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Nearly a year on from a damaging mudslide in Provo that came out of the Buckley Draw burn scar, officials say they’re close to completing a project that will protect homes from future flows.
Jul 17, 2026A massive community effort is underway as volunteers and Beaver County crews distribute thousands of sandbags to protect homes from the potential path of floodwaters.
Jul 17, 2026Extreme temperatures are not giving Utah's roadways a chance to cool off. UDOT crews are seeing more cases of road buckling than usual for this time of year, and officials warn it can be dangerous.
Jul 17, 2026Community members in a growing Lindon neighborhood are butting heads with their new Timpanogos School District needs to build out its own infrastructure.
Jul 16, 2026On July 11, 2026, at approximately 11:40 a.m., fire personnel were alerted to a brush fire in the area of Pine Canyon Road that was threatening nearby structures. Responding agencies were North Tooele Fire District, Bureau of Land Management, and the...
Jul 15, 2026The Tooele Army Depot has been selected as the future site of a privately financed rare earth processing facility, a project federal officials say could strengthen the nation’s defense supply chain while bringing new industrial activity to Tooele Cou...
Jul 15, 2026Tooele County has spent the past week enduring one of the hottest stretches of the summer as a high-pressure heat wave settled over Utah, pushing daytime temperatures well into the triple digits and offering little relief after sunset. High temperatu...
Jul 15, 2026As many Tooele County residents have seen on Facebook—and subsequently shared or responded—a press release was issued by the Tooele County Community Development and Tooele County Planning Commission regarding a notice of public hearing on July 22, 20...
Jul 15, 2026The Stookey Fire, located by Little Mountain and Pony Express Road, has been burning since July 9, 2026, and the current acreage has grown to 9,500 as of July 13 evening hours. As Bucky Whitehouse of the Tooele County Emergency Services explained, th...
Jul 15, 2026Firefighters in Millcreek had a busy overnight Sunday into Monday morning as they had to respond to multiple residential fires, including one where a firefighter had to be treated for heat exhaustion.
Jul 13, 2026The Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project is expanding access to naloxone, a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, with a new "Naloxey Boxey” downtown.
Jul 13, 2026A human-caused wildfire that started early Saturday has burned an estimated 18 acres in Ogden, and caused alarm for witnesses
Jul 11, 2026