Jordan Miller

2 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Jordan Miller

They moved to Salt Lake County less than nine months ago, but their neighbors already love them. The family of four has helped watch and clean homes next door and pet sit for traveling families. They only speak a little English, but using their phones to translate services, the devout members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints quickly became ingrained in their local faith community. They're often the first to sign up for volunteer opportunities.

3 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Paighten Harkins |Jordan Miller

Provo * Airplanes and birds don't mix. So why did the federal government pay millions to renovate and restore wildlife habitat less than a mile from Provo's bustling airport? It all started with a fish. Large with wide-set eyes and a mouth that works like a vacuum, the June sucker is unique to Utah, only found in the Provo River and Utah Lake. Utah Lake, though, long had a reputation of being "gross,"said Luke Peterson, executive director of the Utah Lake Authority.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Jordan Miller

The Salt Lake County Council will consider selling a large chunk of the Salt Palace Convention Center and the land beneath it to the Smith Entertainment Group this week. The 12 land parcels and portions of the convention center contemplated for sale, located at 55 South 300 West, are on the city block directly east of the Delta Center. That portion of the Salt Palace houses its largest exhibit hall, along with a smaller exhibit hall and a connected parking garage.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Jordan Miller

One of Utah's native creatureshopes to find a permanent home in the Granary District. "Kosmo" is a 20-foot-long steel sculpture of a Kosmoceratops, a plant-eating dinosaur discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. He's the creation of Salt Lake City woodworkerand artistGarth Franklin, who hopes Kosmo will become a mascot and anchor of the city's Granary District, like the 9th and 9th's whale has become to the east.

2 months ago | sltrib.com | Jordan Miller

Riverton * Four presidents reside, in some form or fashion, in this Utah mayor's office. A portrait of John F. Kennedy sits on one wall of the Riverton room, accompanied by one of Abraham Lincoln. Along a large window overlooking the city sits a bust of Ronald Reagan, alongside a framed letter Mayor Trent Staggs received from President Donald Trump. A Staggs campaign contributor donated the office's furniture to give it an "Oval Office" feel, the mayor said.