A farmer is without an expensive tractor and a family is without a home after two separate fires in Sevier County Monday evening. The first one started around 5 p.m. near the intersection of Main and SR 118 in Venice. A man was using a grinder attached to a tractor […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has appointed a veteran state Department of Public Safety official as the next head of the law enforcement agency. Maj. Jess Anderson is currently assistant superintendent, and he will succeed Commissioner Keith Squires upon his retirement on Aug. 31. Anderson has […]
The Ephraim Volunteer Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire after they battled flames late into the night Wednesday. The fire broke out at the Layton Auto Body shop in Ephraim near 400 South 100 East. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion about 10 p.m. Staff were in the […]
A man and women are in custody after the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office and Richfield City police tracked them down to a Richfield hotel Monday. 54-year old Michael Patenaude was wanted out of Virginia with a warrant for charges related to weapons of mass destruction and probation. 49-year old Kimberly […]
Fires are allowed again throughout Central Utah. Fire managers have rescinded fire restrictions on all unincorporated private lands, state lands and BLM lands. This includes all of Sanpete, Juab, Millard, Sevier, Wayne and Piute Counties. Camp fires have been restricted to designated camping sites throughout the summer. Fire managers are […]
Crews and homeowners are recovering after strong winds and rain caused damage in Centerfield Tuesday Morning. City officials report several trees were blown over along with tree limbs. A mobile home was destroyed by one tree falling on top of it. But the the home wasn’t set up and wasn’t […]
Gunnison Middle School will resume classes at regular times on Wednesday after flooding forced the closure of the school on Monday. According to officials, the floors, administration area and gym received damage. 70 percent of the school had some amount of water, with one inch the most any part received. […]
UPDATE: Crews have opened the I-15 Northbound lanes Tuesday around 12 p.m. UDOT is still warning drivers that flooding is possible throughout the day. — The Utah Department of Transportation is closing I-15 in Millard County North of Holden Tuesday morning. Northbound I-15 and one southbound lane is closed. UDOT […]
The US Forest Service is lifting some fire restrictions in Fishlake National Forest. The restrictions now include prohibiting using a fire outside a designated area. Smoking is also prohibited except inside a vehicle or building, or a developed recreation site. The Forest Service is crediting recent precipitation for helping lower […]
The Monroe City Council is moving forward with a plan to increase city property taxes by 100 percent. The money will be used to update and improve the streets. The property tax increase will only affect the city’s portion of property taxes according to City Councilman, Michael Mathie. Mathie says […]
