Bryce Canyon, UT

KANAB, Utah (ABC4) – The Left Fork Fire continues to burn since staring on May 9, with only 5% containment as officials are struggling to work against conditions and weather. It’s prompted an interagency response, meaning several fire and land entities are involved in the Dixie National Forest 10 miles southwest of Bryce Canyon City […]

Kane County Emergency Services reported that on Tuesday, June 21, the Incident Management Team managing the Left Fork Fire on the border of Kane County and Garfield County near Hatch, Utah, initiated an evacuation order for residents in the Bryce Woodlands area. Due to increased wind and fire behavior, the...

Officials are continuing to recommended that residents in a community near Bryce Canyon National Park evacuate due to the Left Fork Fire burning nearby.

(Alton, UT) — Kane County authorities are letting people who live in a mountain community go back home with escorts to get belongings out of their homes. There are about 100 cabins in the evacuation zone in Alton that were evacuated on Tuesday as a result of the Left Fork Fire. The blaze has burned nearly four-thousand acres so far. The area is surrounded by a heavily wooded area.

ALTON, Kane County — Residents of a mountain community in Kane County are being allowed to return home in "limited escorts" a day after being ordered to evacuate due to wildfire danger in the area. In a social media post on Wednesday afternoon, Kane County Emergency Services said that...

On Monday, a massive smoke cloud from the Left Fork Fire burning southwest of Bryce Canyon National Park could still be seen for miles.

A wildfire burning through the mountains outside of Bryce Canyon National Park grew to an estimated 2,600 acres on Monday. The Left Fork Fire, as state wildfire managers called...

PANGUITCH — A dog was found shot and killed in Panguitch on Monday, and police are asking for the public's help with any information about the case. This dog was found shot on 200 South, police said. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Garfield...

GARFIELD COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) – Deputies are seeking information after a dog was shot dead in Garfield County Monday. The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office says the dog was found shot on 200 South in Panguitch. No other details have been released. If anyone has information regarding the incident please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 435-676-2678.

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