A raft of ducks floated down the Jordan River on a warm spring day as Millcreek Mayor Jeff Silvestrini described the importance of the body of water that flows through the city’s westernmost boundary.

Environmentalists and Israeli officials clash over River Jordan pollution. JERUSALEM, July 29,2010 -- Qasr Al-Yahud is one of the most popular baptismal sites on the River Jordan. But it has found ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson speaks during a Jordan River Commission event in North Salt Lake on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.

The yearly Point-in-Time Count aims to figure out where and how federal funding is needed to help the unsheltered population.

During a walk alongside the oft-troubled Jordan River on Tuesday night, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall encountered an encouraging sight. She darted off of the paved Jordan River Trail to see a ...

FAIRPARK—An $11 million upgrade to the Jordan River Trail got underway this week, with Salt Lake City closing a segment of the river parkway near Backman Elementary to facilitate construction of a ...

Walkers and bikers have a new section of the Jordan River Trail to explore in Salt Lake City. “This project is about more than just improving a trail, it’s about restoring a space for the community,” ...

Nestled between tall brown weeds and marshy land on Lehi’s west side, the Jordan River Bridge, or the “Old Iron Bridge” as some longtime residents refer to it, extends over a section of the Jordan ...

In a reunion of sorts, Utah County commissioners are throwing support behind plans to revive a partnership between the county and the Jordan River Commission. In 2010, the three counties that touch ...

ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER (AP) — Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have been ...

FAIRPARK—The Jordan River Trail reopened on Friday, ending months of closures and detours as Salt Lake City officials showed off the latest upgrades to one of the most embattled sections in the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The latest enforcement effort Saturday along the Jordan River Trail netted 1,000 fentanyl pills and five arrests, but police and neighbors both said the bust is reflective of a larger ...