Salt Lake County News

Matthew David Stewart is the fourth inmate to apparently kill himself at Weber County Jail in the past six months.

Salt Lake County Library's annual Summer Reading Kickoff Party will be on Saturday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library's Viridian Event Center and Veterans Memorial Park, 8030 S. 1825 West.

Saturday, June 8, is Free Fishing Day in Utah. Anglers don't need a fishing license to fish in the state that day.

Federal and state agents handling the investigation into alleged misconduct within the Utah attorney general's office have met with a close friend of former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff.

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.

No one died in a highway crash last Memorial Day weekend - the first time that had happened in more than 15 years - and if no one does this time, that would be "almost unheard ofa <" for UHP, said Cpl.

Bridging the gap between the younger and older generation, teens from two junior high schools in Kearns have been building relationships with the seniors at the Eddie P. Mayne Kearns Senior Center for a monthly after-school activity.

So since June 25th, 2012 , I've been working at the LDS Church-owned second-hand thrift store Deseret Industries as a large item and clothes associate, as well as a cashier.

A Utah couple has adopted one of the 64 pit bulls involved in a dog fighting operation that were discovered after a triple murder in Idaho, and they say despite the dog's rough past, it is a great pet.

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams has hired Christina Oliver away from the Utah Transit Authority to become his new economic development director.

The operator of a website that publishes jail-booking pictures sued Salt Lake County on Tuesday for refusing his request for photographs of people admitted to the Salt Lake County Jail during 17 days in January.

Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder began his speech Wednesday by standing to the side of the podium and cracking jokes.

A Murray man through and through, Salt Lake County Councilman David Wilde wants to be the next mayor of that city, in place of the retiring Dan Snarr .

Salt Lake County is poised to create a "mutual commitment registry" that could help an individual in a non-traditional relationship obtain access to his or her partner's benefits - including a family pass at county recreation centers.

The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office will not have to release records related to the Danielle Willard officer-involved shooting, the Salt Lake County Council decided Tuesday.

Imagine having to sleep in an old, rusty bunk bed once used by prisoners. That's what kids at Camp Tracy have been sleeping on for years.

Curbside green-waste recycling is scheduled to begin next year on a subscription basis in Salt Lake Valley communities served by the Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District .

Midvale's plan to install energy-efficient streetlights throughout the city has temporarily slowed due to a flawed bid process that has spurred a criminal investigation.

The Salt Lake Tribune) Sunkist, dressed as a lamb, will be available for adoption along with every breed, color, age and size of roughly 800-1,000 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens at this weekend's Best Friends Animal Society super pet adoption.

Sophia Foresta set an ambitious goal for herself last year: The 13-year-old South Jordan resident aimed to be the best BMX rider in her age group in the country.