CRIME & SAFETY
Man indicted after crash leaves 3 motorcyclists dead outside Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A trucker driver accused of a crash that left three motorcyclists dead has been indicted by a Clark County Grand Jury. Claude Rafiki, 29, of Michigan, faces three counts of reckless driving resulting in death. The crash took place on March 23 on State Route 163 near Laughlin. Rafiki originally faced […]
‘Definitely human caused’: Brush fire flares up at Brooks Nature Park in St. George
ST. GEORGE — Firefighters and first responders worked quickly to suppress a brush fire at Brooks Nature Park that for a brief period Wednesday night threatened an adjacent home. St. George Fire Department Chief Robert Stoker said in a briefing to the press around 9:30 p.m. that the alarm...
I-15 north reopens after semi catches fire, slides 75 yards along barrier south of Kanarraville
ST. GEORGE — A semitractor-trailer caught fire during a crash on northbound Interstate 15 in Washington County Wednesday, a blaze that closed all northbound lanes for nearly three hours as multiple agencies tended to the chaotic scene. Shortly before 11 a.m., officers and emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicle...
‘Probably the sun’: Drivers sustain minor injuries after T-bone collision in Washington Fields
WASHINGTON — Both vehicles were badly damaged but the drivers sustained only minor injuries after a T-bone collision Wednesday night. Washington City Police Lt. Kory Klotz told St. George News that a Dodge Caravan traveling westbound on Treasure Valley Road was T-boned by a Kia passenger car after the driver of the Caravan failed to stop at the stop sign.
Motorcyclist critical after crash in Snow Canyon State Park
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah April 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A motorcyclist was critically injured Tuesday morning in a crash near Ivins. Crews from Dammeron Valley Fire & Rescue and Santa Clara-Ivins Fire & Rescue were dispatched at 2:06 a.m. to the site, just north of the Lava Flow Trailhead in Snow Canyon State Park, a DVFR statement says.
St. George Police adds automated license plate readers to crime-fighting toolkit
ST. GEORGE — Since last fall, the St. George Police Department has been experimenting with a crime-fighting tool that is now being implemented moving forward. While law enforcement says this tool is a great help, some advocacy groups have expressed concerns about privacy and the potential abuse. The tool...
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