It didn’t take long for Salt Lake City’s mayor to name a new police chief. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Thursday named Brian Redd, executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections,

SALT LAKE CITY — Shane Rensmon could have waxed poetic about the Astra Tower, but he kept his words short as wind-fueled snow battered him and a crowd gathered at the top of the city's tallest building to witness the newest feature.

About a week after firing long-time Salt Lake City police chief Mike Brown, Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Thursday announced Brian Redd, the executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections, as her pick to replace him.

He said he believes Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has announced "some potential solutions that are good," and "in an ideal world," he would like to see those move forward w