Two men face felony charges after a pair of fights in Junction early on Aug. 4. According to court records, arrest warrants were issued in 6th District Court on Aug. 9 for Wesley Fautin, age 33 of Monroe, and Shawn Hayward, age 48 of Herriman. According to reports, the fight […]
The Sixth District Judicial Nominating Commission has announced the nominees being considered to replace Judge Marvin Bagley, who is retiring September 30. The nominees include Kent Burggraaf, city attorney for Kanab; Arik Butler, former Sanpete County deputy county attorney, who now works in the Attorney General’s office; Jeffrey Makin, senior […]
On Aug. 4, Piute County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fight in Junction. According to a post on the Piute County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, “multiple people were involved in the fight and the fight was broken up by deputies. A 19-year-old male suffered serious injuries as a result from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Results of a recount in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District show incumbent U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy still narrowly leads her opponent. The recount was completed Monday. The Associated Press is not calling the race until the resolution of a pending legal challenge […]
(Beaver, UT) — A wildfire burning near Beaver prompted power shutoffs yesterday. Dubbed the “Sheep Rock Fire”, authorities say it’s burned at least 77 acres of land so far, and it began on private property. The shutoff caused 400 customers to lose power near Minersville last night, but power has […]
Just before 9:30 a.m. July 27, a semi truck hauling a large, 77,000 lb., lithium battery tipped over while making a left turn into Flying J in Richfield. According to a post to the Richfield City Police Facebook page, “due to the extreme fire hazard, the immediate area was blocked […]
A bizarre case that began in December 2021 when a man kidnapped a Snow College student has come to a conclusion. Brent Brown, 42, pleaded “no contest” to one count each of kidnapping and obstruction of justice, 2nd degree felonies, and one count of forcible sexual abuse, a 3rd degree […]
A Snow College wrestler from Alaska has passed away in a car crash. In a post to the USA Wrestling – Utah page it was shared, “it is with heavy hearts that we share the tragic news of the passing of Luke Peltier…who lost his life in an automobile accident […]
Two people are dead and three are in the hospital after a crash in Sanpete County. Just before noon on July 15, three vehicles were traveling on SR 132 near milepost 61 when a Dodge Intrepid slowed to turn left into a residential drive. A Ford F250 was also traveling […]
Around 6:30 a.m. on July 13, Sevier County deputies responded to a fatal car crash south of Aurora on the interchange road. Someone had seen a car on its roof off the road and contacted authorities. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, “arriving on the scene authorities found 19-year-old […]
