KEARNS, Utah (AP) — Police have arrested a Utah man who they say kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and held her hostage for several days in his basement. Records show 42-year-old Oscar Martinez-Perez was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail early Saturday on suspicion of aggravated kidnapping. Unified Police say they […]
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man has died at Zion National Park in Utah after suffering a medical emergency. Park spokeswoman Alyssa Baltrus said Monday that the 59-year old California resident was canyoneering in Orderville Canyon when the incident occurred Saturday afternoon. He died as rescue […]
JENSEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say four adults and one child are recovering after their car rolled off a hill in a popular off-road area in eastern Utah. According to a news release from the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office the group was driving up a hill Sunday afternoon when the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City’s temperatures met an all-time record on the first day of the month. KUTV reports temperatures in Salt Lake City reached 100 degrees on Sunday, marking the first time in 40 years temperatures reached triple digits. The only other year on record when it was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A wildfire in northern Utah that destroyed three homes and damaged eight others is 100% contained as of Sunday evening. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Kim Osborn said Monday the fire caused by an abandoned campfire is estimated to have burned about 321 acres (130 hectares). […]
Red Flag Warning issued September 02 at 3:37AM MDT until September 02 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Saltlake …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479… AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains. WINDS…Southwest 10 […]
HEBER CITY, Utah- 10:12 pm Heber Light and Power confirmed on Twitter that the situation has been resolved in the Timberlakes region. They remind Heber Valley residents who are experiencing outages at any time to call their dispatch line at (435) 654-2913. 5:41 pm Per a tweet from Heber Light […]
EVERETT, Mass. (AP) — Police have released the name of the pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle in suburban Boston. State police on Sunday identified the victim of the crash on Route 16 in Everett at about 9:30 p.m. Friday as 62-year-old Francis Stamegna, of Melrose. Police say Stamegna […]
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Taylorsville say a man is hospitalized in serious condition after being shot during a confrontation with neighbors. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the man was kicked out of a child’s birthday party Saturday night for being intoxicated and allegedly carrying a gun. Unified Police […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The first woman to hold the position of chief investigator at the Utah County Attorney’s Office is hoping to be a mentor to other women working in law enforcement after she worked her way from a corrections officer to deputy to her new post over nearly […]
