http://www.yourstreet.com/news/academy-park-ut The latest Academy Park, UT news updated hourly from thousands of sources. To see this news on a map, visit YourStreet.com. en-us West Jordan police are asking for the public's help to find two would-be robbers who assaulted a convenience store clerk. http://www.yourstreet.com/4992585/police-search-for-suspects-in-assault-on-store-clerk Nikki Cowley, a freshman criminal justice major from West Jordan, walks into her Eccles C apartment to study for her classes; she is taking 17 credits this semester in addition... http://www.yourstreet.com/4982587/academic-assistance-scholarships-unknown-but-helpful Police say a West Valley City woman tried to avoid a drunken driving arrest by putting her daughter in the driver's seat before police arrived. http://www.yourstreet.com/4972043/police-driver-switched-seats-to-avoid-arrest A car that was stolen in Midvale ended up in flames in West Jordan. Police say the thief stripped the car then set in on fire. It's the latest in a string of car thefts in the... http://www.yourstreet.com/4964347/car-thefts-up-in-southern-part-of-salt-lake-valley Police have closed 7800 South at 5100 West in West Jordan due to blowing, drifting snow. Authorities have responded to several slide offs and vehicles stranded in the area. http://www.yourstreet.com/4932726/drifting-snow-prompts-road-closure-in-west-jordan Police have arrested four people accused of forcing their way into a West Valley City home while a mother and her two children were inside. http://www.yourstreet.com/4928099/suspects-arrested-for-breaking-into-home WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) – Families with less to spend this Christmas got a little help on Tuesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/4925407/toys-donated-for-homeless-kids WASHINGTON -- Radio logs from a deadly 2007 shooting in Baghdad cast doubt on U.S. government claims that Blackwater Worldwide security guards were unprovoked when they killed... http://www.yourstreet.com/4898386/blackwater-radio-logs-guards-under-fire-west-valley-city-man-faces Police in West Valley City are looking a man who robbed a Walgreen's pharmacy near 4100 South and 5600 West. http://www.yourstreet.com/4897618/police-trying-to-identify-man-who-robbed-pharmacy Crews put out a house fire in West Jordan early this morning. When firefighters arrived, they found flames on every level of the house. http://www.yourstreet.com/4894871/crews-douse-house-fire The next mayor of West Jordan could be in line for a better payday. http://www.yourstreet.com/4870327/west-jordan-needs-full-time-mayor-current-mayor-says West Jordan, Utah (ABC 4 NEWS) - A six month old boy was taken away from the only parents he's ever known because of a challenge by his birth mother. http://www.yourstreet.com/4867441/baby-taken-from-utah-adoptive-parents Santa Claus arrived by helicopter to a Kmart in West Jordan to kick off the annual "Shop With a Cop" program. Meanwhile, 250 single moms and their children enjoyed an early... http://www.yourstreet.com/4862405/programs-provide-holiday-cheer-for-children-single-moms Christmas may not be so merry for 813 people at KraftMaid Cabinetry in West Jordan who were told Thursday that the company plans to shut down the manufacturing facility two days... http://www.yourstreet.com/4851640/kraftmaid-to-lay-off-813-in-utah West Jordan police have arrested Loren Nicholes for raping a woman he had been dating. http://www.yourstreet.com/4850045/west-jordan-man-arrested-for-rape West Jordan is as surprised as everyone else with Kraftmaid's announcement that it is laying off 500 employees. http://www.yourstreet.com/4848515/city-surprised-by-kraftmaid-closing A road-rage incident in West Jordan has landed three teenage boys in trouble tonight. It happened near 9000 South and 4000 West. http://www.yourstreet.com/4841936/teens-face-charges-following-road-rage-incident WEST JORDAN, Utah (ABC 4 news) - Several hundred employees of KraftMaid Cabinetry in West Jordan got word that the plant is shutting it's doors, possibly for good. What's worse,... http://www.yourstreet.com/4840990/utah-cabinet-manufacturer-closes-utah-plant Hundreds of workers at a West Jordan cabinet company will be out of a job by the end of the month. Today, some of them spoke to KSL. http://www.yourstreet.com/4840372/kraftmaid-employees-react-to-layoffs The FBI and West Valley City police are looking for a man who they think robbed the same credit union