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Child dies after being struck by boat at Lake Powell
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 31 - 3:44 p.m. | Save Story
A child died after being struck by a boat he or she fell out of while recreating along the Arizona side of Lake Powell Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Father who left daughter in hot car charged with child abuse homicide
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted July 30 - 1:51 p.m. | Save Story
A Vernal man was charged with child abuse homicide on Thursday for allegedly leaving his 7-month-old daughter in a vehicle for about two-and-a-half hours.
Baby girl dies after being left in hot car over 2 hours, Vernal man arrested
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated July 29 - 9:05 p.m. | Save Story
A Vernal man is accused of leaving his 7-month-old daughter in a car with the windows rolled up for two-and-a-half hours on Tuesday, resulting in the child's death.
Vernal residents shocked by soaring water bills as drought prompts steep rate increases
Garna Mejia, KSL | Posted July 29 - 8:37 a.m. | Save Story
Some Vernal residents say they are struggling to afford dramatically higher water bills after the Ashley Valley Water & Sewer Improvement District implemented steep rate increases.
Forest Service determines what sparked Utah's largest fire so far this year
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 21 - 11:46 a.m. | Save Story
Federal foresters have finally determined what sparked Utah's largest wildfire nearly a decade.
More charges for Uintah County father accused of abusing family for years
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted July 14 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
A fifth criminal indictment has been filed against a Uintah County man for alleged prolonged abuse of his family, this time for child torture.
US high court asked to weigh in on juvenile life without parole sentence for Richfield killing
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted July 8 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah is asking the Supreme Court to reconsider a decision from its high court to reconsider the life without parole sentence for a man convicted of aggravated murder as a juvenile.
Babylon Fire becomes first Utah fire to reach 100,000-acre mark in 8 years
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 7 - 9:54 a.m. | Save Story
A wildfire continuing to burn in southeast Utah is now the state's first to surpass 100,000 acres in size in nearly a decade.
Nation's new largest active fire is also burning in Utah
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated July 6 - 12:05 p.m. | Save Story
A fire burning in southeast Utah has now surpassed the Cottonwood Fire in Beaver County as the state's largest fire this season and the largest active fire burning in the U.S.
Helper neighbors gather for America's Potluck to celebrate community
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted July 5 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Families, friends and visitors gathered at Helper City Park and along Main Street to take part in a nationwide event celebrating America's 250th anniversary.
Wildfires continue to prompt closures across Utah
Kennedy Camarena, KSL | Posted July 5 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
Wildfires continue to burn through Utah, prompting fire officials to close off areas near the fire for safety and to help firefighters continue their work.
Iron, Cherry fires close to full containment; Babylon Fire surpasses 85,000 acres
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 3 - 10:14 a.m. | Save Story
Crews have made significant gains on two fires burning in central Utah, but poor conditions have helped a fire burning in southeast Utah double in size over the past few days.
Intoxicated Vernal man accused of stabbing wife
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted June 29 - 9:09 a.m. | Save Story
A Vernal man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife over the weekend.
Crews battle dry conditions, strong winds as Cottonwood Fire grows to more than 92,000 acres
Mike Anderson, KSL and Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Updated June 27 - 10:14 p.m. | Save Story
Ground crews are battling dry conditions and strong winds as they try to gain some kind of containment around the massive Cottonwood Fire, which has grown to well over 92,000 acres.
Vernal foster mother to stand trial on child abuse homicide accusations, judge rules
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted June 23 - 6:20 p.m. | Save Story
Angela Accuttoroop was scheduled for a 2027 jury trial for child abuse homicide on Thursday after a judge ruled there was enough evidence for her to stand trial.
Ex-Uintah County officer sentenced after handcuffing wife during argument
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted June 22 - 9:20 p.m. | Save Story
A man was sentenced to home confinement, probation after pleading no contest to handcuffing his wife during an argument while he worked as a corrections officer.
SITLA agrees to sell over 50,600 acres in the Book Cliffs in 'historic' nearly $30M deal
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated June 18 - 2:55 p.m. | Save Story
A massive chunk of public trust land in eastern Utah is slated to remain public under a major transaction.
Semitruck rollover causes crude oil spill in Indian Canyon; drinking water unaffected, official say
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated June 15 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story
Hazmat crews are responding to a semitruck spill in Carbon County.
