Support the Free Press | Facts matter. Truth matters. Journalism matters
Salt Lake City Weekly has been Utah's source of independent news and in-depth journalism since 1984. Donate today to ensure the legacy continues.
Stephen Dark
Find Stories by Stephen Dark
Browse by:
Recent Articles
- News, City Weekly REWIND August 19, 2024
-
-
FLASHBACK 2008: A messy tale of cops, robbers ... and a little dog, too
Taylorsville 911!
- Debbie Evans was perched on the edge of a narrow concrete bench in the Salt Lake County lockup, handcuffed to a stainless-steel bar that ran along the rim of the wall behind her. A fight over ownership of her family’s dog, an 11-year-old Boston terrier named Oscar, had led to her incarceration. Evans, a 34-year-old mother of two adolescents with no criminal record, couldn’t believe it had come to this. She still can’t.
- News, City Weekly REWIND May 27, 2024
-
-
FLASHBACK 2007: In late 1967, three Midvale buddies died in Vietnam. Forty years later, their families still struggle with the loss
The Things We Carry
- The soldiers carried weapons and keepsakes that reminded them of who they were. These relatives carry no more than photographs and memories. That’s all they have to remind them not only of their loss but also of who they are as survivors.
- News, Cover Story September 20, 2017
-
-
Call it a Comeback
Long mired in economic depression, Midvale’s Main Street dusts off its small-town charm.
- >When Midvale City Mayor JoAnn B. Seghini walks down Main Street, she doesn't see the dilapidated, empty buildings which haunt much of its west side.
- News, September 6, 2017
-
-
Love Letters
Correspondence between a young woman at the Topaz internment camp and her beloved sheds light on Trump's America.
- David Hisato Yamate and Tamaki Tsubokura's courtship began in the summer of 1944.
- News, Cover Story August 30, 2017
-
-
Triggered
Veterans Affairs exists to help vets. So why did the Salt Lake VA appoint an anti-veteran chief?
- In April 2015, psychiatrist Sayali Kulkarni received a phone call from a colleague at the Compensation and Pension department of the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
- News, August 23, 2017
-
-
Hear Them Roar
West High Panthers confront demons and soar at season-opener game.
- It was the first game of the 2017 season, and Romeo Johnston was so nervous he felt like he was about to vomit.
- Blog, Buzz Blog August 17, 2017
-
-
Clean up of Rio Grande Forces Dealers Out
Phase 1 of most recent attempt to clean up area underway.
- News, Cover Story August 16, 2017
-
-
Dancing With Spirits
Pacific Islander community seeks to both promote their differences and celebrate similarities.
- Susi Feltch-Malohifo'ou was in the grocery store with her husband when she was reminded how stereotypes define the way some see her.
- News, Cover Story August 2, 2017
-
-
New Shade of Blue
How hard is it for the police to diversify their ranks? Ask Officer Amy Novoa.
- When Amy Novoa left her parents' home in Rose Park on the west side of Salt Lake City to drive to the Pioneer Precinct for her swearing-in as a police officer, she still clung to the hope that someone from her family would attend the most important moment in her life.
- Blog, Buzz Blog July 24, 2017
-
-
The Dangers of Street Walking
Efforts underway to help SLC sex workers.
- Talk to women who sell sex on the street and they will typically deny any association with the idea that they have been trafficked.
Trending
Trans inmate in Salt Lake County jail complains of abuse
December 28, 2010
