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 Fire managers have rescinded fire restrictions on all unincorporated private lands, state lands and BLM lands.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 […]
The Coal Hollow and Hilltop fires are both continuing to burn in Utah and Sanpete Counties. The same Type two incident management team is working on both fires and sharing resources. According to the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office, the two structures burned in the Hilltop Fire were not homes. One […]
A traffic stop in Sevier County on Monday lead to a police chase and drug bust. According to Utah Highway Patrol, 36-year-old Quincy Brown was pulled over Monday for an equipment violation while traveling East on I-70. The officer called for a K-9 to sniff the vehicle and when the […]
UPDATE WEDNESDAY 12 P.M.: The Hilltop fire is continuing to grow in Sanpete County. The fire grew Tuesday to more than 1,400 acres with 0 percent containment. Residents in the Milburn area will be allowed back with a pre-evacuation notice Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. — TUESDAY 1:30 A.M.: Officials […]
