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Utah man rescued from mine shaft near Provo uninjured

Utah man rescued from mine shaft near Provo uninjured

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An 18-year-old Utah man was rescued from a mine shaft after he was unable to climb his way out. The man was not injured or trapped but did not make an attempt to climb out of the mine on Tuesday because he did not feel […]

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Police yet to find 2 teenage girls missing on Utah Lake

Police yet to find 2 teenage girls missing on Utah Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County sheriff’s office has resumed a search Thursday morning for two teenagers who went missing on Utah Lake earlier this week. Two girls, ages 17 and 18, were reported missing by family members Wednesday after going to the Knolls area on the west […]

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Police yet to find 2 teenage girls missing on Utah Lake

Police yet to find 2 teenage girls missing on Utah Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County sheriff’s office has resumed a search Thursday morning for two teenagers who went missing on Utah Lake earlier this week. Two girls, ages 17 and 18, were reported missing by family members Wednesday after going to the Knolls area on the west […]

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Smoke near Spanish Fork Canyon expected from prescribed burn

Smoke near Spanish Fork Canyon expected from prescribed burn

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Authorities say people may see smoke near the site of several wildfire burn scars over the next few weeks, but it will be coming from a prescribed burn. The Daily Herald reports that the project near Sheep Creek in Spanish Fork Canyon could make smoke visible until early […]

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Woman sought in New Mexico narcotics case arrested in Utah

Woman sought in New Mexico narcotics case arrested in Utah

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a woman wanted in New Mexico in a drug trafficking case has been arrested in Utah. The FBI said detectives from the Utah County Sheriff’s Office and the Provo Police Department booked 29-year-old Marysol Pena into jail Friday on suspicion of intent to distribute […]

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Falling debris leads to hiker’s death in Provo Canyon

Falling debris leads to hiker’s death in Provo Canyon

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A visitor from Mexico hiking a popular waterfall in Provo Canyon died after debris fell on him. The Daily Herald in Provo reports the accident happened Sunday afternoon as the 23-year-old man was climbing around Bridal Veil Falls. Utah County Sheriff’s investigators say it appears a large log […]

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2 dead in suicide, accidental shooting in Utah campground

2 dead in suicide, accidental shooting in Utah campground

PAYSON, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities say a woman was fatally injured when struck by a bullet that first killed a man apparently taking his own life by shooting himself in the head. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that investigators believe the couple were arguing early […]

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Authorities rescue boaters trapped on Utah Lake

Authorities rescue boaters trapped on Utah Lake

SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Authorities say they rescued three adults and a juvenile fishing in Utah Lake after the group spent hours trying to free a boat from rocks on an island. The Deseret News reports the four suffered hypothermia and one person was taken to a hospital following the rescue […]

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Ballard couple ID’d as victims of helicopter crash in Utah

Ballard couple ID’d as victims of helicopter crash in Utah

ALPINE, Utah (AP) — A husband and wife from Ballard have been identified as the two people killed in the crash of a small helicopter in the central Utah mountains. Utah County Sheriff’s officials say the pilot was 32-year-old Benno Anthony Penna with his 32-year-old wife Megan Michele Hawk Penna […]

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Authorities: 2 die in helicopter crash in Utah mountains

Authorities: 2 die in helicopter crash in Utah mountains

ALPINE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a small helicopter crashed in mountains of central Utah, killing the two people aboard. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office said the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash that occurred Friday on a steep, snow slope near Alpine. […]

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