Layton News

A natural gas leak that shut down a two-block section of downtown Salt Lake City and TRAX light rail service through the area late Thursday kept repair crews busy well into Friday morning.

Layton fire spokesman Doug Bitton said construction crews were working about 1:15 p.m. near 2200 West and Antelope Drive when they accidentally struck at 4-inch natural gas pipeline while boring into the street.

Police who have been digging on a Utah property for three days say the excavation is related to the search for a San Gabriel man who went missing under "suspicious circumstances" after heading to Utah to seek work last year.

ROY, Utah - Police say investigators used tractors to dig in the back yard of a Roy home as part of a missing person case out of Layton.

An 18-year-old student was booked into the Davis County Jail Monday on suspicion of setting a fire at Northridge High School in Layton.

Weber State University's 16th annual Storytelling Festival will take place Feb. 27-29. The award-winning festival will include performances from national, local and student storytellers.

Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Kindergartners from the Jewish Community Center take a quick field trip to the front of the the center on Thursday to check out the large pine that was knocked over by strong winds.

Clearfield police say they finally have the suspect in a November 2011 convenience store robbery in custody - and the 18-year-old man says he did it all for love of the Xbox game system.

LAYTON, Utah - At least two homes in Layton have been vandalized by someone who has rammed their vehicle into garage doors, according to police.

The first incident happened about 10:45 p.m. Sunday at a home at 257 W. 1275 North in Layton.

Northern Utah is getting a break from a series of snowstorms as the middle of the week arrives, while southern Utahns anticipate balmy weather more like early spring than the depths of winter.

Zip a gift card or cash into "Rosieday's" mouth, and she'll be the monstrous bearer of your generosity.