(Beaver, UT) — A Beaver man is heading to prison for assaulting a U.S. Forest Service worker two years ago. Kristopher Boger was sentenced to nearly a year in jail after he was found guilty of hitting and choking the worker in 2023 following a meeting over a road on […]
(Beaver, UT) — Early morning commuters on I-15 near Beaver faced major traffic delays yesterday after a collision left all northbound lanes completely closed just after 5 a.m. Utah troopers say the accident happened in an area where there were no detour options available. Police say no major injuries were […]
(Beaver, UT) — Containment is growing on a wildfire in Beaver County. Officials say the Sheep Rock Fire was 40-percent contained as of yesterday after crews were able to set up perimeters. The fire has not grown in size and remains at 77 acres, while investigators noted there is very […]
(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 […]
(Beaver, UT) — A wildfire burning south of Beaver is not seeing much change in size. Officials said the Little Twist Fire didn’t grow much as of Saturday. As of Monday morning it has consumed just over 5-thousand acres, it is 40-percent contained and crews believe the fire will remain […]
(Beaver, UT) — A firefighter who was hurt helping with a wildfire in Beaver County is out of the hospital. The Bureau of Land Management says Bonneville Hotshot Daniel Burns was released on Saturday after he was hit by a tree that pinned him to the ground while fighting the […]
(Beaver, UT) — Crews are making progress on the Little Twist Fire south of Beaver. Officials say the wildfire was 25-percent contained as of yesterday morning and has charred about 26-hundred acres. The fire hasn’t made much progress despite favorable conditions for the flames to grow. This as southern Utah […]
(Beaver, UT) — Containment on the Little Twist Fire is now 25-percent contained. Firefighters say the flames burning near Beaver have charred more than 25-hundred acres and more than 300 personnel are on site. Officials noted how rainstorms and cloud cover have helped keep fire activity limited over the last […]
(Beaver, UT) — A firefighter is in the hospital after getting hurt battling a southern Utah wildfire. Officials say the first responder was severely injured Sunday during suppression efforts on the Little Twist Fire south of Beaver. The extent of their injuries is unknown but the firefighter was hit by […]
(Beaver, UT) — Crews are working to get a handle on a wildfire in southwestern Utah. The Little Twist Fire near Beaver began last week and is just ten-percent contained. It has charred more than 23-hundred acres and more than 200 firefighters are on the scene. The area closure order […]
