Crews hemming in Box Canyon Fire, other blazes being monitored
Aided by fire retardant- and water-laden aircraft, about 50 firefighters worked Monday to keep the 4,000-acre Box Canyon Fire from spreading outside its remote, steep and rugged perimeter in Summit...
View ArticleMisconduct charges dismissed against ex-Kamas police chief
Misconduct charges filed against a former Kamas police chief five years ago and appealed to the Utah Supreme Court have been dismissed. A judge signed a motion from prosecutors Tuesday saying there was...
View ArticleEmployees give back to community during Day of Caring
Savage Services employees volunteer at Central Park Community Center in South Salt Lake on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, during the United Way of Salt Lake's 24th annual Day of Caring. This year, more than...
View ArticleWatchful for new blazes, crews tighten containment on Utah wildfires
Firefighters, while on watch for sparks igniting the tinder that is northern Utah's rangelands and forests, were making progress Friday containing wildfires still smoldering and flaring weeks after...
View ArticleMother gets 10-day jail sentence for death of unbuckled child
The mother of an unbuckled 3-year-old girl killed in a car accident last year was sentenced Friday to 10 days in jail. None of the eight children in the SUV she was driving were wearing seat belts when...
View ArticleUHP teaming up with multiple law agencies for 'border to border' enforcement...
Utah Highway Patrol troopers are working with officers from Summit County Sheriff's Office, Park City Police and law officials in Wyoming to provide "border to border" coverage on I-80 for the Labor...
View ArticlePhotos: Park City, Summit County first responders reflect on 15th anniversary...
First responders from Park City and Summit County paused to reflect on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America with a memorial ceremony and procession from the Park City Police...
View ArticleProtecting and supporting Summit County kids in the fight against child abuse
What can one person do to make a community safer? It turns out, quite a bit. One woman is on a campaign to raise awareness about the tough subject of child abuse.
View ArticleNYC couple will be extradited to Utah to face sex assault charges
A Manhattan couple is headed to Utah to face bombshell charges they forced a woman they met on vacation into an abusive threesome. Anne Hardcastle, 27, and Michael Taylor, 45, were extradited Wednesday...
View ArticleCommunity fair in Park City kicks off Latin American Weeks of Health
Marcelina Hernandez smiled as her 7-year-old son, Edwin, chose several books Saturday from one of the booths set up by health and community organizations in a hall at St. Mary of the Assumption...
View ArticlePanel discussion focuses on addressing affordable housing in tourist towns
With the goal of learning different strategies to address affordable housing in a tourist economy, local community members filled the Grand County Council Chambers on Oct. 3 to meet with a panel of...
View ArticleWanted: Teachers willing to live in a beautiful place
Melinda Snow has deer that bed down in her yard and postcard views of red rock vistas, lush Moab Valley and blue skies void of industry pollution. "Now that I live in Moab, everybody wants to come...
View ArticleLawsuit claims Mountain Accord doesn't comply with state's open meetings law
A lawsuit filed Thursday against the Mountain Accord claims its decision-making body has violated the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act. The Cardiff Canyon Owners Association filed the complaint in 3rd...
View ArticleWhat's on the ballot? A look at amendments and propositions on Utah ballots
There is now less than a month until the general election and while most of the focus is on the candidates, and rightfully so, there are topics Utahns will be asked to vote on as well. For example,...
View ArticleProsecutors file charges in juvenile court in connection to the deaths of two...
Summit County prosecutors filed criminal charges Wednesday against a juvenile in connection to the September deaths of two 13-year-old boys in Park City. Park City police announced the filing of the...
View ArticleJuvenile charged in connection with the deaths of 2 Park City teenagers
The Summit County Attorney's Office has filed charges against a juvenile in connection with the deaths of two Park City teenagers, police said Wednesday. Grant Seaver, a 13-year-old student at Treasure...
View ArticleUnidentified dangers: Drug bust on Summit County freeway prompts caution for...
After a drug bust in Summit County left them with more questions than answers, police are evaluating how to stay safe when encountering unidentified and potentially hazardous substances. Utah Highway...
View ArticleBoo! Tax bills are arriving in Utahns' mailboxes
Utahns with the scariest property taxes this year are the 1,300 residents of the recently merged city of East Carbon-Sunnyside in Carbon County. That total - a combination of city, county, school...
View ArticleSheriff's deputies swing into action to help fallen fawn
Sheriff's deputies in Utah came up with a creative way to free a fawn from a basement window well. Summit County Sheriff's Detective Kacey Bates says the mule deer fawn fell into the 7-foot window well...
View ArticleDeputies use playground swing to hoist deer out of window well
A pair of Utah deputies used a resident's playground swing to hoist a young deer that became trapped at the bottom of a window well. The Summit County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post Deputies...
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