SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Idaho is reviewing its program for temporarily releasing prison inmates to help fight wildfires after an inmate was charged with raping a woman working at a remote Utah firefighting base camp. Idaho prison officials are working with the state’s lands department as they scrutinize which […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mt. Pleasant will be looking for a new mayor again for the second time in two years. Mayor Sandra Bigler submitted a letter of resignation to the City Council, citing personal reasons. A letter released by Bigler on Friday goes into more detail though about frustrations in working with the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Fire managers have rescinded fire restrictions on all unincorporated private lands, state lands and BLM lands.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 […]
