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Troopers identify man killed in Millard County crash last week
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 17 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
A Layton man was killed, and four others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash that forced the closure of northbound I-15 in Millard County last week.
Parents of malnourished 9-month-old boy charged with child abuse homicide
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 13 - 8:38 p.m. | Save Story
A couple now living in Texas were charged Friday with child abuse homicide for the malnutrition death of their 9-month-old son when they lived in Emery County.
I-15 reopens after fatal multivehicle crash in Millard County
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Dec. 9 - 1:51 p.m. | Save Story
One person was killed and four others injured in a multivehicle crash that forced the closure of northbound I-15 in Millard County for several hours on Monday.
Vandal causes over $5,000 in damage to Pleasant Creek School
Shara Park, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 26 - 11:00 a.m. | Save Story
Staff at a small school in Pleasant Creek are working together to clean up thousands of dollars in damage caused by a vandal.
Driver in double fatal crash was distracted by phone, charges say
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 18 - 4:06 p.m. | Save Story
A Sevier County man who investigators say caused a three-car crash in July, killing a Sanpete County couple, is now facing a criminal charge.
Idea for new beef processing plant in Nephi began during COVID meat shortages
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 10 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
A community meat processing plant in Nephi will give ranchers another option to process their animals instead of waiting for some of the bigger regional facilities to be available.
Drugs found wrapped like Christmas gifts during traffic stop, UHP says
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 7 - 9:33 a.m. | Save Story
Two men were arrested near Nephi on Wednesday after troopers say they found drugs wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper in their vehicle.
16-year-old killed in fall near Gunnison, deputies say
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 28 - 12:25 p.m. | Save Story
A 16-year-old girl died after falling near Gunnison on Saturday, according to the Sanpete County Sheriff's Office.
Life moves a little slower in Green River. But is it too slow?
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 25 - 8:01 a.m. | Save Story
Life moves a little slower in Utah's rural communities. That's the way many people who live in Green River like it.
Wayne County man sent to prison for kidnapping, sexual abuse of Snow College student
Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 24 - 1:12 p.m. | Save Story
A Wayne County man has been sent to prison for kidnapping and sexually abusing a Snow College student. The woman and her parents described the crimes' long-term impacts during sentencing.
Family grateful to be alive after violent hit-and-run crash near Fillmore
Lauren Steinbrecher, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 22 - 4:04 p.m. | Save Story
A family is shaken after a crash in Fillmore almost took their lives and their animals. The other driver involved in the crash left the scene and has yet to be found.
Florida woman and 10-year-old boy killed, 3 injured in Millard County wrong-way crash
Logan Stefanich and Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Updated Oct. 19 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
A 55-year-old woman and 10-year-old boy are dead and three others are seriously injured after a wrong-way crash Thursday on I-15 near the I-70 interchange in Millard County, the Utah Highway Patrol said.
Former Utah Senate leader Ralph Okerlund dies at 72
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 18 - 4:03 p.m. | Save Story
Ralph Okerlund, a former Utah state senator, city councilman, mayor and county commissioner, has died at age 72, according to an online obituary.
Husband: Suspects identified by police in wife's killing were next-door neighbors
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 16 - 7:54 a.m. | Save Story
After police identified two suspects in the killing of a Roosevelt woman, her husband says they were next-door neighbors, and he thought they were friends.
Farmers help a small town thrive with a big assist from a river
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 14 - 6:17 a.m. | Save Story
The desert conditions along the Green River with hot days and cool nights provide the perfect cultivation to produce what the growers — and the town — say are the best.
Price residents struggle with housing costs, but the city has hope
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 13 - 7:51 p.m. | Save Story
People in Price are concerned about housing costs, and since many people in town are on fixed incomes, it's something they want to see their elected officials pay special attention to.
Salina enjoys small-town feel but struggles to find workers
Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 11 - 8:46 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that Sevier County has a population of roughly 22,000. One persistent challenge with rural living is finding good, qualified workers, residents told KSL-TV.
Delta hit hard by inflation, residents hope new growth could solve economic disparities
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted Oct. 8 - 2:31 p.m. | Save Story
Things have always been kind of quiet in Delta, with open fields, open roads and a small-town feel. It's what keeps many people there. But locals report things have been tough lately.
