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West Jordan, Utah is located in Salt Lake County. Zip codes in West Jordan, UT include 84084, and 84088. More West Jordan information.

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Saturday | Deseret News

South Jordan nanny charged with child abuse

A South Jordan nanny was charged with child abuse after a physician found injuries to a 3-month-old baby indicted abuse.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Salt Lake Tribune

Condition of W. Jordan teen hurt in pickup truck fall upgraded

A 16-year-old boy was upgraded Friday from critical to serious condition, two days after he fell while attempting to climb from the passenger side window into the bed of a moving pickup truck.

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Salt Lake Tribune

Arrest made in Kearns shooting; victim still critical, but improving

West Jordan police have made an arrest in the shooting of a man who was found lying semi-conscious in a pool of blood in the middle of a Kearns street early Thursday morning.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

Deseret News

Driver and injured teen could face charges following accident in West Jordan

Two teenagers could face criminal charges of reckless driving in connection with an accident that left one of them in critical condition.

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Deseret News

Families remain at odds over actions of Josh Powell, even after his death

One side is criticizing police work and a "broken system" that they say contributed to Josh Powell's decision to end his life and take his two young sons with him.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

Deseret News

Legislators wrangle over Jordan River trail tunnel project

A proposal to build a $1 million tunnel under 9000 South in West Jordan as part of the Jordan River trail system got held up Tuesday in a Utah Senate committee.

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ABC 4

Child hit by vehicle in West Jordan

WEST JORDAN, Utah - A child was hit by a vehicle in West Jordan on Wednesday. Officials say the child was hit at 9044 South Granada Hills Drive .

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KSL-TV

Nanny charged with child abuse

A South Jordan nanny was charged with child abuse after a physician found injuries to a 3-month-old baby indicated abuse.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

Salt Lake Tribune

W. Jordan cops don't suspect alcohol in fatal cement truck-car crash

West Jordan police continued Tuesday to investigate the fatal collision of a cement truck with a car, but had tentatively ruled out alcohol as a factor in the crash.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

Deseret News

Fatal collision kills 2-year-old; mother and child hospitalized

West Jordan police and firefighters respond to a crash at U-111 and Old Bingham Highway Monday, Feb.

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KSTU

Girl, 2, dies in W. Jordan accident involving cement truck on Old Bingham Hwy

West Jordan Police say a 2-year-old girl died from her injuries after a cement truck and car collided in West Jordan Monday afternoon.

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Daily Mail

Josh Powell: House explosion kills husband of missing Utah woman and their two young sons

'I'm sorry, goodbye': Suspect husband of missing Utah woman kills himself and their two young sons in gas blast Josh Powell, husband of a missing Utah woman Susan, and their two young sons were all killed in the explosion A husband, who was under investigation in the 2009 disappearance of his wife, today apparently killed himself and his two young ... (more)

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Sun Feb 05, 2012

Salt Lake Tribune

West Jordan Council faces two tax questions

West Jordan faces tough decisions on taxes in the next few months, and city officials are hoping residents will help.

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SeacoastOnline

Felipe Rios

Felipe "Phil" Rios, 48, of Seabrook, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a courageous three-year battle with cancer.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

ABC 4

EXCLUSIVE: Dangerous bus stop in West Jordan

WEST JORDAN, Utah - In one West Jordan neighborhood, a bus stop is anything but safe.

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Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake County veteran picked to run purchasing division

Jason Yocom is Salt Lake County's new purchasing agent, overseeing thousands of contracts that go through the Contracts and Procurement Division.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

Salt Lake Tribune

Merrill Osmond and sons to produce Youth Pioneer Pageant in July

The Salt Lake Tribune) Justin, Merrill and Shane Osmond will be producing the inaugural Youth Pioneer Pageant in West Jordan around Pioneer Day weekend.

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Examiner.com

Fit to the end; Boxing Champion Don Fullmer

Anyone who has ever done a workout on a heavy bag, or stepped into the boxing ring for sparring sessions knows what kind of physical conditioning it requires.

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Mon Jan 30, 2012

ABC 4

Ex-boxer Don Fullmer dies in West Jordan at 72

Don Fullmer, the former middleweight boxer who fought nine world champions in 79 matches and came within a fight of a world title himself, has died at the age of 72.

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Bend Bulletin

Deaths Elsewhere

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 93: Former president of Italy who held the post during the sweeping corruption scandal of the early 1990s that reshaped the country's post-war political landscape.

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