Salt Lake County News

Accusations of sex abuse and assassination threats are swirling around a small religious group led by a man who claims to be the Holy Ghost.

Firefighters say a small fireworks-ignited blaze in a field here early Tuesday was a good reminder for residents of why they shouldn't get a false sense of security.

Angie Tibbetts-Barker is accused of neglecting her grandmother-in-law. A shocking case of neglect has lead to charges of elder neglect for one West Valley woman.

A downtown Salt Lake City day shelter for the homeless is staying open after all.

A husband and wife and two other Salt Lake County residents were indicted Tuesday for their roles in a sophisticated $30 million tax-evasion scheme, federal prosecutors said.

Though Salt Lake County leaders agreed to across-the-board wage reductions Tuesday, a philosophical rift between Democratic Mayor Peter Corroon and the Democrat-controlled County Council was not bridged as wrangling about a proposed property-tax hike and a new package of budget cuts ended in an apparent stalemate.

HIV rates have been steadily increasing over the last three years in Salt Lake County, which includes Salt Lake City and surrounding areas, according to the Salt Lake Valley Health Department, the Deseret News reports.

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A heavily armed man opened fire at an apartment complex Friday afternoon, sending people running for cover before he was shot and killed by police.

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Sheriff's deputies on Friday shot and killed a man who had been firing a shotgun from his balcony.

It may seem a surprising irony in a recession: the housing market slumps with no corresponding decrease in property taxes.

Is your garbage can still on the street? And collection day was -- when? Last Thursday? Better lug that bin back to your driveway.

An enormous property-tax hike is likely for the Jordan School District, and most Salt Lake County homes outside the Jordan District will pay more, too.

Ronald Reagan is the last man anyone might think to hear quoted by Utah Democrats, but tearing down walls became the theme of this year's convention.

Police are looking for a man they say took more than $40,000 in cigarettes in supermarket burglaries in Utah and Salt Lake counties.

By LORETTA PARK Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau lpark@standard.net FARMINGTON - The first confirmed death associated with novel H1N1 influenza in Davis County has been confirmed.

Police say the body of a man who disappeared last week after a concert at the Saltair has been found.

The continuous rainy weather may be great for the lawn, but mother nature is killing business for outdoor waterparks.