Utah County News

Though a new wildfire flared up in Utah County Saturday, most of the state's larger blazes are winding down.

Heber City Police received a report of a stolen vehicle Friday at approximately 2:45 p.m., Heber City Police said.

The latest fatal accidents occurred Thursday - a one-car fatal accident in Cedar City and a violent crash on state Route 73 in Utah County.

At least 10 homes were evacuated and 40 more were put on standby as firefighters fought the blaze, which started at the east end of 400 South, just outside city limits, according to the Springville Department of Public Safety.

Every Pioneer Day , my thoughts turn to my pioneer ancestors, who, following the deep convictions of their souls, braved the seas, struggled across the plains and settled in the Wasatch valleys.

Not all that meows is necessarily a cat - gray catbirds have a distinctive mew-like call that can confuse novices, but alerts more experienced birders that one of these energetic thrushes is nearby.

A brush fire burned more than 1,000 acres south of Levan and caused the temporary evacuation of eight homes Thursday.

Utah County sheriff's deputies are investigating whether alcohol contributed to a head-on collision that killed an Eagle Mountain woman and a 15-year-old girl who was in the other car.

The accident occurred on state Route 73 near Eagle Mountain around 2:30 p.m., according to Utah County Sheriff's Office Sgt.

For the second time, a judge has refused to order Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow to testify about the prosecution of a convicted fraudster, who has alleged that the former attorneys general went after him for resisting a "pay-to-play" scheme at the heart of a scandal that led to the arrests of the two Utah politicians .

The Utah County Health Department, Utah Arthritis Program, and Mountainland Association of Governments are promoting "Living Well With Chronic Conditions," a six-class self-management series.

A 12-year-old boy who fell and cut his leg open hiking on a snow field near the base of Mount Timpanogos was rescued and taken by helicopter to hospital Wednesday afternoon.

Planned auto insurance fraud has been huge in large cities for decades, but investigators say it now has established a real presence in Utah.

Provo a An attorney for a Lindon man accused of killing his ex-wife's new husband while seeking to kill his ex-wife asked for more time to look at evidence before deciding how to proceed with his criminal case.

The fire, located near the Tooele Gun Club that burned down in May 2013, was rekindled at 8:48 a.m. and had spread to approximately 160 acres and growing by 6 p.m. Monday, according to the North Tooele County Fire District.

A judge has postponed a decision to possibly relocate the trial of a 17-year-old girl charged in a Utah County deputy's death after attorneys said Monday they needed more time to prepare their case.

A Utah woman accused of killing six of her newborns and packing their bodies away in her garage over a decade appeared in briefly in court Monday before a judge pushed back a planned hearing.

A woman accused of killing six infants and hiding them in the garage of a Pleasant Grove home will wait until at least October before deciding whether she wants to proceed with a hearing on the evidence against her.

PROVO, Utah A Utah woman accused of killing six of her newborns and packing their bodies away in her garage over a decade appeared in briefly in court Monday before a judge pushed back a planned hearing.

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