(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Groups of unsheltered people move their belongings after the abatement from 500 West earlier in the day, on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Utah's annual homelessness report, released on June 29, 2023, found a 10% increase in people newly homeless during fiscal year 2022.
Emily is a statewatch reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2022. She received her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. There, she worked on investigative projects for The Washington Post and ProPublica. While writing, she's probably spinning something from her ever-expanding shelf of punk records.