twice. http://www.yourstreet.com/4838008/police-think-robber-hit-same-west-valley-bank-twice Construction work on the roof of Hunter Junior High School is on hold after crews ignited two separate fires today. http://www.yourstreet.com/4830853/construction-crews-start-2-fires-on-school-s-roof Several people are missing their belongings Tuesday after burglars hit a series of cars in West Jordan. http://www.yourstreet.com/4830799/car-windows-smashed-in-west-jordan-break-ins WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - FBI agents and West Valley City Police are looking for a suspect they say robbed the same credit union twice. http://www.yourstreet.com/4830665/fbi-looking-for-repeat-credit-union-robbery-suspect Five Blackwater guards, including one West Valley City man, will surrender to US Marshals Monday morning. They face a federal indictment stemming from a fatal shooting in Iraq. http://www.yourstreet.com/4815269/5-blackwater-guards-will-surrender-in-salt-lake-city The Associated Press reports a West Valley City man is among five names in an sealed indictment that will be revealed Monday. According to an FBI spokesman 26-year-old Donald... http://www.yourstreet.com/4809692/west-valley-man-faces-indictment-in-iraq-shooting WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A fifteen year old girl was grabbed and thrown to the ground Thursday night outside a department store in West Valley City. http://www.yourstreet.com/4796640/15-yr-old-girl-wrestled-to-ground-by-a-security-guard WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A fifteen year old girl was grabbed and thrown to the ground Thursday night outside a department store in West Valley City. http://www.yourstreet.com/4801389/15-year-old-girl-wrestled-to-ground-by-a-security-guard WEST JORDAN, Utah (ABC 4 News) - When the West Jordan 'Wild West' playground opened more than three years ago, parents, community leaders and police hoped it would be a... http://www.yourstreet.com/4794572/vandals-damage-huge-west-jordan-playground Chris Buttars is just getting more and more famous these days. Not that that's a good thing. The Utah state senator from West Jordan made it on MSNBC's "Countdown With Keith... http://www.yourstreet.com/4783967/msnbc-names-buttars-worst-person-in-world WEST JORDAN, Utah (ABC 4 News) - After foreclosure proceedings start, a homeowner gets three months to recover. Before leaving, some families take microwave ovens, stoves,... http://www.yourstreet.com/4775128/fixtures-appliances-taken-from-homes-in-foreclosure Kraftmaid Cabinetry begins its second round of layoffs today. Earlier this year, the company announced it would lay off upwards of 500 employees. http://www.yourstreet.com/4770784/layoffs-expected-today-at-west-jordan-plant MOAB, Utah - Authorities still searched for a New Castle woman Monday about two weeks after she went missing in Utah. http://www.yourstreet.com/4772732/utah-search-for-missing-new-castle-woman-continues A West Jordan man is dead after his United Parcel Service truck collided with a dump truck at an intersection in Tooele. http://www.yourstreet.com/4764534/ups-driver-killed-in-tooele-crash Linda Curley Christensen and more than a dozen fellow artists were called as art missionaries to produce murals for the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple under construction in South... http://www.yourstreet.com/4756358/lds-church-news-art-missionaries-beautify-temple-interior SALT LAKE CITY - Emery County rescue crews on Wednesday used a helicopter and search dogs in the continuing search for a Colorado woman missing since Nov. 16. http://www.yourstreet.com/4743465/still-no-sign-of-missing-new-castle-woman Gary Luebbers will get about $360,000 for unused vacation days, sick leave and other benefits. http://www.yourstreet.com/4735190/west-jordan-city-manager-getting-big-payout MOAB, Utah - Though her Ford Explorer was found parked at a Utah trailhead Monday, searchers came up empty Tuesday in their search for Rose Backhaus. http://www.yourstreet.com/4736381/search-continues-in-utah-for-missing-new-castle-woman A man held up a Cyprus Credit Union this afternoon in West Valley City. He passed the teller a note demanding money, and said he was carrying a gun. http://www.yourstreet.com/4729905/police-searching-for-credit-union-robber UTAH - Authorities found the vehicle Monday afternoon of a New Castle woman who went missing during a hiking trip to Moab, Utah, on Nov. 16. http://www.yourstreet.com/4723046/new-castle-woman-s-truck-found