Around 4:00 p.m. on June 13, dispatch received a call for a downed power line and a fire next to Highway 118 just north of Austin. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, high winds caused the power line to fall over, landing on some hay bales catching them on […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Half a dozen Utahns are among the 31 white nationalists arrested for allegedly planning to riot at an LGBTQ+ Pride event in northern Idaho Saturday. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office says six Utah residents were arrested near the Pride in the Park event in Coeur […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Police say they’ve recovered the body of a teenage boy who drowned at Newcastle Reservoir near Cedar City over the weekend. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office says crews recovered the 14-year-old’s body early yesterday morning. Police say the boy was kayaking with his 17-year-old brother when […]
Seventeen people are safe in Garfield County after the Sheriff’s Office says they needed to be rescued from a slot canyon. The young men’s group from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints were in Sandthrax Canyon June 9 for a hike and got lost. Rescue teams were […]
On June10, Smithfield Foods announced it is closing the majority of its operations in Beaver County. During an emergency meeting after the announcement, the Beaver County Commission declared a state of economic emergency due to fear of a ripple effect on the local economy. County officials say the closure will […]
An injured hiker has been rescued in Millard County. On June 10, Deputies, EMTs and members of the Search and Rescue responded to an injured hiker by Notch Peak. According to a post to the Millard Sheriff Facebook page, AirMed was able to drop a Flight Nurse near the patient […]
(Gunlock, UT) — Gunlock State Park has cut the ribbon on its expanded campground. It now has 30 campsites, an increase from five, and has added restrooms, running water, and electricity. Officials say they had been turning away campers already this year due to its popularity. Spots can still be […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Numbers for the 2022 wildfire season in Utah show a drastic drop-off in wildfires. Firefighters have so far only had to respond to 181 wildfires, after responding to more than three-hundred fires at this same time in both 2021 and 2020. Both state and federal […]
(Washington, DC) — Documents filed by the January 6th Select Committee may implicate Republican Senator Mike Lee in the plot to keep former President Donald Trump in office. Court filings show an email from Trump attorney John Eastman pitching Senator Lee’s plan to appoint an alternate set of electors in […]
Jerrod Baum, who was convicted of the aggravated kidnapping and murders of Riley Powell and Brelynne Otteson in 2017, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Judge Derek Pullan sentenced Baum on Thursday to four terms of life in prison without parole for the brutal murders. The judge […]
