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 […]
Law enforcement investigators are still asking for the publics help in locating a historic Half-track military vehicle stolen from the Dixie National Forest in Garfield County. According to a press release, “police are searching for a white Dodge Ram 2500 Heavy-Duty pickup truck with gold trim. It has two black […]
Due to rapidly increasing fire danger and recent wildfire activity, interagency fire managers are implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions beginning July 12 at 12:01 a.m. on all federal, unincorporated Private, and State lands in Millard, Sevier, Wayne, Piute, Garfield, Juab (excluding Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest), Sanpete (excluding Manti-La Sal National Forest), […]
