KSL meteorologist Matt Johnson and I spoke with some experts about how the fall color season might go following a unique weather year + he put together an outlook of when we might see the best colors #utwx: www.ksl.com/article/5161...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 27/08/2026

"Dream hard because when you dream hard, the dreams come true." Utah now has a Michelin-starred restaurant + 8 more that received recognition tonight: www.ksl.com/article/5161...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 27/08/2026

BREAKING: Monte in South Salt Lake becomes the first Utah restaurant to receive a Michelin star

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 27/08/2026

Work to put primer on the 9th & 9th whale has begun, setting up its next look that will be painted over the next few weeks. Right now it looks like clouds, fog or smog forming over the original mural, Point of Reference, which was an abstract reflection of the city's sunsets.

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 26/08/2026

New from me --> Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson + 7 County Council members sent SLC Council a letter basically urging them to urge Intermountain Health to include more behavioral health resources in its planned new LDS Hospital near downtown: www.ksl.com/article/5161...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 26/08/2026

A pelican squadron decided to make some rounds near downtown SLC today. One of the few times I've seen this from the Triad Center in the decade+ I've worked here

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 26/08/2026

Some SLC Council news today --> City Council approved all the proposed items from the $34.88 million Capital Improvement Program budget, which mostly goes toward community-requested projects. A short breakdown of where it's going:

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 20/08/2026

Climate Prediction Center's final meteorological fall outlook continues a good sign for Utah, at least in terms of precip. With temps, hopefully we start seeing more normal looking conditions by the end of the season so we get snow from the early outlooks looking good for winter #utwx

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 19/08/2026

Happening now: UDOT is offering an update to lawmakers on the Lake Powell ferry, which remains inoperable due to low reservoir levels. It estimates it may not have service open again until at least 2030. Its presenter says he agrees it's probably time to sell the ferry #utpol

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 18/08/2026

CRA has also agreed to a $1M disaster loan to help the owners of Whiskey Street rebuild. Owners are planning a new rooftop option with the rebuild

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 18/08/2026

The NWS confirmed today that Thursday's storm that prompted the SLC office's first tornado warning in 15 years did indeed spawn a tornado in Tooele County + a strong wind event #utwx www.ksl.com/article/5161...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 15/08/2026

Some impressive totals across Salt Lake City today from a very active monsoonal pattern that seemed to target the city today. SLC's official site (the airport) got 0.49 inches. Its August normal is 0.58 inches. A site in the Avenues is reporting 1.55 inches 👀 #utwx

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 14/08/2026

Whiskey Street's owner said yesterday the location is on track to reopen by the end of the year with a new rooftop bar. New renderings of that plan were released, with CRA documents uploaded today showing how it will look. Its owner is seeking a $1M disaster loan www.ksl.com/article/5160...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 14/08/2026

I think my favorite little details might be these. I think they're just showing art pieces for reference, but it would be fun to get at least a replica of "The Peaks" moved closer to downtown

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 14/08/2026

What started as a tornado warning ended in one of the brightest double rainbows I've ever seen

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 12/08/2026

The approved Liberty Arch will not be built at the planned site (Triangle Park across from the Capitol lawn) following pushback from residents. Local reaction from Utah Rep. Dailey-Provost and SLC City Council member Chris Wharton #utpol

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 11/08/2026

This was the map from the purchase. It's hard to see, but it's located north of East Canyon State Park and west of SR-65, the same as the Rocky Canyon Fire map, with parts of the original WMA also included

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 08/08/2026

Utah Fire Info reports Utah's fires have now surpassed the 500,000-acre mark this season for just the 2nd time on record. First was 2007. Monsoonal moisture could help slow things down but also add flooding risks in the coming days: www.ksl.com/article/5160...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 07/08/2026

This is the type of helicopter that crashed. Deseret News took a photo of it refilling water near Fillmore on Tuesday.

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 07/08/2026

The new downtown Silverside Deli location signage is now up. Its co-owner told me last month they expected to open as early as late August, early September, possibly a few weeks after the new Sugar House location opens this month

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 07/08/2026

"The base fare has not changed in 13 years. What has changed in the last 13 years? Everything else — even just this year." UTA is proposing its first base fare rate since 2013. It's also considering new ways for riders to pay: www.ksl.com/article/5160...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 05/08/2026

NEW: U. researchers say this year's fire season has broken a record in number of acres burned within woodlands and forest areas. These include the top 2 fires on record (dating back to 1987)

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 05/08/2026

A really interesting thing happened in southern Utah. St. George region (left) got 3x normal rain but soil moisture levels remained very dry because of how poor the season was before July South-Central (right) saw record-high soil moisture levels for July from the storms

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 05/08/2026

BUT federal hydrologists also point out that the statewide data hides that some regions saw big precipitation spikes while others missed out. Case in point: the Uinta Basin still has very low moisture levels for August

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 05/08/2026

Interesting data from the NRCS --> Utah's average valley and mountain soil moisture levels jumped to above-average by the end of a more than 2-week storm cycle to close out July #utwx

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 05/08/2026

Smokeset got the sun looking like a rubber ball these days

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 02/08/2026

"People love (the whale) and cherish it. I'm really hoping that this becomes part of the continuing legacy." Updated my article with some more details about the new whale mural from Jiyoun Lee-Lodge, who told me she's excited to join the whale's lore: www.ksl.com/article/5160...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 02/08/2026

NEW: #SLC has unveiled the new mural design for "Out of the Blue," the 9th & 9th whale. This is “Open Your Eyes,” a GSL-themed mural by Salt Lake artist Jiyoun Lee-Lodge. She's set to begin painting the new mural in the coming weeks.

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 31/07/2026

Utah's reservoirs have tumbled this summer and drought remains everywhere to close out July, but all these recent storms have drastically improved mountain soil moisture levels. Here's why that matters #utwx: www.ksl.com/article/5160...

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 30/07/2026

The short answer is yes, but it's also complicated. Extreme heat events that happened in past decades are becoming more frequent (explaining these graphs) and stretching into other meteorological seasons. It's part of an entire Utah trend

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 26/07/2026

Nice to see something is finally coming to the space where the The Local bar/food hall was on 4th South and 3rd East

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 20/07/2026

Meanwhile, Chopper 5 flew over the Beaver flood damage this morning. On top of some lingering water, it appears that some sections of the canyon road (SR-153) were washed out too

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 20/07/2026

Beaver is now urging residents not to drink any of the city's tap water due to contamination:

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Carter Williams @cwilliams.ksl.com · 20/07/2026

Nevermind, the camera's back. Here's some before/during/after screenshots of the diversion dam being taken out

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