Riverton News

The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake Valley Health Department has closed 129 properties in Salt Lake County so far this year due to methamphetamine contamination, putting it on track to exceed last year's tally.

The Salt Lake Tribune) Rivertton HIgh School scholar Andrew Johnson at the Riverton, Utah high school Monday May 21, 2012.

They are yearbook editors, athletes and musicians. This year's high school valedictorians are some of the state's best and brightest maintaining perfect grade-point averages while never relenting in their academic endeavors.

Anne Kasprzak, 15, of Riverton, was found dead in the Jordan River in Draper on Sunday, March 11, 2012.

A Riverton man is accused of deliberately driving into and injuring a neighborhood gardener because his father was unhappy with the gardener's parking job.

In a few weeks, a stretch of the Mountain View Corridor will be open to drivers, which will help ease traffic congestion.

The Salt Lake Tribune) South Jordan Mayor Scott Osborne walks with his grandkids Chenice Osborne, 2, Dakota Gibbons, 8, and Braxton Gibbons, 6, at his home in South Jordan Saturday January 14, 2012.

Mayor Russ Wall has renewed his call for Taylorsville to join the Unified Police Department, a request the City Council ignored a year ago.

A ribbon cutting will be held followed by a Fun Run. Activities will be at Foothills Park, 14090 S. 4830 West in Riverton, beginning at 10 a.m. I think a lot of people are looking forward to having the extra access to be able to get around at a little higher speed instead of having to cut through neighborhoods." HERRIMAN - In a few weeks, a stretch ... (more)

New charges have been filed against a suspect in the slaying of a 15-year-old Riverton girl whose body was found earlier this year in the Jordan River -A but murder charges have yet to materialize.

RIVERTON, Utah - Unified Police say a gunman in Riverton has barricaded himself inside a house and is threatening to shoot police officers.