Wendover News

Report shows number of local crimes grew by almost twice the state average last year The number of crimes committed in Tooele County jumped 9.4 percent last year, reversing several years of declining crime, ...

Even with tight economic times, county golf courses aren't seeing a big drop-off in the number of golfers on the links.

Judge William Pitt sits in his office with a drawing of John Wayne hanging on the wall.

A Tooele County sheriff's deputy caught a suspected robber with two baby girls near the Utah-Nevada state line this week.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a robbery suspect making a run for the Utah-Nevada border with two infants inside his car.

Aaron Bryan , Ashlee Petty , and Sal Maciel were just three of the 1,500 people who showed up for a casting call for the movie "Tree of Life" starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.

J&P Cycles Express Streamliner Sets New National AMA Speed Record at the 3rd Annual Bub International Bonneville Land Speed Trials!! September 18, 2006 Source: Press Release J&P Cycles is extremely proud to ...

Patsy Peek, a reading specialist for Anna Smith Elementary in Wendover, and Gina Meredith, a district psychologist , participate in a workshop with 58 other teachers at the Tooele County School District office ...

A 14-year-old boy was hit and killed while crossing 5600 West Tuesday afternoon.

The Tooele County School Board has reached into the district's own ranks again to find a new superintendent.

"Independence Day," "World's Fastest Indian" and "Bonneville." These three very different movies all have one thing in common: At least one scene in each movie was filmed on Tooele County's Bonneville Salt ...

“What we've accomplished is nothing short of an industry first”

Ford Motor Company made history today by reaching 207.279 mph with the Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999, the world's first production-based hydrogen fuel cell race car. via Ford News Blog

In August of 1949, the first Speed Week was held for five days on the Bonneville Salt Flats, outside the tiny desert town of Wendover, Utah. via Automotive

“For how small we are, it's pretty busy for one person”

The Tooele City Police Department recorded an all-time high number of calls for service last year at 16,278 -- up from 15,400 in 2006 -- but with only 30 full-time and three part-time officers to respond to ... via Tooele Transcript Bulletin

You can't beat Utah for weird, wild, otherworldly landscapes. The mountains and canyon country are unforgettable, but so are the stranger parts of the state that don't make the front of the Utah Travel Council ... via Park Record

“As climate change emerges as one of the greatest challenges for modern society, we believe that CFCL is well placed to deliver energy-saving initiatives to reduce carbon emissions in the home.”

NEWS New home fuel cell E.ON UK, the Company which runs Powergen, has announced an agreement with Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd to develop and deploy a prototype fuel cell combined heat and power unit in the UK. via Future Energies

“Her will to live and survive for at least four months are amazing”

As the train rolled through the western Utah desert, freight conductor Ken anMoorhem set his eyes on a creature limping through the December fog. via Salt Lake Tribune

“We are working toward a diversification of business, so it's not just about gaming. We have an industrial park, and with more people moving to the city, we'll see other businesses”

Peppermill Hotel Casino will build a $400 million "mini-Bellagio" casino and resort in Wendover, the city that straddles the border of Nevada and Utah, the company said Friday. via Salt Lake Tribune

“It was pretty hard to get to where she was.”

As the train rolled through the western Utah desert, freight conductor Ken VanMoorhem set his eyes on a creature limping through the December fog. via Daily Herald

“She was happy and wagging her tail. I chose to call her Hogan, after the tunnel we found her in”

How many times do you see a stray animal and want to help, but don't think you can? A railroad conductor found himself in a similar situation. via Kutv.com