SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials are reporting that a 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred near the Utah-Colorado border and was felt in the tourist town of Moab, Utah. The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported that the earthquake hit Monday morning near Slide Rock Canyon, about 7 miles southeast of […]
ELY, Nev. (AP) — The Ely Airport reported a record .66 inches (1.7 centimeters) of rain Sunday in eastern Nevada, where total precipitation for the month of February was more than twice the normal amount. The old record for the date was .61 (1.5 cm) set in 1992. The National […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities say a dog bit off the hand of a 4-year-old boy after he stuck his arm through a fence to try to play with the animal. Fire department officials in the city of Layton say the child was airlifted Sunday to a Salt Lake […]
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Sandy say a woman is expected to recover after being stabbed multiple times by her daughter. Police say 55-year-old Carla Orsini remained hospitalized Sunday while her daughter, 31-year-old Jayde Lauren Altemeier, was booked on charges including attempted murder. According to a police affidavit, Altemeier […]
CRAIG, Colo. (AP) — A new superintendent is taking over at Dinosaur National Monument. The Craig Daily Press reports that Paul Scolari will begin work on March 31. Scolari has worked for the National Park Service for 24 years, most recently as the chief of resource management and planning for a […]
TOOELE COUNTY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a hiker has been killed after a large boulder rolled onto her at Utah’s Stansbury Island. Tooele County Sheriff’s officials say the body of the 37-year-old victim was recovered Saturday night. They say she was from the Salt Lake area but her name […]
MENDON, Utah (AP) — Utah state wildlife officials have corralled more than 500 wild turkeys this winter in Cache County that are a nuisance to homeowners. They were moved to a rural area known as the Book Cliffs near Vernal. Drawn by food they can find near homes, the wild […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michaela Onyenwere matched a career-high with 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 25 UCLA defeated Utah 76-60 on Friday night. Onyenwere was 11-of-20 shooting while posting her 11th double-double of the season. Kennedy Burke added 19 points, Japreece Dean had 11 points and a […]
Wasatch County, Heber City and Midway City Emergency Management recommends the public be prepared for spring runoff. If your home is by a ditch, canal, or creek, in a flood plain, or if you have experienced flooding before its time to prepare. We have spoken with Do It Best, Heber […]
During the parent specific breakout session Wasatch County Health Department representative Trudy Brereton shared insightful information about the growing trend of vaping, e-cigarettes and JUULs, with startling data about the accessibility to these harmful nicotine products. In a recent survey by Wasatch County Health Department to students in Wasatch County […]
