Draper News

Hoopes Vision has opened an eye surgery facility in Draper, Utah. The facility includes the ambulatory surgery center EyeSurg of Utah , examination rooms, a laser surgery suite and clinical research center.

Developer Terry Diehl's controversial proposal to transform the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon with a high-density project - which at one time included a hotel, commercial operations and perhaps 300 condominiums - has been revived in Salt Lake County's planning and development process.

But three recent contestants with Utah ties have been selected by a Utah recording company to go on a national tour.

Some parents in a Salt Lake County neighborhood are happy about a new school opening near them but concerned about students getting there safely.

Utah State junior volleyball player Kaitlyn VanHoff, a native of Draper, Utah, has embraced the mentality of dedicating her time and energy to helping others, as she travels to Tanzania with HELP International.

Rollin Cook, a retired chief deputy from the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, was unanimously recommended Friday for state Senate confirmation next week as Utah's new executive director of the Department of Corrections.

Debbie Margo looked forward to her daughter's freshman year at Draper's new Corner Canyon High School, but now it's not going to happen.

Salt Lake County officials are correct . The panel that is being appointed to look into the idea of closing the Utah State Prison in Draper to replace it with a more modern lock-up somewhere farther afield, should have someone on it to look out after the interests of the county that now hosts the facility.

The Sandy Amphitheater will host the Mountain West Ballet company's production of Alice in Wonderland.

The Salt Lake County Council really wants to have a county official on the board that will determine the future of the Utah State Prison.

It's just a few days until Mother's Day and many of us are still scrambling to make a plan and find great gift ideas.

Everyone knows that if you really want to pamper mom on Mother's Day, you need to take her to a nice restaurant.

The town of Draper City, Utah, finally became famous this week when Amy Meyer became the first American to be charged with violating the irreprehensible "Ag-Gag" laws that have sprung up around the country.

The Utah Department of Corrections will be raising money and collecting blood and donations next week - all part of a national celebration honoring the people who work in their field.

Home Federal Bank has opened a new loan production office in Draper to serve the Salt Lake and Utah County markets.

There's one thing the 200 parents and two Canyons Board of Education members could agree on Monday concerning the new $71 million Corner Canyon High School: Predicting student enrollment can get tricky.

Beginning in 2014, Utahns will have another option when it comes to health insurance: a co-op. The option for health insurance cooperatives came about through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a compromise between many Democrats, who supported a public option, and most Republicans, who opposed the public option, says Linn Baker, ... (more)