NEPHI, Utah (AP) — A recent report found that an influx of state funding to bolster county public defenders offices has transformed what used to be a one-man operation in sparsely populated Juab County to help people who can’t afford private attorneys get better legal representation. The Deseret News reports that $142,000 […]
Two people are now in custody in Sevier County after a drug bust on Thursday in Richfield. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, the Sevier County Major Crimes officers arrested Bret Zimmer and Staci Peterson–both from Sigurd–for suspected distribution of illegal drugs. Multiple search warrants were issued for Zimmer’s […]
Beaver County Search and Rescue crews have recovered the body of a snowmobiler who disappeared in an avalanche Thursday evening on Circleville Mountain. Sergeant Glen Woolsey says three people on snowmobiles were in the bowl area on Circleville Mountain when the avalanche hit. A man riding behind the first two […]
You can now get money for killing feral mink in Sevier County Sevier County Commissioners approved the bounty last week. According to commissioner Tooter Ogden, they have been working on controlling the feral population for a while. They’re now hoping this bounty can help stop the feral populations from breeding […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A national Native American organization is urging a southern Utah high school to keep the “Redmen” mascot rather than change it over concerns about it being offensive. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that representatives with the Native American Guardians Association said Saturday during a presentation […]
A Richfield man is now in jail after police made a drug bust early Thursday morning. Police Chief Trent Lloyd says they arrested Philip Troy Hatch for meth. Lloyd wouldn’t say exactly how much meth was found, but says a large amount. Lloyd says they’ve been following Hatch for months, […]
A man who was part of an Idaho prison detail sent to work at a wildfire base camp in Sanpete County last summer was sentenced Wednesday for a sexual assault that occurred during his time in the state. Ruben Hernandez pleaded guilty in December to sexual battery, a Class A […]
The owners of a house in Manti are without a home after a fire Wednesday. Ken and Janet Glenn had just left their home when a neighbor called-in the fire near 400 North and 250 West. The home is likely a total loss. Officials from the Manti, Sterling, Gunnison and […]
(Sanpete County, UT) — A Sanpete County man who told police he killed his girlfriend’s dog because he was angry is in custody. Spencer Whitaker Tuttle was arrested Sunday on a count of aggravated cruelty to animals. Tuttle had called his girlfriend telling her something happened, that he had kicked […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a fire that heavily damaged a new building for the St. George East Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was intentionally set. St. George Fire Department officials say the blaze started about 1 a.m. Saturday and burned quickly through […]
