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SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District is reminding the public about Stage 1 fire restrictions ahead of the Independence Day holiday and holiday weekend. These restrictions apply to BLM-managed lands within the counties of Box Elder, Cache, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch and Weber. Additionally, the WDD fire prevention order is still in effect.

To ensure critically ill and injured patients reach trauma centers faster when every minute counts, AirLife Utah 1 officially relocated its emergency air medical base from Ogden to Brigham City Community Hospital and continues to provide lifesaving services throughout northern Utah and southwestern Wyoming without disruption. With this relocation, AirLife...

The man who recently admitted to killing 19-year-old farmer Dylan Rounds in the west desert of Utah more than two years ago was sentenced Monday to between three and 45 years in prison. Appearing in Utah’s First District Court in Brigham City, 60-year-old James A. Brenner remained silent throughout the hearing as Judge Brandon Maynard handed down the sentence for three second-degree felony charges — one for the murder of Rounds, and two for possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person. Each of...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District is reminding the public about Stage 1 fire restrictions ahead of the Independence Day holiday and holiday weekend. These restrictions apply to BLM-managed lands within the counties of Box Elder, Cache,, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch and Weber. Additionally, the WDD fire prevention order is still in effect.

A Utah squatter who admitted to murdering a young farmer after agreeing to lead authorities to the location where he buried the body learned his fate this week. The post ‘You don’t have the balls to look anyone in the eye’: Squatter who murdered young farmer then filmed himself cleaning gun afterward is sentenced first appeared on Law & Crime.

BRIGHAM CITY – Brigham City Community Hospital acquired its own AirLife Utah Base air ambulance service for emergency transportation needs. This new service will ensure critically ill and injured patients reach trauma centers faster than in the past. AirLife Utah relocated its emergency AirLifair medical base from Ogden to...

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Box Elder School District’s Assessment Director, Jeremy Young, reported on the district’s improving Early Literacy data at Board Meeting on June 12th. This school year was the first year that Box Elder School District was able to make All Day Kindergarten available to all students. The change has really paid off in high achievement for those students. This May, 88% of kindergarten students demonstrated proficiency on the End of Year Acadience Benchmark Assessment. This is the highest percentage of students scoring at or above benchmark over a twelve year period. Box Elder is excited to report that 71% of these students scored above benchmark on the same assessment, which is substantially higher than past years. According to Assistant Superintendent, Heidi Jo West, many of the individual elementary schools out performed the district-wide results in the percentage of students reading above benchmark, including: Lake View at 74%, Golden Spike 80%, Discovery 82%, Fielding 84%, and Willard 95%. Additionally, Box Elder kindergarten teachers can boast a 17% increase in the number of Kindergarten students reading above grade level from the previous school year. Mrs. West went on to share which schools surpassed the district’s increase which include: Fielding 19%, North Park 34%, Golden Spike 36% and Lake View 36%. The district is very pleased to see significant increases in the reading levels of students at their Title One schools.

It used to be that the city councils of Brigham City, Perry and Willard would pass fire and firework restriction ordinances every year, but all three municipalities have chosen to implement restrictions that automatically go into effect each year in certain high-risk areas of their town. In Perry, restricted areas are easy to understand: everything east of U.S. Highway 89 […]

The introduction of all-day kindergarten for all students last fall is the primary reason for improved literacy scores in end-year-testing, according to Box Elder School District officials. The district’s assessment director, Jeremy Young, reported that in May, 88% of kindergarten students demonstrated proficiency on the Acadience Benchmark Assessment, which is the highest percentage of students scoring at or above benchmark […]

SALT LAKE CITY – In a significant boost to rural clean energy initiatives, U.S. Department of Agriculture State Director Michele Weaver announced a $1,162,239 investment in 11 clean energy projects across rural Utah. This investment, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, aims to lower energy bills, expand access to clean energy, and create jobs for Utah agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Among the beneficiaries is Shalan’s Enterprises, Inc. in Moroni, a small walk-up restaurant that will receive a $20,000 grant to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) system.

The man who recently admitted to killing 19-year-old farmer Dylan Rounds in the west desert of Utah more than two years ago was sentenced Monday to between three and 45 years in prison. Appearing in Utah’s First District Court in Brigham City, 60-year-old James A. Brenner remained silent throughout the hearing as Judge Brandon Maynard handed down the sentence for three second-degree felony charges — one for the murder of Rounds, and two for possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person. Each of...

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (Scripps News Salt Lake City) — James Brenner was sentenced Monday in Box Elder County after he pleaded guilty to murdering 19-year-old Dylan Rounds. In May, Brenner entered a plea agreement and received a reduction from first-degree felony aggravated murder to second-degree felony murder in the death of Rounds. Brenner was also... Read more » Fore more crime and trial news coverage, visit Court TV

BRIGHAM CITY — James Brenner, who pleaded guilty in May to killing Dylan Rounds, has been sentenced to one to 15 years for the murder. Judge Brandon Maynard, though, told Brenner that he'll recommend to parole board officials when the time comes for a parole hearing "that they keep you as long as they can."

The Fourth of July is Thursday and Utah has plenty of fun including parades, fireworks, food, live music and more for the whole family!

LOGAN — New fire restrictions are in effect for nine northern Utah counties. The limitations begin Monday, July 1. Officials with the Utah Department of Natural Resources announced Sunday that “all unincorporated Private and State lands in Box Elder, Cache, Rich, Weber, Tooele, Utah, Salt Lake, Davis, & Morgan Counties” will be placed under stage one fire restrictions.

Emergency air medical base continues service in northern Utah. BRIGHAM CITY, UT, JULY 2, 2024 – To ensure critically ill and injured patients reach trauma centers faster when every minute counts, AirLife Utah 1 officially relocated its emergency air medical base from Ogden to Brigham City Community Hospital on Monday and continues to provide lifesaving services throughout northern Utah and southwestern Wyoming without disruption. With this relocation, AirLife Utah is now the only air medical service provider based in Box Elder County.