SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah spent nearly $70,000 to keep national park services going in the state during the 35-day partial government shutdown. The Deseret News reports the state funding was combined with private donations to keep open Zion, Bryce Canyon and Arches, the three most popular national parks in Utah. […]
Two people are now in the Sanpete County Jail after a police chase and arrest January 17th. According to the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office, two officers were looking for a stolen car when a suspicious vehicle was called-in at a gas station in Levan. As the Juab County deputies approached […]
Police believe they now have a suspect in custody after an investigation into an armed carjacking in Mt. Pleasant in Sanpete County. According to Mt. Pleasant Police, several young men were carjacked at gunpoint Monday and taken West of town, where their SUV was stolen. The victims called police while […]
Officials in Emery County have recovered the body of a skier Saturday. An avalanche is being blamed for his death. The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Michael Besendorfer of Nephi, Utah. Two men were skiing late in the afternoon Friday in a side canyon north of Electric Lake in […]
UPDATE: Police have released the suspects names as 35-year-old Ryan Carter from California and 31-year-old Jessica Gonzalez also from California. — Two are recovering after a police chase ended in a rollover accident Thursday afternoon in Richfield. Richfield City Police Chief Trent Lloyd says the car was stolen and the […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Officials say snow levels in Utah remain below the state’s typical average despite a wet winter. The Standard-Examiner reports the National Resource Conservation Service says Utah’s snowpack is near normal at 92 percent, compared to 51 percent in 2018. The agency, in its January Utah Climate and Water […]
The Utah Board of Regents has unanimously selected Bradley J. Cook as the seventeenth president of Snow College. “Dr. Cook is a nationally respected scholar and dynamic leader in higher education,” said Harris Simmons, Chair of the Board of Regents. “His experience, vision, and dedication to academic excellence will ensure […]
Livestock calls are taking up a lot of time for deputies in Sevier County. According to a report from the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office of yearly totals, deputies responded to 238 livestock calls, 45 horses out and 73 other animal problems in 2018. Sheriff Nate Curtis says this amounts to […]
A missing dog is being investigated in Deseret in Millard County after the dog disappeared Thursday and officers found blood in the kennel. The Millard County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the dog according to Lt. Robert Clark. Clark says the family is out of town and a caretaker was […]
Police finally have a conclusion to investigations into several thefts throughout Central Utah in the past few months. The Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office has arrested six individuals after searches of a home North of Ephraim turned up stolen items. Breonna Thurston was first arrested by Deputies for an outstanding warrant […]
