Bountiful News

A 2-year-old boy who was shocked last week remains in serious condition but is making progress toward a recovery, according to a statement released by his family.

Utah lawmakers are looking at ways to bolster the state's public employee retirement fund, including possibly requiring employees to pay into their fund for the first time in two decades, raising the retirement age or reducing the benefits paid out to retirees.

A Bountiful toddler, who suffered second- and third-degree burns last week when a power line fell on a swing set he was playing on, has undergone two surgeries to remove damaged tissue.

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner correspondent BOUNTIFUL - Rick Rowland has always had a crease between his eyebrows.

Changes are coming to a popular tradition in Kaysville, after two boys were seriously injured in last year's water parade.

A day after a young boy was critically injured when a power line fell on the swing set he was playing on, crews from Bountiful City Power began cutting down the tree investigators say is to blame for the accident.

Three tragic accidents left three children hospitalized, and all of them happened within hours of each other in Bountiful Tuesday.

A man accused of stabbing to death a woman who had taken him into her home may never go to trial because of his mental illness, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

A two-and-a-half year old boy is in critical condition in the burn unit at University Hospital after he was shocked by a downed power line.

Just as he has twice before, Bountiful Mayor Joe Johnson plans to file paperwork to put himself in the running for a four-year term in office.

He was trying to stay hidden until the class started, but a trio of women managed to spot him as he sneaked back inside after a quick interview.

A successful DUI checkpoint nabbed several drunk drivers in Bountiful over the weekend.

Registered nurse Sandi Kimball, left, and certified operating room tech Ginger Rohmer count sponges that will be used in a spinal fusion procedure by doctors at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful.

A group says it wants public comments on a proposal to create a database that would list drivers in Davis County who have multiple drunken driving convictions.

Trying new and possibly controversial ways to crack down on drunk drivers in Davis County, police and public officials say they need to do something to address the growing problem.

For years, Stan Haacke enjoyed golf and played to a 15 handicap when he was struck with bone cancer in his left leg six years ago.

Fixing a busy intersection in Bountiful will come with a huge price tag. By some estimates, expanding the intersection of 500 South and 500 West could cost $100 million.

Davis County search and rescue teams pulled a man up out of a thousand foot deep ravine.

A recent proposal to add a blended-use zone to city ordinances was the subject of debate at a recent city council meeting.

Twenty-two positions have been cut, spending is down almost 8 percent, and officials will dip into a rainy day fund to finance a capital project as part of a $55.5 million 2009-10 fiscal year budget finalized this week.