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Officials identify person killed when southern Utah car pursuit ends in crash
CEDAR CITY — Police identified on Wednesday an Arizonan who died following a police pursuit that ended with a crash in southern Utah on April 20, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. According to a news release from the Department of Public Safety, a pursuit began on a vehicle...
High-speed chase in Utah ends in fatal crash
IRON COUNTY, Utah — A high-speed pursuit involving multiple law enforcement agencies ended tragically on April 20, 2024, when the suspect's vehicle crashed into an unoccupied patrol car in Iron County, Utah. The pursuit began in Iron County and continued onto Highway 89 in Kane County. During the chase,...
Fleeing suspect dies after crashing into Kane County patrol vehicle
ST. GEORGE — The driver of a vehicle fleeing law enforcement on Saturday morning died after the tires of their vehicle were spiked in Kane County on Highway 89 near milepost 100. Troopers tried to stop a vehicle in Cedar City for undisclosed reasons, Utah Highway Patrol stated in...
More Dogs on Main: Utah, a state on steroids
A recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune covered the efforts of water managers in the St. George area to cope with the increasing demand. Washington and Kane counties are growing very fast, and water supplies are already tight. The article described various strategies for dealing with it. They have been somewhat successful with conservation efforts, though water service is still cheap. There are some more aggressive plans, like building a reservoir that will hold treated wastewater which can then be used for irrigation.
High-speed chase in Utah ends in fatal crash
IRON COUNTY, Utah — A high-speed pursuit spanning multiple counties in Utah ended tragically on April 20, 2024, when the suspect's vehicle crashed into a parked patrol car, resulting in the driver's death. The chase began in Iron County and continued onto Highway 89 in Kane County, involving officers...
Teams 'closely' monitoring Panguitch Lake dam; weather service issues flood watch
PANGUITCH — A flash flood watch has been issued for a few southern Utah communities near Panguitch Lake over the "potential failure" of the reservoir's dam, according to the National Weather Service. "Flash flooding caused by a potential dam failure is possible at the Panguitch Lake Dam," the alert...
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