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One person dead in I-80 crash involving 2 semitrucks
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Highway Patrol says one person has died following a crash on eastbound Interstate 80, involving two semitrucks. The incident occurred in the area of milepost 191 in Summit County. The UHP said a semi with a “box trailer” was going slow up a hill. It was rear-ended by another semi pulling two trailers.
Park City police blotter: Mercedes-Benz driver ‘accelerated and honked’ at pedestrian
The Park City Police Department received a report earlier in April from a pedestrian who was displeased with a driver along a busy road. The case was logged on Monday, April 8, at 2:03 p.m. The pedestrian told the police they were crossing Kearns Boulevard when a vehicle “did not even slow down.” The driver “accelerated and honked at him,” the police were told. The driver was in a red Mercedes-Benz of an unspecified model.
Park City group disappointed in UDOT’s wildlife crossing decision
PARK CITY, Utah — A Park City advocacy group spent years trying to convince the Utah Department of Transportation to build a wildlife crossing on SR 224, between Kimball Junction and Park City. Now, it is trying to figure out why UDOT decided to nix the idea. Save People...
Emergency officials ‘optimistic’ about Summit County flood forecast
The Wasatch Back has seen sporadic warm-ups this spring, punctuated by colder weather and more rain and snow. Summit County Emergency Manager Kathryn McMullin said that stair-step pattern is the best-case scenario. “So that's actually been going pretty well for us,” she said. “Even though we've continued to get additional...
These dogs perform a different kind of ‘Best in Show’
Where: Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1750 Kearns Blvd. Note: Nuzzles & Co., the no-kill animal rescue nonprofit, will host a pre-show puppy snuggle lounge, starting at 6:30 p.m. Wesley Williams’ dogs know how to do those simple tricks — sit, rollover, stay, as well as do a backflip...
Oakley man offers to renovate campground, potentially add cabins
The 18-site city campground is located off of New Lane Road, just past the back entrance to the rodeogrounds. It’s on city-owned property, and last year Oakley made about $4,500 from campers, who currently pay a $25 per night fee. Now realtor and recreation business owner David Diehl is asking to lease the property this year for $7,000.
Majority of car crashes happen on 10% of Summit County roads
The regional planning organization mapped out the most dangerous roads across Summit, Wasatch and Utah counties using that last five years of crash data. In Park City, most crashes happen along Kearns Boulevard, but the more severe crashes happen at Marsac Avenue and Deer Valley Drive. In the Snyderville Basin,...
Kouri Richins consulted with divorce attorney prior to husband’s death
On April 11, the Summit County Attorney’s Office filed a copy of a check the Gordon Law Group wrote to Kouri Richins in January 2022 refunding a retainer fee. That’s two months before her husband, Eric Richins, died of a fentanyl overdose. Kouri is charged with murdering him, and prosecutors want to establish a motive.
Park City traffic patrols net numerous drivers as stop sign cases mount
The Park City Police Department in early April continued to heavily patrol streets in various locations, stopping numerous drivers for suspected violations that included failing to stop at stop signs. The police have long patrolled streets in neighborhoods as well as on the entryways, and traffic stops have been mounting...
Baseball Game Recap: South Summit Wildcats vs. Grantsville Cowboys
South Summit was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to the Grantsville Cowboys. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South Summit of the 15-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
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