Provo City is taking steps to ensure any mudslides triggered on the barren mountainside where the Buckley Draw Fire burned do not impact any homes or buildings in the coming months. The fire was downgraded Monday to a Type 4 fire and is contained on the west perimeter, but it burned hundreds ...
Bagpipes echoed through the Logan Cemetery as roughly 1,000 police officers gathered before a flag-draped casket carrying the body of 31-year-old Eric Estrada, a Tremonton-Garland officer who was gunned down two weeks ago responding to reports of domestic violence. Estrada, the newest officer ...
Utah County will begin construction Tuesday on a project that will make significant improvements to the recreation area around Bridal Veil Falls. The county said the $7 million, two-year project using tourism tax funds will enhance safety for visitors, improve parking and expand public ...
If Sgt. Lee Sorensen had died of old age and not at 56 in the line of duty, his funeral would have been similar — with hundreds of officers mourning a big loss in the community. That’s how Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said he imagined it during the sergeant’s public funeral Friday, in front of ...
Whether it’s human-caused wildfires, boating and swimming deaths, or off-road vehicle crashes, Utah has seen an increase in preventable accidents this summer. Now, with Labor Day weekend approaching, officials are expecting the state’s public land, water and other recreation hotspots to be ...
A microburst of rain Wednesday night caused a mudslide in the Buckley Draw burn scar, damaging a church and causing road closures Thursday. The storm poured about an inch of rain into the draw in just over 30 minutes during the 10 p.m. hour Wednesday, according to Provo Public Works Director ...
