Tim Vandenack
Utah Latinos hosting holiday gathering to promote unity, spread cheer
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 20 - 4:31 p.m.
A contingent of Utah Latinos is hosting a holiday gathering in Sandy, We are Latinos, which is meant to promote unity and spread cheer.
Marriott-Slaterville getting state liquor store, the 5th for Weber County
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 19 - 12:51 p.m.
Dirt is moving at the site of a planned new state liquor store in Marriott-Slaterville, which would be the fifth outlet in Weber County.
Weber officials still seek space to serve homeless on Utah's coldest nights
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 19 - 6:17 a.m.
Weber County leaders are still searching for an overnight space to serve the homeless on the coldest of nights, as required by state law.
'The oldest and dearest tradition': Utah Filipinos gather for Christmastime Simbang Gabi services
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 17 - 9:01 p.m.
Utah's Filipino expats are in the middle of Simbang Gabi, a nine-day celebration to commemorate Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ.
Growth of Utah's Venezuelan population far outpaces expansion from other nations, data shows
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 17 - 8:17 a.m.
The growth of the Venezuelan population in Utah outpaces the number of people coming from other nations by a wide margin, new data shows.
Kaysville leaders mulling reinvention of city's downtown via redevelopment, new infrastructure
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 15 - 5:02 p.m.
Kaysville leaders are pursuing a proposal to reinvent the city's downtown via infrastructure improvements and by encouraging commercial redevelopment.
Venezuelan gang is in Utah, officials say, but its footprint 'is not extensive'
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 14 - 9:46 a.m.
Tren de Aragua is present in Utah, as shown by recent incidents in Millcreek and Herriman, officials say, but the Venezuelan gang's footprint here "is not extensive."
'A joyful way to celebrate the season': Catholics hosting Las Posadas events across Utah
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 13 - 9:11 p.m.
Utah's Catholics will be hosting Las Posadas events, a Christmastime tradition strongly rooted in Mexico, across the state ahead of Christmas.
Farmington students volunteer to knit hats to help keep senior citizens in Ecuador warm
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 13 - 5:39 p.m.
Students at a Farmington school have knitted more than 110 hats, inspired by their teacher, to help keep a contingent of senior citizens in Ecuador warm.
Immigrant advocates offer advice amid deportation talk: Have a family plan, know your rights
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 13 - 8:44 a.m.
Attorneys and advocates hosted a gathering to advise immigrants and their families to know their rights and be prepared amid talk of mass deportations.
Salt Lake City leaders pressed on immigration issue as deportation talk intensifies
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 12 - 7:39 p.m.
Salt Lake City leaders are facing pressure on the immigration issue by immigrant advocates as President-elect Donald Trump's deportation talk intensifies.
Have You Seen This? Polar bear trudges across the Arctic Ocean
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 11 - 3:49 p.m.
I've had cold and snow on my brain and this video of a polar bear crossing the Arctic Ocean as it swells, snow block by snow block, riveted me.
Davis County warming center has operated without issues, despite backlash
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 10 - 7:11 p.m.
The Davis County warming center in Layton has operated without issues so far, though the facility sparked sharp backlash from some.
Flap over Clinton housing proposal enters new phase as developer tries to halt challenge
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 10 - 10:03 a.m.
The controversy over a Clinton housing proposal has entered a new phase as the project developer tries to halt a challenge to the plans.
US government to get rid of James V. Hansen Federal Building; agencies inside to be moved
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 7 - 1:35 p.m.
The U.S. government plans to get rid of the James V. Hansen Federal Building in downtown Ogden and move the agencies operating inside it to new locations.
Utah immigrant advocates hosting 'Know Your Rights' sessions amid Trump's deportation plans
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 8:32 p.m.
Advocates for Utah's immigrant community are hosting "Know Your Rights" sessions in Salt Lake City, Provo and Ogden in response to Trump's deportation plans.
Davis County proposes increasing property taxes earmarked for animal services by 55%
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 7:11 p.m.
Davis County's 55% tax hike proposal aims to bolster animal shelter services and is the focus of a public hearing this week, despite mustering mixed reviews.
Nordic Valley developers envision year-round resort, say work could start in 2025
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 6 - 12:00 p.m.
Nordic Valley boosters envision a year-round resort as expansion plans gain steam. Ski village development work could start in 2025.
Ogden debating new facility for homeless; proposal draws largely supportive feedback
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 7:12 p.m.
Ogden leaders are debating whether to permit a 25-bed facility for people who are chronically homeless. The plans, so far, are generating largely supportive public feedback.
Peruvian lawmakers, business officials visit Utah to bolster commercial ties
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 4 - 10:02 a.m.
A contingent of Peruvian lawmakers and others are on a trade mission to Utah, hoping to bolster U.S. ties as China's presence grows in the South American nation.
Ogden Valley carved into tentative city council districts as part of incorporation process
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 2 - 5:16 p.m.
Ogden Valley has been carved into tentative city council districts as the new locale, per a ballot question approved by voters last month, starts taking shape.
Most Americans favor letting certain immigrants stay in the US legally, survey shows
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 2 - 2:46 p.m.
Most Americans favor allowing immigrants already in the U.S. illegally to stay under certain conditions and attain legal status, a new survey shows.
Redwood Swap Meet vendors have to be out by Dec. 22 as redevelopment edges ahead
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 1 - 7:16 a.m.
Vendors at Redwood Swap Meet, a focus of intense debate over proposed redevelopment, have to leave by Dec. 22 as a housing project edges forward.
Ogden mulls $3.6M acquisition of Forest Service building — an art deco structure built in 1934
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 30 - 4:09 p.m.
Ogden leaders are mulling acquisition of the old U.S. Forest Service building, built in 1934 and a key example of several iconic art deco structures in the city.
