Crews have now gained 23 percent containment on the Pole Creek Canyon as of Tuesday Morning. At the morning fire meeting, crews said they expect containment to increase Tuesday for both the Pole Creek Fire which has burned 71,873 acres and the Bald Mountain Fire which has burned 14,866 acres. […]
Carbon and Sevier counties will get some help from the feds to help combat the opioid epidemic. The Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development is providing the counties with nearly 400-thousand dollars. County leaders say the money will be used to provide ambulances that are equipped to treat overdose […]
A fire at the Country Auto Salvage has left behind several damaged cars and tires Tuesday afternoon in Sevier County. According tp the Sevier County Sheriff Nate Curtis, the fire began around 2:30 near Aurora. Investigators believe the fire started as a worker was cutting on a car when a […]
Four people are in custody in Sevier County after a drug bust Wednesday. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nate Curtis, the major crimes unit was conducting an investigation into known drug traffickers when they watched 37-year-old Michelle Harris of Venice visit a home known to them to have drug activity. Investigators […]
An inmate from Idaho who was released to help battle a wildfire in Utah is accused of raping a woman who was also helping with the fire. Ruben Hernandez was charged with first-degree felony rape on Friday after he allegedly sexually assaulted the woman. The women, who was not named, reportedly ran […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities believe arson caused a wildfire that burned 585 acres (237 hectares) near Echo Reservoir along Interstate 80 in north-central Utah. State fire officials said Monday that a fire investigator determined that arson was the fire’s cause and that the Summit County Sheriff’s Department was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon man who has publicly and vociferously led a campaign criticizing the church’s practice of allowing closed door, one-on-one interviews between youth and lay leaders where sexual questions sometimes arise may soon be kicked out of the faith. Sam Young of Houston said Thursday […]
A truck is completely destroyed after a fire in the Sevier County Mountains Thursday. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, the truck was on the gooseberry road hauling a horse trailer. When officials arrived, the truck was fully engulfed and the trailer had been separated. Salina and Aurora Fire […]
The state Division of Wildlife Resources is looking for whoever shot a mule deer and left it to waste near Minersville. Officials said Wednesday the deer was killed more than a month ago but it wasn’t reported to them until about three weeks later. The DWR says none of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has set a trial date for a Utah man accused of encouraging a high school friend to hang herself and filming the act. Court records show 19-year-old Tyerell Przybycien (pro-BISH-ian) is set to go on trial for murder starting Dec. 5. Prosecutors say […]
