Multiple homes and roadways were flooded in Emery County Aug. 29, displacing several residents. Orangeville was especially hard hit, with photos shared online showing multiple parks, roads and parking lots completely under water. Photos were also shared of multiple homes and apartment buildings flooded. The Emery County Sheriff’s Office announced […]
(Spring City, UT) — New evacuations are being ordered as the Black Canyon Fire grows along the border of Sanpete and Emery counties. It’s now 800 acres with no containment. The Reeder Subdivision inside Emery County is now being evacuated. That’s located north of the Joes Valley Reservoir.
(Spring City, UT) — The Black Canyon Fire is up to 500 acres with no containment. It’s burning along the border of Emery and Sanpete counties. Firefighters say it’s burning in steep, inaccessible terrain. It was started on Thursday by a lightning strike and grew over the weekend because of […]
(Huntington, UT) — Multiple roads are being cleaned up because of flooding in Emery, Carbon and Sanpete counties. In Emery, part of state Route 31 was shut down for a time in Huntington Canyon because of debris caused by floods. It was a similar story for state Route 28 in […]
(Salina, UT) — Three people are in custody after two high-speed chases netted a drug bust. It happened in Salina along I-70 when a driver was caught going 110 miles per hour. That black Audi sped away as an officer gave chase. Later, a business in Salina said someone in […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A man is facing charges after allegedly posting violent threats toward Utah fans ahead of this weekend’s BYU-Utah football game. Investigators say messages on X threatened to shoot anyone wearing red and invited people to the stadium to “enjoy a bullet to the head.” Authorities […]
The Bureau of Land Management will offer a competitive lease by sealed bid of approximately 120 acres containing an estimated 1.29 million tons of recoverable federal coal within the Little Eccles Tract near Skyline Mine in Emery County. This action supports Executive Order 14241, and responds to the application submitted by Canyon Fuel Company, […]
One person is in custody after a car chase that spanned multiple counties in Central Utah. According to a news release from the Piute County Sheriff’s Office, on Sept.3, a traffic stop was initiated by an Emery County Sheriff’s Deputy for excessive speed. The suspect vehicle fled resulting in a […]
(Emery County, UT) — A man is arrested in Emery County after deputies found over one-thousand pounds of marijuana, THC concentrate, and hash during a traffic stop for expired registration. Officials say a K-9 alerted officers, leading to the discovery along with a handgun. Twenty-seven-year-old Segert Ismaili faces multiple felony […]
On Feb. 22, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum joined Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Utah Senator John Curtis to sign an agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and the Utah Trust Lands Administration to complete the final step of a historic land exchange. According to a press release, […]
