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Central Utah Woman Charged with Taking Grandmother’s Money

Central Utah Woman Charged with Taking Grandmother’s Money

(Huntington, UT) — A 39-year-old relative is charged with taking money from her elderly grandmother that was meant for bills and property taxes. Police say Megan Tara Fillmore was arrested on Monday. She was charged in 7th District Court with financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, a second-degree felony, and […]

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Utah Calls Off Land Swap With Federal Government

Utah Calls Off Land Swap With Federal Government

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A previously planned land swap with the Federal Government has been called off by Utah’s top officials. The GOP Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker said in a press confrence that they will not go forward with a plan that would have seen the state […]

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Small plane crashes in Utah’s central mountains

Small plane crashes in Utah’s central mountains

HUNTINGTON, Utah (AP) — The wreckage of a small plane reported missing on Friday has been located in the mountains of central Utah. The National Transportation Safety Board says the wreckage of the Cessna was found Saturday in steep and very hazardous terrain near Huntington. Because of the location, the […]

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Two First Responders Killed In Truck Crash In Emery County

Two First Responders Killed In Truck Crash In Emery County

(Green River, UT) — Two first responders are dead following a weekend crash in Emery County. A volunteer firefighter and an EMS driver died Sunday while off-roading near Green River. The Emery County Sheriff’s Office says the two men were driving a four-wheel drive pickup when it lost traction on […]

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Rocky Mountain Power Shutting Down Utah Coal Plants

Rocky Mountain Power Shutting Down Utah Coal Plants

(Emery County, UT) — Rocky Mountain Power is shutting down its last two coal plants in Utah. The utility announced Friday the Huntington and Hunter plants will be closed by 2032, speeding up the timeline for both facilities to stop burning coal by 2036 and 2042, respectively. Rocky Mountain’s parent […]

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SR-31 In Huntington Canyon Closed Due To Avalanches

SR-31 In Huntington Canyon Closed Due To Avalanches

(Emery County, UT) — A state road in Emery County will be closed for the next few days as crews clean up after several avalanches. The Utah Department of Transportation has closed State Route 31 through Huntington Canyon until Thursday. The road will be closed between milepost 18 and milepost […]

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Missing Woman Found in Emery County

Missing Woman Found in Emery County

Authorities have located a woman missing since Tuesday. Kennedie Mykell Neathery, age 26, was last seen leaving her sister’s home in Venice Tuesday night and did not have her phone with her. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, Neathery was found on the Temple Mountain road in Emery County […]

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UHP Seizes $2M In Drugs During I-70 Traffic Stop

UHP Seizes $2M In Drugs During I-70 Traffic Stop

(Emery County, UT) — The Utah Highway Patrol says illegal drugs worth more than two-million dollars were seized during a traffic stop in Emery County. The UHP says a vehicle was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 70 on Monday morning. Troopers searched the vehicle after a police dog indicated […]

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This Thursday, July 12, 2018 photo released by Benji Xie shows flooding from a waterfall on the Havasupai reservation in Supai, Ariz. About 200 tourists were being evacuated Thursday from a campground on tribal land near famous waterfalls deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon. (Benji Xie via AP)

Cox Issues State Of Emergency For Southern Utah Flooding

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox wants to make it easier for southern Utah communities to get help as they recover from severe flooding. The governor issued a state of emergency declaration for Grand, Emery and Wayne counties yesterday. The order allows state agencies to offer aid to the […]

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Two Dead in Two Days After Falling Off Separate Cliffs in Emery County

Two Dead in Two Days After Falling Off Separate Cliffs in Emery County

Two men have died in two days in Emery county after falling off of separate cliffs. The first incident happened on Apr. 15 in the Upper Black Box. According to reports Craig Barlow, age 50 from Salt Lake City, was sitting on a boulder near a ledge when the ledge […]

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