Salt Lake Community Action

State technology chief ousted over health data breach

The state's executive director of technology services, Stephen Fletcher, has been terminated over the data breach that compromised personal medical information of an estimated 800,000 Utahns.

Medicaid breach draws anger and more words of warning

Computer hackers accessed a state server where the personal information of hundreds of thousands of individuals was being stored, undoing the efforts of two 79-year-old Murray residents who've been very careful in protecting their personal information.

Tenants evicted from South Salt Lake storage units

Storage units have become makeshift residences in the Salt Lake Valley, a search warrant has revealed. Last month, South Salt Lake police, the city fire marshal and the Salt Lake County Health Department found people living in at least five units at A-1 Storage, 3202 S. Davis Drive (460 West).

Charities hoping for onslaught of generosity as Christmas nears

With Christmas about two weeks away, some local charities are experiencing a drop in holiday giving as the economic downturn and other factors have pinched contributions.

State drafting a waiver to provide health insurance benefits in exchange for community service

Community service in exchange for health insurance? It's an idea that the Utah Department of Health is exploring to allow an otherwise economically challenged population to give back to their community.

Rally: Most homeowners who experience foreclosure are 'victims'

By Amanda Verzello

Utah developing plan to tame Medicaid

A menacing monster threatens Utah's long-term economic stability. Its name is Medicaid, and Sen. Dan Liljenquist is leading a multi-organizational quest to tame the beast.

Education is key in helping low-income children move beyond poor

He looks tough with his shorts sagging low, wearing a hooded sweatshirt decorated with drawings of human skulls, but it doesn't take much to make 16-year-old Eric cry. Just mention school.

Obituary: RUSSELL, JAMES