South Salt Lake News

South Salt Lake police say a man thought he was being polite by giving a friend from work and another man a ride home Saturday night, but the two men hit him in the head with a gun and robbed him.

We had a bit of drama and sadness at our house last week. One of our chickens died.

West Valley City police nabbed a man accused of fleeing from police as many as a dozen times early Saturday.

All-age venue Avalon falls foul of South Salt Lake's dislike of moshing. By Stephen Dark Corey Adams fell in love with the Avalon Theater four years ago.

As he waited inside the public safety building, watching for election results to come in, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker heard a number of jokes about the broken elevators and leaky roofs in the rundown cop shop.

As city-dwellers across Utah go to the polls today, they will be electing the politicians closest to their neighborhoods - mayors and city council members.

Officer Gary Jason Burnham was awarded a Medal of Merit and received 10 commendations during his tenure with the South Salt Lake Police Department.

Political campaigning in this small industrial city has reached a fever pitch with wild allegations about misconduct by department heads and voter intimidation at public events.

Halloween is tomorrow and before the big night of fright we've got some tips to keep your kids costumes from going up in spoke and some tricks to keep swine flu from spreading.

Salt Lake City is one step closer to getting its new science, technology and art museum, The Leonardo.

A man has been charged with a felony for allegedly tethering his mentally disabled 14-year-old nephew to a couch while he went to work.

Poet and author Jimmy Santiago Baca will be at the Main City Library Auditorium Oct.

A flier that warns one mayoral candidate is "not good for your public safety." Threats that half South Salt Lake's Fire Department could disappear.

A Bountiful man was charged with attempted murder after he was accused of firing shots at a passing vehicle and then hiding the gun in a lunchbox, according to documents filed in 3rd District Court.

Prosecutors filed a felony abuse charge on Wednesday against a man they say chained a handicapped boy to a couch.

A new $10 million food bank is opening in November in South Salt Lake. The Utah Food Bank is holding a dedication ceremony this week for its new home.

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Utah Transit Authority will close Constitution Boulevard from 3100 South to just north of 3500 South for work on the West Valley TRAX line.

Grace Mary Manor in South Salt Lake is one of several apartment complexes that has helped to reduce chronic homelessness in Utah.

A South Salt Lake man injured in a crash on I-15 at 4700 South Monday has died of his injuries, the Utah Highway Patrol said.