Salt Lake County News

Starting Tuesday morning, Salt Lake County residents who qualify for H1N1 swine flu vaccine can make appointments to be inoculated -- avoiding the long lines others have been enduring.

Two men were arrested and charged for kidnapping a woman and taking her to the Salt Flats in July.

Salt Lake County District attorney's office has now filed five counts of child abuse against a man accused of beating his 13-month-old son.

A resolution backing a federal effort to block the importation of radioactive waste from foreign countries found unanimous support from the Salt Lake County Council and attracted the attention of two Utah congressmen.

After Salt Lake County's health department was swamped with appointment requests for its 3,600 doses of H1N1 vaccine Tuesday, it announced another avenue for shot-seeking residents: three pharmacy chains will administer 10,000 injections starting this week.

A suspect in a string of local residential burglaries has been arrested thanks to the hard work of Salt Lake County sheriff's detectives.

A Midvale detective has resigned after being cited for driving under the influence of alcohol.

The H1N1 Vaccine will now be available at dozens of private pharmacies in the Salt Lake valley.

Salt Lake County takes its drastically reduced 2010 budget to the public. Mayor Peter Corroon is proposing a $164 million cut in spending from the now $801 million budget.

Park City may soon be asking drivers to turn off their engines. City officials are considering an "Idle Free City" resolution to try to help cut down on air pollution.

Officer Gary Jason Burnham was awarded a Medal of Merit and received 10 commendations during his tenure with the South Salt Lake Police Department.

In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'AA' rating on Taylorsville , Utah's $8.9 million outstanding sales tax revenue bonds, series 2006.

A man who was an on-air personality in the Salt Lake and Idaho radio markets has pleaded guilty to downloading child pornography.

A man investigators say lit three cars on fire and threw a Molotov cocktail at a house over the weekend has been arrested.

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Salt Lake County mayor Peter Corroon, perceived Democratic front-runner for Utah governor, wants a dramatically downsized budget that would raise taxes.

Ten questions in 10 minutes. That's the tag line for the upcoming once-every-10-years counting of U.S. residents administered by the federal Census Bureau and scheduled to begin next spring with the mailing of short questionnaires.

Police departments across the valley are issuing an annual reminder now that the weather has gotten colder: Don't leave your car warming up in the driveway unattended.

There were three new deaths in Utah last week from the H1N1 flu virus, according to the latest report from the Utah Department of Health.

Utah's two oldest affordable living centers for seniors are getting federal stimulus funding for retrofits that will help save energy.