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Audit calls Salt Lake County 911 system inefficient
The system for dispatching some 911 calls in Salt Lake County is "inherently inefficient," according to the findings of a legislative audit released Wednesday.
Girlfriend remembers the 'top of the world'
It was all one big accident -- a text message to a wrong number. But one message led to another.
3. Train derails in Salt Lake City
One by one, at least six train cars went off a track and crashed into each other in Salt Lake City Thursday morning.
Winder, Johnson win big prizes in West Valley, West Jordan
Two newly elected mayors trounced their competition Tuesday to take the helms of Utah's second- and fourth-largest cities.
Election 2009: Herriman, Bluffdale vote out incumbents
Incumbents who have been in office since Herriman's 1999 incorporation were booted out Tuesday.
Elections turn ugly in Herriman
Elections in this small South Valley city have turned ugly. Less than two weeks before Election Day, Herriman residents received an anonymous mailer titled "Drugged Driving IS Drunk Driving," featuring the DUI citation of City Council candidate Mick Shannon.
Driver in Utah bike-race pileup pleads no contest
The motorist who caused five bicyclists to crash during a race in August in American Fork Canyon pleaded no contest to a traffic offense and will pay $143. The 42-year-old entered his plea Tuesday in Utah County justice court, according to a court docket.
Millcreek residents still split about building limits
That was the tenor of a Tuesday public hearing in which dozens of property owners urged the Salt Lake County Council to reject changes to building standards that would shrink the size of new development in Millcreek.
DUI incident flares up in Herriman race
Herriman might be a small city, but when it comes to dirty politics, someone is playing like the big boys.
State's rights group to gather
A growing Utah movement favoring state's rights will rally Saturday in Vernon Worthen Park to discuss pending legislation and recruit members.
Judge: abortion laws protect pregnant girl accused of hiring man to kill her fetus
A judge has released a 17-year-old Vernal girl from jail after ruling she did not commit a crime when she allegedly paid a man to beat her in an attempt to miscarry her seven-month-old fetus.
New boss, new language skills focus for Utah deaf school
Courtesy of Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Steven Noyce, new superintendent of Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
Salt Lake City mayor unveils proposed anti-bias laws
Salt Lake City is poised to do what the Utah Legislature refused to earlier this year: Protect gay and transgender residents from discrimination.
Learning to live with scoliosis
When Emily Warner learned at age 12 that her spine was slowly curving from scoliosis, she was mildly concerned but it didn't change her routine much.
Treatment plant to break ground
Local and state dignitaries will break ground Wednesday on the South Valley Sewer District's $132 million water treatment project.
Mountain View Highway price to go up several million dollars
One of three Salt Lake Valley developers who pledged tens of millions of dollars worth of land for the state's Mountain View highway is backing out, Utah Transportation Commission members learned at their meeting here Thursday.
Trolley Square widow says con men took her insurance payout
A South Jordan widow whose husband was killed and son was injured in the Trolley Square rampage says a businessman who approached her in church has defrauded her of $250,000 she received in life insurance benefits.
Cities throughout the state of Utah are holding primary elections for mayor and city council Tuesday.
2. Rowdy '912 Project' rally takes partisan ...
A rally in support of the "912 Project" to recreate American unity drew nearly 2,000 people to the Utah Capitol.