Juab County Sheriff’s Office reached out in a facebook post on Dec. 30 asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in an ongoing investigation. In the post they have surveillance images of the person of interest and are asking if anyone recognizes the individual. They also […]
The Utah Department of Natural Resources has extended the closed fire season for parts of central Utah. In a proclamation released by the department they stated that wildfire danger is unseasonably high this year due to weather and dry fuel conditions in central Utah. They also discussed that “minimizing the […]
A Juab County Sheriff’s deputy is recovering from minor injuries after he was involved in an accident Tuesday. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Sickels was struck from behind by a semi truck as he was pulling off to check on some motorists on I-15. Sickels was transported to the […]
LEAMINGTON, Utah (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says a man and a woman from Delta were killed when a SUV collided nearly head-on with a work truck while trying to pass a tractor-trailer rig. Those killed Wednesday in the wreck on State Route 132 about 8 miles (13 kilometers) […]
JUAB COUNTY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in a rural area of Juab County in west-central Utah. The Highway Patrol says those killed in the wreck on State Route 132 were in the front seat of a car that hit a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a massive fireball soared into the air after officials blew up 11 tanker cars carrying propane and biodiesel that derailed in remote central Utah desert. Juab County officials say that the controlled detonation was the safest way to deal with the explosive material. […]
Officials are monitoring a propane leak after a train derailed in Juab County Saturday Morning. A Union Pacific train of 23 cars has released an unknown amount of propane after one car overturned about six miles South of Eureka. Multiple emergency crews are responding and Juab County fire is collecting […]
NEPHI, Utah (AP) — A recent report found that an influx of state funding to bolster county public defenders offices has transformed what used to be a one-man operation in sparsely populated Juab County to help people who can’t afford private attorneys get better legal representation. The Deseret News reports that $142,000 […]
The U.S. Forest Service is battling a new fire East of Mona and on the West side of the Mt. Nebo Wilderness. The Pack Fire was reported Tuesday. It’s suspected the cause is lightning. The fire is only estimated to be two to fire acres. The Spanish Fork Ranger District […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A fast-growing wildfire roaring through dry terrain in Utah has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes. People were told to leave three communities near the city of Spanish Fork on Thursday after the lightning-sparked blaze exploded in size to 31 square miles (80 square […]
