West Bountiful News

Leaders of several Davis County cities are happy to see the 14-mile Legacy Parkway nearing completion, but they weren't expecting to foot the bill to keep up its trails and walkways.

Southern Davis County leaders are excited to get new trails, a natural walkway, asphalt path and lane for horseback riders lining the 14-mile Legacy Parkway when it opens in September.

Water fees are likely to increase for West Bountiful residents to pay for more than $20 million in water projects needed between now and when the city is built out.

In the Senate District 23 Republican primary, it's a case of big bucks squaring off against loose change.

While most Utah cities are wrapping up their budgets for fiscal year 2009, which begins July 1, West Bountiful is starting over.

Chelsea Hugoe and Jeremy Atkin will be happily married Thursday May 22, 2008 in Bountiful, Utah.

A West Bountiful man charged with multiple sex crimes involving children wants three trials on each set of charges, but prosecutors insist a new legal rule permits them to consolidate the cases.

Police in Davis County say some impatient drivers aren't waiting for construction to clear on the new Legacy Parkway.

Police say a Taylorsville woman killed Monday in a scooter wreck in Davis County wasn't wearing a helmet when she flipped her scooter trying to avoid a line of stopped cars.

After a weekend in which six people were killed on Utah's roads, a series of vehicular accidents has taken four more lives since Monday.

The latest five-year farm bill just passed the House of Representatives. President Bush had threatened a veto; however, the bill's passage was overwhelming. via Deseret Morning News - Opinions

Two overnight outages across the Wasatch Front knocked out power to nearly 4,000 people. via KSL TV

An explosion occurred at a Holly Corp. oil refinery in West Bountiful, Utah after a leak of hydrofluoric acid, the Deseret News said , citing South Davis Fire Chief Jim Rampton. via Bloomberg

“It didn't get shut down or repaired before it opened up”

A pipe failure is being blamed for Wednesday night's explosion and fire at the Holly refinery, 398 S. 800 West in West Bountiful. via Deseret News

A fire broke out at the Holly Refinery in Woods Cross due to a chemical explosion on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. via Kutv.com

In honor of National Teacher Day Tuesday, May 6, all Chipotle Mexican Grill locations in Utah will serve a free burrito, bowl, tacos or salad to any Utah teacher who shows a teacher or staff ID. via Deseret Morning News

“I have a neighbor who was cleaning out some brush and got sprayed by a skunk”

Some Davis County residents say it seems like more small critters are coming into their yards, possibly to escape the Legacy Parkway construction. via KSL TV

“Can I trap it and take it up to (Councilwoman Valerie Shaw's) house and let it go?”

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 By WENDY GREEN Standard-Examiner correspondent West Bountiful ready to handle problem WEST BOUNTIFUL -- Raccoons and skunks trying to escape the noise and chaos associated with Legacy ... via Standard-Examiner

Bountiful North Stake celebrates with 50th anniversary events Two days of events are planned this weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bountiful North Stake, which was organized April 20, 1958. via Deseret Morning News

“She heard some rustling, and then noticed someone running out her door”

A West Bountiful woman got an unnerving surprise Tuesday after returning home from errands. via Deseret Morning News