Carbon County police on the lookout for suspected rapist
Police in Carbon County after a woman was allegedly raped by a masked man early Friday morning. Police in Price say the rapist wore a clown mask as he sexually assaulted a Wellington woman after...
View ArticleTexting possible factor in Carbon Co. accident
A woman was hospitalized after a crash with a dump truck in Carbon County Saturday. Utah Highway Patrol says the woman had made a left turn from Highway 55 onto SR-10 to travel southbound just before 3...
View ArticleA single flower on every grave in Emery and Carbon County
PRICE, Utah — A flower placed on every grave in Emery and Carbon County. That was the result of one man’s idea that blossomed to encompass over 40,000 grave sites. Richard Shaw is the publisher of...
View ArticlePhotos: Rocky Mountain big horn sheep viewing
SUNNYSIDE, Carbon County, Utah – Some Utahns got an up-close look at bighorn sheep this weekend. The Division of Wildlife Resources held a viewing party this weekend in the mountainous community of...
View ArticleTwo hospitalized after Carbon County explosion
CARBON COUNTY, Utah — A section of Nine Mile Canyon is closed after a natural gas explosion sent two workers to the hospital. The explosion happened around 10 AM at the Dry Canyon Compression Station....
View ArticleHelper mayor resigns after third DUI
HELPER, Utah – The mayor of Helper in Carbon County resigned from office on Saturday morning after he was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence on Friday night. The resignation took place...
View Article7 arrested in connection with theft of tons of railroad rail
CARBON COUNTY, Utah – Seven people were arrested in connection the theft of railroad rail and equipment from several locations, and the estimates place the thefts at roughly 52 tons of metal for a loss...
View ArticleCrews fight blazes in central Utah
CENTRAL UTAH — Fire crews are fighting fires that have sparked in central Utah. The Plateau Fire is three miles northeast of Salina. The Bureau of Land Management does not know the cause and there is...
View ArticleSuspects in Nine Mile Canyon rock art vandalism ID’d
PRICE, Utah — The Bureau of Land Management has identified a juvenile responsible for defaming ancient petroglyphs in Carbon County on Memorial Day weekend. The BLM Price Field Office law enforcement...
View ArticleUpdate: More than 100 homes damaged in Carbon County floods
CARBON COUNTY, Utah – More than 100 homes are damaged after flash flooding in Carbon County overnight. The Carbon County Sheriff’s office said the flooding damage totals are approaching $2 million and...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating after miner killed in accident at Carbon County mine
CARBON COUNTY, Utah – Authorities are investigating after a miner was killed in an eastern Utah mine in Carbon County. Officials said 46-year-old Price resident Alejandro Ramirez was killed in an...
View ArticleCarbon Co. residents lose precious items after weekend flooding
CARBON COUNTY, Utah — Rain hit Carbon County again Sunday night, causing more flooding and prolonging cleanup efforts. The county declared a state of emergency over the weekend. Hundreds of volunteers...
View ArticleCarbon County residents rally in support of fossil fuels
CARBON COUNTY, Utah — The people of Carbon County said the fossil fuel industry isn’t just a field of work for them; it’s a way of life and a rich part of their history. On Thursday, thousands of...
View ArticleFormer Carbon County Sheriff appears in court on felony charge
PRICE — The former Carbon County Sheriff appeared in court here to face a felony charge accusing him of misusing taxpayer funds. James Cordova appeared before a judge in 7th District Court on a...
View ArticleSemi driver killed after trailers, cab go over edge into wash
– Utah Highway Patrol PRICE, Utah – Utah Highway Patrolmen are investigating a semi-truck crash that has left one man dead Wednesday. Officers said a double semi loaded with coal was straightening...
View ArticleMeth, heroin, weapon, $5,000 seized in Price drug bust, suspects arrested
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment PRICE, Utah – A traffic stop led to a drug bust where police seized meth, heroin, other drugs and about $5,000 in cash over...
View ArticleVerizon Wireless Cell Service restored in Carbon County
CARBON COUNTY, Utah — Verizon Wireless Cell Service was restored after going down for several hours throughout Carbon County, officials reported Tuesday. The service was reported down at about 1 p.m....
View ArticleUtah DCFS files motion to stay after judge orders foster child removed from...
PRICE, Utah – A lesbian couple in Carbon County is fighting to get a 1-year-old foster child back after a judge decided the girl should be removed and would be better off with a heterosexual couple....
View ArticleUtah judge backs off order to remove foster child from same-sex couple’s home
PRICE, Utah -- A juvenile court judge has backed off his order that a foster child be removed from a same-sex couple's home to be placed with a heterosexual couple. In an order issued Friday and...
View ArticleCarbon County Search and Rescue save hikers by rope rescue
CARBON COUNTY, Utah — Two college students were rescued early Saturday morning after being stuck on a ledge near Balance Rock area of Helper on Friday night. According to Carbon County Sheriff’s...
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