A warning advisory is in place for Yuba Lake due to an algal bloom in the water. The Department of Environmental Quality says the bloom is creating elevated toxic levels near the lake’s north shore. Swimmers are told to stay out of the water in that area and boaters are […]
Millard County Sheriff’s Officials have made an arrest connected to their investigation into a shooting in Delta on Thursday. 18-year-old Joshua Baer is being charged with attempted aggravated murder (1st Degree Felony) and felony discharge of a firearm (1st Degree Felony) for his alleged involvement in the shooting. He is […]
Two people are recovering from injuries after a lightning strike in Millard County Thursday night. The Millard County Sheriff’s office in a press release says, a father and daughter were struck by lightning while working a pair of stilts at the Utah Territorial Statehouse. CPR was done on the father, who […]
The Millard County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the community after a burglary at Duane’s Foodtown in Fillmore. According to a post on social media from Sheriff’s Officials, Duane’s was broken into between 1 and 3 a.m. Monday morning and money was stolen. If anyone has any information, […]
Authorities in Millard County are investigating a possible homicide after a man called Emergency Dispatch and said he had shot his brother Sunday night in Delta. 63-year-old John Peck has been booked into the Millard County Jail in connection with the death of 76-year-old Frank Wynn Bringard. According to a […]
The U.S. Geological Survey says three earthquakes were recorded in central Utah over the weekend. A 4.1 magnitude quake was reported about ten miles from Black Rock Saturday night. A quake with a magnitude of 2.9 was reported about ten minutes later. The third quake was recorded about a half-hour after the […]
A man is now recovering from exposure after running from police in Millard County Friday morning. According to a press release from the Millard County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call that 32-year-old Nathan Hare had a long-handled axe at a residence on Scenic Highway. Hare was yelling outside […]
COVE FORT, Utah (AP) — A small earthquake hit the southwestern Utah desert overnight. The University of Utah’s seismograph stations recorded the 3.8 magnitude earthquake just before midnight Tuesday. The epicenter was 15 miles northwest of Cove Fort, a historical site in Millard County. The university says four aftershocks occurred […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a man’s convictions and life sentence in the 2010 killing of a Utah sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down during a traffic stop. The court denied Roberto Miramontes Roman’s appeal of his 2017 federal convictions […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors have filed manslaughter charges against a Utah driver after a fiery car crash that killed three members of a vacationing North Carolina family. Charges were filed Wednesday against 42-year-old Jennifer Diamond, who is accused of hitting the family’s car head-on after moving into the […]
