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Police seeking tips in series of overnight fires in rural Box Elder County
MANTUA, Box Elder County — Recent fires on Rocky Dugway Road in Mantua, Box Elder County, have puzzled the community and damaged at least three properties. Police do not know the official causes of the fires, though it's possible they were started by a person or group of people. If the fires were ignited by people, their targets have been abandoned structures and a construction site. All of the fires occurred between midnight and 5 a.m., the Mantua Police Department said in a press release Thursday.
Police: Someone is setting empty buildings on fire in Mantua amid wildfire season
MANTUA — Police in Mantua have asked the Utah State Fire Marshal to investigate a string of recent fires they believe could be the result of arson. Police said three fires and an unreported fourth have sprung up over the summer that appeared to be human-caused. Early Thursday morning,...
Local man and woman airlifted to hospital after crash on I-15 in northern Utah
PERRY, Utah — A woman and man from East Idaho were airlifted to a northern Utah hospital after their vehicle was hit from behind and rolled early Tuesday morning on Interstate 15 near Perry. At 3:21 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, a sport-utility vehicle heading north slowed suddenly and was struck from behind by a trailing vehicle at mile marker 360, according to Cpl. Luis Silva of the Utah Highway Patrol. The SUV went off the road and rolled, ejecting the driver and a passenger, neither of whom were wearing seat belts. The driver of the SUV, Reina Walker, of Shelley, and the passenger, Victor Huff, of Idaho Falls, were flown via emergency helicopter to a nearby hospital and remained there in serious condition on Wednesday, according to Silva.
Logan man arrested for allegedly assaulting woman multiple times | News
LOGAN — A 22-year-old Logan man was arrested for assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute, reports law enforcement. Tyler Dean Aimsback was booked Sunday into the Cache County Jail. According to an arrest affidavit, Logan City Police officers were called to investigate the assault on July 14. The...
Weber County man convicted of firearm and drug crimes
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A federal jury has convicted a Weber County man on firearm and drug trafficking charges following a two-day trial in the District of Utah. Marc Allen Davis, a 52-year-old from Ogden, Utah, was found guilty of possessing a loaded firearm, over 500 grams of methamphetamine intended for distribution, and a taser, according to court documents and evidence presented at trial. Davis, a twice-convicted felon, was pulled over by law enforcement on March 13, 2021, in Roy, Utah, after committing several traffic violations.
Firefighters on high alert as resources spread thin
SALT LAKE CITY — It doesn’t take much to start a fire. Just a spark or a car driven over dry weeds can cause large fires, like the one that started in Ogden Thursday. In western Box Elder County, lightning strikes are keeping firefighters busy. But Utah is already seeing more human-caused fires than in recent years.
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