SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say a wind-fueled wildfire in foothills east of Layton is now 10% contained. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Kim Osborn said Tuesday morning that the fire has grown to about 365 acres (148 hectares) amid high winds in foothills east of Layton near the smaller […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A wind-fueled wildfire in foothills east of Layton is threatening some homes. Utah wildfire officials said Monday afternoon that the fire was about 50 acres (20 hectares) and growing amid high winds in foothills east Layton near the smaller city of Fruit Heights. Layton city […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Officials say a Utah wildfire that sparked late Monday night is now 60% contained. KSL-TV reports the Layton wildfire has burned about 128 acres (52 hectares) and is 60% contained as of Wednesday evening. No structures have been damaged. All evacuations had been lifted by Tuesday evening. More […]
TOOELE, Utah (AP) — Firefighters are battling a quick-growing wildfire west of Salt Lake City. The blaze started small Tuesday afternoon in Tooele County, but it was fueled by wind and high temperatures and torched nearly two square miles (2.5 square kilometer) within hours. Authorities say the fire burning in […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — More than 100 homes have been evacuated as a Utah wildfire that sparked late Monday night continues to burn. KSL-TV reports the Layton wildfire has burned about 120 acres (48 hectares) and is 0% contained as of Tuesday morning. No structures have been damaged. It is burning in […]
LAYTON, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 20-year-old Utah man who told police he was playing with a lighter and an incense candle in an apartment where gasoline previously had been spilled is accused of starting a fire that destroyed a 24-unit building. Layton police said the fire Monday resulted […]
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 […]
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Davis County Jail inmate is recovering after falling while standing in an observation cell. The Davis County Sheriff’s Office says the inmate, who was not identified, remained hospitalized Monday in Murray. His current condition was not immediately available. The male inmate was brought to the jail around […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say two suspects in a fatal robbery attempt at a Layton mobile home park are in custody. Layton police say 22-year-old Angel Christopher Abreu and an unidentified 16-year-old boy were arrested in the case. Abreu was booked into the Davis County jail on Saturday […]
