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People work to protect homes into the night along 1700 South in Salt Lake City from the rising flow of Emigration Creek through Wasatch Hollow Park on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. As rapid snowmelt and possible April showers stoke fears of heavy flooding in the Northern Plains, state officials are announcing flood response plans, and residents are assembling thousands — if not hundreds of thousands — of sandbags to combat floods themselves. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Snowmelt leads to heavy flooding from Southwest to Rockies

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing residents there and in the Upper Midwest to stock up on sandbags amid surging creeks and rivers. In Flagstaff, Ariz., neighbors on one street have been working […]

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Romney faces first potential challenge in Utah Senate race

FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A potential primary challenger to Republican first-term Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah took a major step Thursday toward jumping into next year’s race, expected to be one of the GOP’s hardest-fought contests in 2024. With memories of Romney’s two votes to impeach former President Donald Trump still […]

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Heber City Police Department Shift Report: 4-12

Heber City Police Department Shift Report: 4-12

HEBER CITY, Utah-Thursday, the Heber City Police Department released its shift report for April 12. Case #2304-0480/Overdose: Officers responded with EMS to a possible suicide attempt. Case #2304-0483/PD Traffic Crash: Traffic accident investigation at 1175 S. Main, Heber City Case #2304-0486/Suspicious: Officers responded to the Wasatch Alternative High School, 180 […]

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FILE - Family and followers of polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman gather around as he calls from police custody following his arrest in Colorado City, Ariz., on Sept. 13, 2022. On March 24, 2023, federal charges were filed against Josephine Barlow Bistline, who is believed to be married to Bateman and is accused of sending threatening emails to child welfare workers in a bid to get her two daughters released from state foster care. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)

Woman tied to polygamous sect leader accused of threats

PHOENIX (AP) — A woman believed to be one of the 20 wives of a polygamous sect leader jailed in Arizona faces federal charges for allegedly sending threatening emails to child welfare workers in a bid to get her two daughters released from state foster care. The indictment of Josephine […]

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A Young Missionary For The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Dies in Honduras

A Young Missionary For The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Dies in Honduras

SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement concerning the death of a missionary serving in the Honduras San Pedro Sula West Mission. “It is with sadness that we share the news of the death of a young missionary assigned to the Honduras San […]

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How Heber City Residents Can Counteract Flooding

HEBER CITY, Utah-The Heber City Police Department has shared an informative video concerning how residents can counteract potential flooding in their neighborhoods. Valuable information for Heber City residents: https://t.co/EC1zEsHkOG — Brad James (@BradfatherSpeak) April 12, 2023 Sergeant Josh Weishar is also available if residents need more information. He can be […]

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Heber City Public Hearing This Evening

Heber City Public Hearing This Evening

HEBER CITY, Utah-Wednesday evening, there will be a Heber City public hearing from 6:00-7:00 pm at J.R. Smith Elementary School, located at 235 E. 500 North, Heber City. This hearing concerns the Heber City Cemetery Bypass Project. Its purpose is to evaluate the construction of a new road (900 North) […]

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FILE - A Yellow-headed blackbird perches in a wetland on June 20, 2019, near Menoken, N.D. A federal judge on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Judge blocks rules intended to protect nation’s waterways

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation. U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland in Bismarck, North Dakota, halted the regulations from the U.S. Environmental […]

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Heber City Police Department Shift Report: 4/11

Heber City Police Department Shift Report: 4/11

HEBER CITY, Utah-Wednesday, the Heber City Police Department released its shift report for April 11. Case #2304-0456/Child Abuse: DCFS referral on a juvenile female for possible child abuse Case #2304-0457/PD Traffic Accident: Traffic Accident investigation at Petco, 1268 US 189 #500, Heber City Case #2304-0461/Fraud: Complainant reported four cell phone […]

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Navajo Nation to receive federal aid for severe flood damage

Navajo Nation to receive federal aid for severe flood damage

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is set receive federal emergency aid to help repair damage caused by severe flooding during a series of storms earlier this year. President Joe Biden on Tuesday granted a disaster declaration for the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., which extends […]

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