The Sevier County Sheriff stopped by the KSVC studios Monday morning to talk about a growing issue in Central Utah. Sexting is on the rise in Utah and more teens are starting to send the sexually graphic messages as well. In a nationwide survey performed in 2012, 57% of teens […]
PANGUITCH, Utah (AP)-Per the official Twitter of the Dixie National Forest, there will be a prescribed burn Tuesday morning near Panguitch. The Forest reports the burn is slated for a portion of the Paunsaugunt Plateau 20 miles southeast of Panguitch in Garfield County Tuesday at 8:00 am MDT. This is […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a doctor in prison for drugging his beauty queen wife and leaving her to die in a bathtub has passed away. Correctional officers say they found Martin Joseph MacNeill, 60, unresponsive Sunday near the greenhouse of the Olympus Facility at the Utah State Prison. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah is launching a support network and stipend program for black students pursuing its highest degrees. The Deseret News reports the African-American Doctoral Scholars Initiative will launch this fall. It will provide eligible students with scholarships of up to $5,000 each year […]
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — Law enforcement agents and prosecutors on the Navajo Nation have joined forces to advocate for the creation of a public safety fund to help deal with an increase in violent crime. The Gallup Independent reports authorities say criminals have been getting more aggressive and do not […]
(St. George, UT) – Fire investigators say two kids playing with a lighter is to blame for a condo complex fire on Diagonal Street in Saint George. The fire damaged the exterior of the building Saturday afternoon. People living in four units had to stay elsewhere while crews fixed electrical panels […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Officials at the Hogle Zoo say a 19-year-old polar bear has died after her kidneys stopped working. Rizzo the polar bear was euthanized at the zoo Saturday after veterinarians discovered her condition during a medical exam. The zoo had placed the bear into an end-of-life monitoring […]
Washington County, UT) – Investigators are still trying to figure out why a car driven by a bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Veyo crossed the center line in a deadly crash. Investigators say Darrin Ivie’s truck slammed head on into a semi-truck on State Route […]
(Carbon County, UT) – Officials in Carbon County are trying to determine where a tear gas component along U.S. Highway Six came from. A deputy who was moving debris off the road in the area of Spring Glenn yesterday fell ill and authorities later determined it was due to C-S gas, […]
SALT LAKE CITY – The State of Utah has requested that President Trump declare a major disaster for Utah as a result of February flooding in Box Elder and Cache counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently validated Utah’s revised estimates of $5.98 million in damages to public infrastructure. […]
