ROCKY RIDGE, Utah-Wednesday evening, evacuations were lifted after a wildfire estimated to have burned 350 acres reached 100 percent containment at Rocky Ridge. The blaze had threatened structures, per state and federal officials, in the community which is primarily comprised of members of the Apostolic United Brethren. The cause remains […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman died as a result of injuries sustained during an accident while riding an all-terrain vehicle, authorities said. The woman was riding 4-wheel ATVs with a friend at the Little Sahara Sand Dunes in West Desert Sunday, The Daily Herald reports. The name of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Nephi man has been charged with the murder of a woman whose naked body was found on a hillside in western Utah. The Deseret News reports that 43-year-old Cody Alexander Young was charged Monday at a court in Juab County with manslaughter, a second-degree felony and […]
JUAB COUNTY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in a rural area of Juab County in west-central Utah. The Utah Highway Patrol says those killed in the wreck on State Route 132 were in the front seat of a car that hit […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a massive fireball soared into the air after officials blew up 11 tanker cars carrying propane and biodiesel that derailed in remote central Utah desert. Juab County officials say that the controlled detonation was the safest way to deal with the explosive material. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have exploded 11 rail tanker cars that were carrying propane and biodiesel when they derailed in central Utah over the weekend. Juab County officials said Sunday that the controlled detonation was the safest way to deal with the explosive materials. They posted photos online showing a […]
NEPHI, Utah (AP) — An influx of state funding to bolster county public defenders offices has transformed what used to be a one-man operation helping people in sparsely populated Juab County who can’t afford private attorneys get better legal representation, a recent report found. The $142,000 from the state in […]
