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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...
Strolling arsonist suspected in 4 fires in 30 minutes on the same SLC street
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Four fires within 30 minutes on 100 South in Salt Lake City are being investigated as arsons. It appears to be the work of a pedestrian casually walking east up 100 South early Tuesday morning, said Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Brandt Hancuff.
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...
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.
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...
Three students shot at Granger High School in ‘altercation’
WEST VALLEY CITY — Three students were shot on Granger High School’s campus on Tuesday, their condition is unknown. According to Ben Horsley with Granite School District, there was “some sort of altercation which resulted in three students being shot.”. Horsley said the assailants have fled the...
Incident labeled 'structure emergency' on UDOT site was actually 'small fire' under bridge
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah Department of Transportation on Tuesday morning responded to "structure emergency" on the shoulder of a bridge in Salt Lake City, according to UDOT's traffic site. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. at mile post 20 on northbound I-215 West, near...
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