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UHP Trooper Arrested In Sever County For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting His Kids Friend

UHP Trooper Arrested In Sever County For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting His Kids Friend

A Utah Highway Patrol trooper has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager after allowing her to drink alcohol. Bronson Wood, age 46, was booked into the Sevier County Jail on suspicion of felony sexual assault and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Richfield police shared Wood inappropriately touched […]

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Higher Seat Belt Enforcement Mar. 22-25

Higher Seat Belt Enforcement Mar. 22-25

The Utah Department of Public Safety wants to inform Utahns that increased seat belt enforcement will occur statewide from Mar. 22 to Mar. 25. In a press release they shared that over 18 law enforcement agencies throughout the state will work more than 120 overtime shifts to stop and educate […]

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Utah Front License Plate Bill Passes

Utah Front License Plate Bill Passes

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would end the requirement for front license plates in Utah passed its final vote in the Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill 45 passed 27 to zero, but with a slight change; commercial vehicles in the state will still be required to have front […]

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Bill Would End Requirement For Front License Plate In Utah

Bill Would End Requirement For Front License Plate In Utah

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new bill aims to end the requirement for front license plates on vehicles in Utah. House Bill 45 is sponsored by Senator Daniel McCay, and proposes that state money which would be used to print the license plates would instead go toward the Utah […]

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Cox To Send Guard, Troopers To Texas Border

Cox To Send Guard, Troopers To Texas Border

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is deploying a select group from the state’s National Guard and the highway patrol to the southern border. The governor says the move is to show support for Texas Governor Gregg Abbott and his Operation Lonestar, a state-led effort to stop […]

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Woman Killed In Cedar City Crash

Woman Killed In Cedar City Crash

(Cedar City, UT) — One woman is dead following a rollover crash in southern Utah. The Utah Highway Patrol says the crash took place Saturday morning on Interstate 15 in Cedar City when the driver lost control on black ice roads. All three people inside of the pickup truck were […]

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70 DUI Arrests In Utah Over The Holidays

70 DUI Arrests In Utah Over The Holidays

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah law enforcement officials say 70 people in the state were arrested for DUI over the holiday weekend. That’s nearly double the figure from last year, when 36 people were arrested for impaired driving. Sergeant Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol says 2023’s holiday […]

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UHP Stepping Up Patrols For Impaired Drivers Through New Year’s Day

UHP Stepping Up Patrols For Impaired Drivers Through New Year’s Day

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Highway Patrol troopers all across the state are going to be keeping an eye out for impaired drivers from now through New Year’s Day. A Highway Patrol spokesperson said troopers are encouraging people to make plans for getting home before they get to where […]

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Suspected Child Kidnapper Caught in Utah

Suspected Child Kidnapper Caught in Utah

(Cedar City, UT) — An Ohio woman suspected of kidnapping a child is now in jail. Shari Dolores Gould was arrested by Utah Highway Patrol on Sunday after an alert from Ohio police. Gould was allegedly found with drugs and six children in the car aged 13-years-old or younger. It […]

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Gov. Calls Trooper Who Saved Colleague A Hero

Gov. Calls Trooper Who Saved Colleague A Hero

(Orem, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is calling a Utah Highway Patrol trooper a hero for saving a colleague’s life. The incident happened Sunday after a driver going the wrong direction on I-15 near Orem slammed head-on into Trooper Carlos Rios-Redd. The wrong-way driver was killed and Rios-Redd’s vehicle caught […]

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