WEST JORDAN, Utah-Authorities say they continue to search for a suspect after a double homicide left two dead in West Jordan. Police stated the victims are a husband and wife. They believe whoever shot and killed them forced his or her way into the home near 6920 South and 3200 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Utah prepares to launch its medical marijuana program next year, residents who want to use the drug in the meantime are encountering skeptical doctors and the quandary of where to get the plant. A law passed by the Utah Legislature in December 2018 allows […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A former bishop with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been sentenced to four months in jail after being found guilty of sexual abuse of one teenage boy and lewdness with another. The Deseret News reports that during sentencing Wednesday in the Salt Lake […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some Utah cities have backed away from plans to adopt a new voting method in upcoming elections. At least half of the six municipalities that planned to use ranked-choice voting this year have dropped the initiative because of complications with implementation and voter education, The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — How do you get from Salt Lake County’s fast-growing southwestern cities to other parts of the valley? Patiently. Area roads, many designed when these towns were quiet bedroom communities, are frequently crammed, particularly during commuting times. And new homes, apartments and town houses are going […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Elected officials in southwest Salt Lake County are floating the idea of splitting the county without a majority vote from the area they’d leave behind. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that representatives from Herriman, Riverton, West Jordan and Copperton say they don’t feel fully represented at the […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah baby sitter has turned herself in after she was caught on camera physically abusing two 5-month-old twin girls. KUTV reports a $75,000 warrant was issued Wednesday for the arrest of Mckenna Newell. The twins’ father told West Jordan police that he reviewed video […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Utah National Guard officials say one of its chaplains has died while swimming laps at a pool in West Jordan. They say the cause of Captain Corey C. Holmgren’s death is under investigation. The adjutant general of the Utah National Guard — Major General Jefferson Burton […]
WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a small plane crashed in West Jordan, but the pilot walked away with no injuries. The plane went down Tuesday morning near the West Jordan Soccer Complex. Police say the 42-year-old pilot was doing touch-and-go maneuvers at South Valley Regional Airport. He reportedly […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Newly installed Congressman Ben McAdams will hold town hall meetings in January after a race where he said his opponent hadn’t held enough. He said in a statement Tuesday that he wants to begin helping his constituents with issues they might be having with the […]
