Salt Lake City News Today — May 13, 2026

Salt Lake City officials are addressing a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship that killed three passengers and hospitalized others, while Councilmember Eva Lopez Chavez was removed from office over residency concerns. Property owners are being urged to combat invasive weeds under the Utah Noxious Weed Act, and the LDS Church’s FamilySearch records are aiding Utahns with new Canadian citizenship rules.