UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CENTER Emergency Alert Updated: Thursday, August 02, 2018 Salt Lake & Summit Counties EB I-80 through Parleys Canyon EB I-80 will be closed tonight from MP 133, East Canyon/SR-65, to MP 142, Jeremy Ranch. This closure will begin at 8 PM and last […]
A bill to create a national suicide prevention hotline is heading to President Trump’s desk after being approved by the Senate. The bill sponsored by Utah Senator Orrin Hatch and Congressman Chris Stewart would create a national three-digit number similar to 911 that would connect people to suicide prevention services. […]
BREAKING: Police in South Salt Lake have responded to a suspect who they say has barricaded himself inside a hotel room after robbing an Uber driver while wielding a stun gun this morning. Gary Keller, a spokesman for South Salt Lake Police, says things began when an Uber driver went […]
The Goose Creek Fire in Box Elder County is 55 percent contained, and the Middle Canyon Fire in Tooele County is at 90 percent containment Thursday morning, according to fire officials. The blaze has consumed over 122,000 acres. Crews continue to fight several wildfires across the state. Smoke from those […]
During Friday night’s demolition derby at the Wasatch County Fair, Chief Deputy Jared Rigby said two cars collided, causing a concrete barrier to fall onto a worker. Rigby saying “Both concrete barriers came over and landed on his legs, causing some crushing injuries to both his legs,” Bystanders were quick […]
I-80 will be closed down for the installment of the wildlife overpass at the top of Parley’s Summit July 31st from 8am-6pm Westbound and August 1st 8am-6pm Eastbound. There will be an emergency lane for public safety. When each side of the interstate is closed, a lane will be opened […]
Heber City Police Chief Dave Booth (second from left) received an award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police for facilitating training and having all Heber City Officers embrace the “One Mind Campaign” by being certified as a Crisis Intervention Team. Heber City Police is one of a few […]
A man is dead after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car in Sandy Tuesday night. Sandy Police Sgt. Jason Nielsen says The bike was eastbound on 10600 South about 11 p.m. when it hit a car that was turning left just east of State Street. The 48-year-old motorcycle driver […]
Salt Lake City police are planning to take a look at how to curb violence in the hours leading up the Days of ’47 Parade. Several fights broke out early Tuesday morning as some were staking out spots. Detective Greg Wilking saying, it’s family tradition for some people to camp out ahead of […]
Duchesne County sheriff’s deputies, county Road Department workers and firefighters assigned to the Dollar Ridge Fire helped at least 50 people who found themselves trapped by fast moving water and debris from the Dollar Ridge fire’s burn scar on Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City put […]
