A Dammeron Valley man accused of sexually assaulting a girl under age 14 had pleaded guilty to two charges. Rodney Eugene Hoppal was charged with five first-degree felonies in 2018, but under an agreement he pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child. Police began looking […]
A man accused of posing as a teenage boy on social media is facing federal charges. 42 year old Russell Dean Petersen was indicted in July for encouraging minors to send him nude selfies. The investigation began in January when Petersen’s estranged wife found out he was using Snapchat to […]
LAS VEGAS-As the Southern Utah University football team heads to Las Vegas Saturday, they usher in the last season the host UNLV Rebels will play at Sam Boyd Stadium, which has housed Rebels football for 49 years. The Thunderbirds are searching for good vibes to cast out the memory of […]
Red Flag Warning issued August 29 at 3:26AM MDT until August 30 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Saltlake …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479…480…481…482…483…484…488 AND 489… * AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains…Fire […]
FINAL UPDATE: The U.S. Forest Service reports 85 percent containment of the Saul’s Meadow Fire as of Friday morning. The fire started Wednesday night and burned 18.1 acres. Fire officials have one engine on site to check the area and mop up as needed Friday. Officials are reminding that with […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Danny Darelli scored twice and the Westminster Griffins blanked Snow College 4-0 Wednesday in a men’s soccer scrimmage at Dumke Field. Max Bingham and Matt Penrod also found the net in the win for the Griffins. The women’s scrimmage between the two schools was much more competitive with […]
Volleyball Region 20 PANGUITCH, Utah-The Panguitch Bobcats routed the Wayne Badgers in straight sets, 3-0, prevailing 25-11, 25-9, 25-9 in Region 20 volleyball action Wednesday. TROPIC, Utah-The Piute Thunderbirds bested Bryce Valley 3-0 in Region 20 volleyball action Wednesday. Piute took victories of 25-16, 25-17 and 25-14 to down the […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-Wednesday, Southern Utah University men’s basketball revealed its 2019-20 schedule, which features trips to Power 5 conference foes Nebraska and UCLA. Head coach Todd Simon expressed his excitement in the Thunderbirds facing this challenging slate and also looks forward to playing regional foes Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Salt Lake City police officer who was fired after he was caught on video roughly arresting a nurse who refused to draw blood from a patient has been hired to work at a jail in northern Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Detective Jeff Payne […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A newly appointed Trump administration official who oversees nearly a quarter-billion public acres in the U.S. West says his past support for selling federal lands is “irrelevant.” Acting Bureau of Land Management Director William Perry Pendley disavowed his longtime advocacy for federal land sales or transfers in an interview with […]
