Just after 8 a.m. on July 18, a Garfield County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a vehicle in Panguitch for running a stop sign. Two adults and their two children were outside the vehicle with officers when the male driver forced his way past the officers and was able to flee the […]
(Kane County, UT) — Crews are gaining more ground on the Left Fork Fire burning in Kane County. Authorities report the fire is now 40-percent contained and has held steady at 42-hundred acres. More than 700 firefighters remain in the area. Crews are using drones to send personnel to hot […]
(Dixie National Forest, UT) — Fire managers say containment of a wildfire in southern Utah will grow thanks to favorable weather. The Left Fork Fire has burned more than 42-hundred acres in the Dixie National Forest since it was first reported on June 18th. Containment is still just five-percent, but […]
(Kanab, UT) — Firefighters are struggling to gain control of a growing wildfire in southern Utah. The Left Fork Fire has grown to over 46-hundred acres while containment remains at five-percent. The fire began as a prescribed burn in April and has flared up twice since then. No injuries have […]
(Alton, UT) — Kane County authorities are letting people who live in a mountain community go back home with escorts to get belongings out of their homes. There are about 100 cabins in the evacuation zone in Alton that were evacuated on Tuesday as a result of the Left Fork […]
(Kanab, UT) — The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is recommending the evacuation of homes and cabins in the area of the Left Fork Fire. The Sheriff’s Office said yesterday that residents of the Bryce Woodlands Estates area near Kanab should leave after the wildfire escaped fire lines on the southwest […]
(St. George, UT) — Lawmakers have passed the Utah Film Production Incentives Amendments bill, which doubles current tax breaks and incentives for TV and movie production. To get the incentives, crews need to hire locally and within Utah. Kane County Film Commissioner Kelly Stowell says the bill will have a […]
Three runaway teens from Cedar City have been located after a multi day search by family and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. The teens were reported missing Feb. 10, and after investigating for several hours, deputies discovered the teens were possibly camping in an undisclosed location. The search continued through […]
The Sixth District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for a vacancy on the Sixth District Court. The Vacancy is a result of the retirement of Judge Wallace A. Lee happening Apr. 1. The nominees for this vacancy are: county attorney Kevin Daniels, deputy county attorney Mandy Larsen, attorney Michael […]
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is seeking the publics help in finding who is responsible for a bull elk being shot and left to rot in Kane County. According to officials, they received a report on Dec. 12 of an individual shooting at a group of elk near County […]
