The cause of the fire that destroyed the Snow Dragon Restaurant in Ephraim has been determined. An investigation determined the fire started due to some kind of mechanical failure of the water heater in the building. The fire started around 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 10, no one was in the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Department of Homeland Security is abandoning plans to turn a massive Salt Lake City warehouse into an immigration detention facility. A federal court filing yesterday revealed DHS no longer intends to convert the 833-thousand-square-foot property near Salt Lake City International Airport. The federal government […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — New details are emerging about the helicopter crash that killed two pilots while they were fighting the Widemouth 2 Fire earlier this month. The NTSB said Tuesday that pilots Chris Andersen and Miles Elliott were preparing to drop water on the fire August 7th when […]
(Bullfrog, UT) — The Lake Powell ferry has finished its final run. Recently, the lake level has been too low to even operate the ferry, so the state is deciding to end the service completely. The ferry, which started in the 1980s, cuts about two hours off the driving time […]
(Layton, UT) — The president of the Utah Senate is threatening to sue his critics. Senator Stuart Adams of Layton says critics, including the state auditor, must correct their statements or he’ll sue for defamation. Adams lost his GOP primary race back in June. He claims State Auditor Tina Cannon […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk’s killing have pointed to an engraved bullet in arguing that Kirk was targeted for how the defendant perceived his politics. The inscription “Hey Facist! CATCH!” was found on a bullet inside a rifle linked by DNA to defendant Tyler Robinson. The […]
(Kearns, UT) — The father of a teen accused of killing one person and critically injuring another outside a Kearns church is under arrest. Police said Afuhia Manatau’s 17-year-old son got into a fight with two teens during a funeral Monday outside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Hockey fans can now show their team spirit on their car. Utah Mammoth license plates are now available. The custom plates were announced a couple of months ago, but state regulators have finally signed off on the new plates. Money generated from the sales will […]
(Springville, UT) — A BYU math professor is getting three years probation for sending sexual images to someone who he thought was a minor. As part of a plea deal, Stephen Henry McKean pleaded guilty to distributing harmful materials to a minor and one count of enticing a minor. He […]
(Kanosh, UT) — The Widemouth 2 Fire is nearly 130-thousand acres in size and is now 80-percent contained. Cooler weather is helping firefighters, but the rain is also causing flooding and mudslides. Kanosh town council member Josh Whitaker tells FOX-13 that they’re cutting down trees and clearing debris as they […]
