CRIME & SAFETY
Video shows SUV pushing parked car across street, into Orem house
OREM — Neighbors say the homeowners avoided injury Wednesday in a car-versus-house ordeal that surveillance video showed happened when an SUV pulled up behind a parked car and then pushed it across the street. The chain of events unfolded sometime after 11:30 a.m., according to neighbor Marcus Hight. He...
Man killed in industrial accident with concrete slab in Bluffdale
BLUFFDALE — A man has been killed in an industrial accident in Bluffdale when cement slabs fell on him. Bluffdale Fire Chief Matt Evans said the apparent accident is under investigation after an emergency call at approximately 12:45 p.m. Thursday. “Upon arrival, we were informed that some big cement...
Payson police investigate threats after viral ‘furry’ outrage at Mt. Nebo Middle School
PAYSON — Payson police are investigating serious threats against school officials and even students in the Nebo School District. Those threats are related to a protest over alleged “furries” in school last week. The threats were made early Friday morning in an email sent to several Utah...
Lehi High campus disrupted by ‘threat of violence,’ police say
LEHI, Utah (ABC4) — The Lehi High School campus was disrupted on Tuesday, April 23, after police learned of a possible “threat of violence” made toward the school, according to the Lehi City Police Department. Around 10:15 a.m., the Lehi City Police Department confirmed it had received...
First responders rescue Provo hiker stuck above ‘Y’
PROVO, Utah, April 23, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A Provo hiker who made it past the “Y” installed on the mountain behind Brigham Young University on Monday needed a little help getting back down. Responding agencies included Provo Fire & Rescue, BYU Police, AirLife Utah and the...
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