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3 accused in $15K burglary investigation in Millard County
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Sept. 15 - 6:06 p.m. | Save Story
An 18-year-old man and two boys, ages 14 and 16, are accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from a Fillmore residence.

Pizzeria owner missing for two weeks found dead in Sanpete County
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Updated Sept. 14 - 2:31 p.m. | Save Story
A man who owned a pizzeria in Indianola, Sanpete County was found dead after being missing for two weeks.

Ongoing dispute with neighbor culminates in shooting in central Utah
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Sept. 14 - 11:05 a.m. | Save Story
A man visiting a cabin at Scofield Reservoir for the weekend was shot by a neighbor who has had an alleged dispute with the cabin owners for years.

The size of 20 Costcos: Can Utah residents drive a data center out of their backyard?
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 13 - 8:28 p.m. | Save Story
The small, quiet town of Mona, in Juab County, is known for being antidevelopment — or at least it was, until a massive data center was approved for the county.

'She didn't waste a moment': Moroni father remembers wife, newborn son after tragic crash
VideoArianne Brown, KSL and Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted Sept. 11 - 7:27 a.m. | Save Story
It's been only a few days since Tyson Hafen lost his wife of 14 years and their newborn son in a tragic accident Tuesday morning. He said his wife, Rebeca, lived life to the fullest.

Pregnant mother of 9, baby from Moroni die in auto-pedestrian accident
Arianne Brown, KSL | Updated Sept. 9 - 8:50 p.m. | Save Story
A family from Manti is grieving the loss of their mother and a baby after an auto-pedestrian accident. A GoFundMe identified the mother as Rebeca Hafen, a mother of nine.

Creekstone Energy, University of Utah studying feasibility of novel water generation technology
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Sept. 9 - 6:14 a.m. | Save Story
The developer behind the world's largest data center campus in Millard County on Wednesday announced a project that aims to capture water vapor from natural gas combustion and convert it into usable water.

Mona residents question approval process for proposed $10B data center
VideoMadi Vollmer, KSL | Posted Sept. 8 - 1:37 p.m. | Save Story
Mona residents are asking Juab County leaders for more transparency and a public hearing over a proposed $10 billion data center project they say was approved without adequate public input.

Moroni Elementary educator Talia Casares named Utah's 2027 'Teacher of the Year'
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Sept. 4 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's state education board on Friday announced Utah's "Teacher of the Year" award, with the 2027 distinction going to Talia Casares, a sixth-grade Spanish dual language immersion teacher from Moroni Elementary in the North Sanpete School District.

Troopers identify 3 killed in Duchesne County after head-on collision with semi
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Updated Sept. 2 - 8:28 a.m. | Save Story
Three people died in Duchesne County on Friday after their car collided with a semitruck that overcorrected and drove into their lane on U.S. 40.

No tornado, but central Utah wind event generated 100 mph wind gusts, NWS says
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Sept. 1 - 7:01 a.m. | Save Story
A storm that passed through central Utah on Saturday did not produce a tornado, but it generated peak wind gusts of 100 mph, that caused all sorts of damage in the area, federal forecasters have determined.

Flooding impacts Utah one last time to close out meteorological summer
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated Aug. 31 - 9:54 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's meteorological summer ended on a wet note Monday, with several inches of rain falling in some areas, creating localized flooding.

Orangeville prepares for more rain after weekend flooding forces families from homes
VideoAlex Cabrero, KSL | Updated Aug. 31 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
Orangeville public works crews and residents spent Monday preparing for the possibility of more flooding in Orangeville.

Armed woman shot and killed by police, man accused of supplying gun charged with murder
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated Aug. 31 - 5:43 p.m. | Save Story
A woman who police say shot at officers was killed when the officers returned fire, and a man was charged Monday afternoon with murder.

Severe storm brings possible tornado to Millard County, flooding to Emery County
Kennedy Camarena, KSL | Updated Aug. 30 - 5:48 p.m. | Save Story
The National Weather Service was determining whether a tornado touched down in Millard County, while Emery County experienced flooding after intense storms struck Utah on Saturday.

Woman with gun shot, killed by police in Nephi, officials say
Kennedy Camarena, KSL | Posted Aug. 30 - 12:05 p.m. | Save Story
A woman died after being shot by police early Sunday as officers responded to a domestic violence incident in Nephi.

New poll: Inside the 2026 wildfire season and how Utahns feel about it
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 29 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
This year's wildfire season in Utah — comprising 843 individual fires collectively burning more than half a million acres of land — is shaping up to be one of the state's worst on record.

Millard County campground evacuated after Spring Branch wildfire sparks
Devin Oldroyd, KSL | Posted Aug. 27 - 4:41 p.m. | Save Story
A campground was evacuated Thursday afternoon due to a new wildfire in Millard County.


