Salt Lake County News

A Salt Lake family is trying to make something positive out of the loss of their granddaughter last week in a car crash.

Brian Biff Baker was charged Friday in Salt Lake City's 3rd District Court with felony counts of drug and weapons possession, along with a misdemeanor count of threatening elected officials.

A federal judge has ruled there's sufficient evidence to allow a polygamous family made famous by a reality TV show to pursue a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law.

A Utah man whom police say threatened to assassinate Gov. Gary Herbert is now facing multiple felony charges.Brian Biff Baker was charged Friday in Salt Lake City's 3rd District Court with felony counts of drug and weapons possession, along with a misdemeanor count of threatening elected officials.Court records show no hearings are set in the ... (more)

Ghosts of the past are making way for skiers and others in the future now that a public-private funding mechanism is in place for the Canyon Center development, on the site of the old Canyon Racquet Center.

The first money from an agreement between Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County to promote arts in the downtown "Cultural Core" will be spent this year.

OLYMPIA, Wash. &#8212 Utah authorities have for at least six months investigated the disappearance of Susan Powell as a murder case.

5) Friend problems- either spouse does not like a certain friend that belongs to their spouse; a good friend will always enhance a friend's marriage.

Unified Police Department Sheriff Jim Winder says before law enforcement set up check points to catch drunken drivers, popular recreational areas like Bullfrong Marina on Lake Powell and Little Sarhara in Juab County were dangerous places to party.

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The 52-year-old man arrested last week for alledgedly threatening to assassinate Utah.

A Utah man who allegedly tried to strangle a woman to death during a robbery outside her home is scheduled to be back in court later this month.

A suspect has been identified in the shooting of a man in Kearns on Thursday. Police arrested Billy Rohwedder on Thursday evening at a hotel in Murray.

KEARNS, Utah - Salt Lake County Unified Police say a suspect has been arrested in the investigation into a victim who was found shot and lying in the middle of a Kearns street.

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.

Prompted by the case of a Salt Lake County jail inmate who starved himself to death last year, a Cottonwood Heights lawmaker is looking to create standards allowing a prisoner to be forced to take food or fluids.

Feb. 11 marks the 14th anniversary of National 211 Day. The day is recognized every year and was designated by United Way Worldwide to draw attention to services available through 211 information and referral centers throughout the country.

Ghosts of the past are making way for skiers and others in the future now that a public-private funding mechanism is in place for the Canyon Center development, on the site of the old Canyon Racquet Center.

The short agenda for the 5 p.m. meeting at City Hall was released Wednesday afternoon; The night before, the City Council had met behind closed doors for a personnel evaluation on Willmore.

A work transfer brought Brian Doughty to Salt Lake City from Denver in 2004 - a move he made with some hesitation as an openly gay man who knew of Utah's conservative reputation.