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Sports
Alta routed Brighton 48-7 to improve to 7-3 and second in Region 6, while Jordan fell 43-7 to Highland after an early lead evaporated, and Hillcrest mercy-ruled Kearns 55-0 in Wednesday's Week 10 action.
Local Government
A new Utah specialty license plate channels $30 from each annual vehicle registration renewal toward paying off student lunch debt statewide, giving Canyons School District families a way to help as cafeteria prices rise.
Local Government
Sandy Rep. Andrew Stoddard opposes Amendment B, which would require 60% voter approval for citizen-initiated tax measures on the Nov. 3 ballot, calling it an unfair double standard since the Legislature needs only a simple majority to raise taxes.
Local Government
Sandy City Council votes Tuesday on an interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County that would finalize the Nov. 3 special bond election for the $30 million Crescent View Middle School property, while also considering a building-height code amendment that staff and the Planning Commission recommend denying.
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Local Government
A University of Utah report commissioned by the state estimates that failing to restore the Great Salt Lake could result in $5.79 billion in cumulative health costs by 2060, with Salt Lake County residents including Sandy ranked in the second-highest dust exposure zone.
Local Government
New federal funding rules taking effect Oct. 1 will drop income eligibility for Utah's childcare assistance program from 85% to 50% of the state median income for new applicants, cutting about 900 families from the program and reducing benefits for thousands more.
Local Government
Canyons School Board member Jackson Lewis and Midvale Mayor Dustin Gettell joined a coalition of Democratic officials criticizing Equality Utah for endorsing Republican Mike Bird over openly LGBTQ+ Democrat Luke Maynes in a Salt Lake County Council race.
Education
View MoreCanyons School District has until Friday, Oct. 16, to join a $60,000 Utah State Board of Education review examining how books reach school library shelves, an effort launched after the state's banned-book list grew to 44 titles.
Education
View MoreUtah's graduating class of 2026 raised its average ACT composite to 20.1, ranking first among high-participation states, but fewer than half of test-takers met college-readiness benchmarks in math, reading or science, a gap that affects Canyons District students pursuing Honors Diplomas.
Education
View MoreMount Jordan Middle School counselor Jaycee Wickham and Albion Middle principal Eric Gardner explain how Canyons District schools use kindness programs and the SafeUT app to prevent bullying, and what warning signs parents should watch for during October's Bullying Prevention Month.
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Education
View MoreThe University of Utah will shut down its Sandy Center satellite campus on Jan. 1, 2027, displacing about 660 students who took classes at the south valley location. The closure is part of the university's response to a state law requiring it to reallocate $19.6 million toward high-demand programs.
Education
View MoreUtah's House Bill 273 requires Canyons School District to adopt AI classroom policies by July 1, 2027, while Hillcrest High students push for a voice in shaping those rules.
Education
View MoreUtah banned seven books from all public schools on Monday, Sept. 28, in the largest single-batch removal under the state's sensitive materials law, bringing the total to 44 prohibited titles and pulling books from Canyons School District libraries serving Sandy-area students.
Public Safety
A Sandy heavy-wreck tow truck driver says someone stole thousands of dollars' worth of tools from his work truck on Oct. 10, and surveillance footage from a neighbor shows a man checking another work truck the same day, suggesting a possible serial thief targeting commercial vehicles.
Public Safety
Early October snow blanketed Alta and Brighton after one of Utah's worst ski seasons in memory, with forecasters eyeing above-normal snowfall this winter thanks to a developing Super El Niño.
Public Safety
UDOT closed Guardsman Pass at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, citing winter conditions tied to Tropical Storm Rachel's remnants, with an estimated reopening Thursday morning, Oct. 15.
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Public Safety
UDOT traffic sensors show Big Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood canyon roads are carrying more than double their May vehicle counts on peak fall Saturdays, with 15,300 and 15,000 vehicles respectively, as leaf-peeping season hits near Sandy.
Public Safety
The nonprofit Utah Civic Compact is urging UDOT to cancel its Flock camera contract using a public-support termination clause, a move that could limit cameras on state roads while Sandy PD maintains its own separate Flock agreement.
Public Safety
Flooding and debris from Tropical Storm Rachel closed Big Cottonwood Canyon Road (SR-190) on Sunday, Oct. 11, with UDOT crews working overnight to clear a clogged culvert at Storm Mountain and no firm reopening timeline announced.
Community
View MoreThe Utah Transit Authority will suspend fare collection on all services, including Sandy's TRAX Blue Line and bus routes, from Friday, Oct. 16, through Sunday, Oct. 18, while it upgrades fare system software and hardware.
Community
View MoreSandy neighbors convinced UDOT to spare a rare sequoia tree on state-owned land after the agency initially planned to remove it alongside four dead trees due to early beetle damage.
Community
View MoreCTEC welding graduates Drew Searle and Rowan Penrod fabricated a 12-foot scorer's tower for Alta High School's growing lacrosse program at less than a third of the commercial cost, a project the Canyons Innovation Center hopes to replicate with local businesses.
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Community
View MoreThe Salt Lake Fall Home Show returns to Sandy's Mountain America Expo Center Oct. 9–11 with hundreds of vendors, Maine Cabin Masters appearances, interactive activities and expanded free admission for veterans and teachers.
Business
Miller Sports + Entertainment says planned upgrades to America First Field's seating, technology and premium areas will support year-round programming at the Sandy stadium, which drew tens of thousands of fans for World Cup watch parties, a concert and an Inter Miami match in 2026.
Business
An Associated Press analysis of federal data names Sandy's Fillerup Employment Services as a hub for Venezuelan workers, part of a surge that made Venezuelans Utah's second-largest Latino subgroup.
Business
Salsa Queen, the Utah salsa brand sold at Harmons, Smith's and Sprouts locations across the Sandy area, is closing after owner SalsaQueen Zapata filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in February, ending a business she started from her Magna home in 2014.
Business
Expansion Capital Group, a South Dakota fintech lender, opened its first office outside headquarters at 200 W. Civic Center Drive in Sandy and is actively hiring for local positions.
Sports
View MoreAlta routed Brighton 48-7 to improve to 7-3 and second in Region 6, while Jordan fell 43-7 to Highland after an early lead evaporated, and Hillcrest mercy-ruled Kearns 55-0 in Wednesday's Week 10 action.
Sports
View MoreReal Salt Lake's playoff hopes took a hit when San Jose's Jack Jasinski volleyed home a 94th-minute equalizer at America First Field on Oct. 14, erasing Luc de Fougerolles' first RSL goal and turning a lopsided performance into a 1-1 draw.
Sports
View MoreAlta's girls soccer season ended with a 5-1 loss to No. 2 seed Maple Mountain in the 5A state tournament first round on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Sports
View MoreHillcrest senior quarterback K'Von Houston was named the Deseret News Week 11 football athlete of the week after leading all of 5A with 2,673 passing yards and 31 touchdowns and setting four school records.
Editor
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.
