A Nephi man has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for his connection to sex tourism and child pornography. According to an indictment, Kenneth Merlin Richens was suspected to have participated in sex tourism after returning from the Philippines on Mar. 30 2023. The indictment also stated […]
(Nephi, UT) — A man who shot at cars on I-15 has been sentenced to five consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison. The five shootings happened near Nephi in November of 2021 and injured two people. The investigation led police to 21-year-old Adam Gheen, who was arrested […]
(Nephi, UT) — A man was found dead inside a semi-truck at a 7-Eleven gas station in Nephi Sunday morning. Police say they received reports of a man’s body inside a truck parked in the east parking lot of the 7-Eleven at around 9:30 a.m. Multiple agencies responded to the […]
(Nephi, UT) — Five people were injured and one person was killed in a car crash near Nephi. It happened on I-15 early yesterday afternoon when a car was rear-ended in a construction zone, where a previous crash in the area had caused traffic to back up. In addition to […]
The Utah Department of Transportation is advising drivers to expect delays due to a concrete pavement repair project on southbound I-15 near Nephi. Starting May 8, crews will reduce southbound I-15 to one lane from 700 North to Sheep Lane Drive. The lane restrictions will last through May 25. In […]
One person is in custody after threatening to bomb a hospital in Nephi. Central Valley Medical Center received a vague bomb threat call around 10:30 a.m. on May 6. A bomb squad was called and swept the entire hospital including areas closed on weekends. According to reports there were no […]
Update: As of Jun. 20, Watanabe’s charges have been reduced to a class B misdemeanor for reckless driving and an infraction (going 104 in an 80 mph zone). A California man is facing several charges in Juab County after leading police on a high speed chase. Takahisa Watanabe, age […]
(Nephi, UT) — A pregnant teenager is facing a lot of charges after swerving at a Highway Patrol trooper who tried to stop her for driving faster than 120 miles an hour. The Utah Highway Patrol says a trooper who clocked 19-year-old Emily Marie Schantz going 95 miles an hour […]
(Nephi, UT) — The driver of a semi-truck is in critical condition after the vehicle overturned outside Nephi early yesterday morning. No other vehicles appeared to be involved. The driver was airlifted to the hospital but no further details were provided on their condition. The overturned semi blocked traffic for […]
(Nephi, UT) — A driver near Nephi failed to learn their lesson while speeding on I-15. UHP says a trooper caught the driver going 111 miles per hour on Wednesday evening. The trooper cited the man and let him go, but another trooper caught the same person traveling 105 miles […]
