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200 gallons of diesel fuel spill into Parleys Creek, travel downstream to SLC waterways
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Authorities on Thursday were warning residents and visitors in Salt Lake City to stay away from Parleys Creek - which runs alongside I-80 before diverting north at Sugarhouse Park - after approximately 200 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the waterway during an early-morning semi-truck crash.
Man arrested, accused of filming woman in Salt Lake dressing room
SALT LAKE CITY — A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of trying to secretly film a woman in a department store dressing room last fall. Erik Gerardo Betancourt-Alvarado, 48, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of voyeurism. Police say the incident happened on Sept....
Neighbors asking who pays damages for their homes damaged in dynamite detonation
HOLLADAY, Utah (KUTV) — Neighbors are asking officials who will pay the damages for surrounding homes after authorities detonated a massive amount of dynamite in a house in Holladay. While not much is left of the home that contained the dynamite, houses nearby also suffered damages due to the...
Salt Lake City Fire conduct arson investigation Tuesday morning
SALT LAKE CITY — An arson investigation is underway after several suspicious fires in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, crews were called to four small fires in the area of 100 South between 500 East and 700 East. “Fire investigators do believe...
Some Salt Lake high school facilities closed to the public due to irresponsible dog owners
SALT LAKE CITY — Publicly funded facilities are not open to the public, and that's the case for the tennis courts and fields at a handful of Salt Lake City high schools. Peter Bublik said the courts in the Granite School District, specifically Skyline and Olympus high schools, used to be open on evenings and weekends but are now locked up. Bublik said he had played tennis on those courts several times for nearly a decade.
Grizzly bear attack victim returns to University of Utah Hospital, thanks staff that helped save his life
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 23, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Rudy Noorlander, victim of a savage grizzly bear attack more than seven months ago returned to the University of Utah Hospital where he met with the doctors, nurses and other caregivers who worked to save his life. Noorlander was...
Driver charged in rollover crash that ejected 4 friends, killing 1 a year ago
TOOELE — A woman who was behind the wheel when her car rolled a year ago, ejecting her four passengers and resulting in fatal injuries to one of them, is now facing criminal charges. Kiana Kaylyn Thurston-Kaneshiro, 19, of Bountiful, was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court with negligently...
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