(Juab County, UT) — Firefighters continue battling the Iron Fire, which has burned more than 24-thousand acres across Juab, Utah and Tooele counties. As of late last night, the wildfire remains zero-percent contained after growing rapidly over the weekend and forcing evacuations in the town of Eureka and nearby ranch […]
The Bureau of Land Management has imposed stage 1 fire restrictions across much of northern Utah due to increasing fire danger. Restrictions began June 19 on all BLM-managed lands in northern Utah including Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber counties. Officials have […]
A fire in Salt Lake City that’s burning above the University of Utah is now moving further away from homes. While the firefight remains dynamic, a shelter-in-place order was lifted last night. At last check, the so-called Bonneville Fire was about 500 acres in size and containment was at five-percent. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Bureau of Land Management has imposed new fire restrictions across much of northern and western Utah due to increasing fire danger. The restrictions took effect immediately on BLM-managed lands in 12 counties, including Box Elder, Cache, Juab, Millard, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, […]
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, […]
Police in Tooele County are asking for the publics help in locating a missing person. In a post to their Facebook page they shared, Chris Chase was last seen leaving his residence in Stansbury Park around 8:30 a.m. on Mar. 14. He is 5’8″ tall, weighs 150 pounds and is […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is taking aim at a Utah company that has been blamed for a significant portion of the state’s air pollution. The governor asked the EPA to change the boundaries of an air pollution non-attainment area to include the section of Tooele County where […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The first case of avian flu in wild birds in Utah was confirmed in April, and now the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has confirmed the virus has spread to wild birds in three additional counties, most likely due to the fall migration. The virus had […]
(Tooele County, UT) — Governor Cox is warning Utahns that they will be held responsible for any action that causes a wildfire. The governor visited Tooele County yesterday to get an update on the Jacob City Fire. The governor urged all Utahns to act responsibly, saying criminal charges and other […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sheriff’s office in Utah is investigating a potential murder-suicide that occurred in Tooele County. The Tooele County Sheriff’s Office said the a woman called dispatch Saturday and said her husband was shot. She immediately disconnected the phone. Officers then responded to the residence associated […]
