(Cedar City, UT) — A Cedar City college is nearly doubling its police force. Southern Utah University recently swore in five new officers to the department, bringing the total number to nine. One of the new officers is filling in a position that was left vacant. The department explained three […]
(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 […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Hundreds of people say they felt a magnitude 4.5 earthquake that shook southern Utah late yesterday. University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported that the earthquake hit at about 11:29 p.m. The shock’s epicenter was located 15.3 miles south of Brian Head or about 19 miles southeast […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A man who played college football in Cedar City is awaiting sentencing in two different murder cases. Christian Taele pleaded guilty to the second of two killings on Tuesday that he committed over two days earlier this month. The two killings also took place in two […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A mother and daughter face drug charges following a traffic stop near Cedar City late last week. A Utah Highway Patrol trooper pulled over Emily and Cheri Carbaugh on I-15 for a malfunctioning taillight. The trooper reportedly spotted drug paraphernalia inside the car, and authorities say […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A motorcyclist arrested after an alleged road-rage shooting in Cedar City on Wednesday now faces multiple charges, including felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury. Police have identified the suspect as 46-year-old Jason Stolworthy, and say the shooting happened during a fight between Stolworthy […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A 37-year-old man who police say admitted to having sex with a 17-year-old girl at a Cedar City hotel last month is in custody. Police say Vernon Ross also gave the girl alcohol and a nicotine vape, and exchanged sexually explicit photos with her before they […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Fire crews put out a small brush fire in Cedar City yesterday afternoon. The fire started near Route 56 at around 4:30 p.m., not far from some businesses along Westview Drive. The fire was reportedly human-caused, but there’s no word yet on how it started. Firefighters […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A Utah judge has signed an execution warrant for a man convicted of a brutal 1998 murder in Cedar City. Investigators say Taberon Honie broke into the home of Claudia Benn, sexually assaulted her, and slashed her to death with a knife. Honie’s death sentence was […]
(Cedar City, UT) — The Duchesne High School boys basketball team is under investigation for an alleged sexual assault in February. Police say the incident allegedly took place at a hotel in Cedar City during the 2A state basketball tournament. It was being held at Southern Utah University and has […]
