Accidents and Emergencies

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (369+ words) As heavy rain set in, Utah saw flooding impact several areas across the state. A city councillor warns the illegal use of privately-owned e-scooters is being "normalised". The six hubs will be based in the council's former children's centres, the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (97+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — One person is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car in Salt Lake City Monday afternoon. The Salt Lake City Police Department said the crash took place at the intersection of 400 South and West…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (489+ words) SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah Department of Transportation is warning of planned lane and ramp closures on I-15 and I-84 over the weekend. The agency says that construction work is expected to affect drivers in Davis, Weber, and Salt Lake…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (204+ words) The USDA dashboard lists seven infected mink, as detailed in a report from Avian Flu Diary. One of those accounts comes from the Salt Lake Tribune, which separately described the case as the first documented outbreak of bird flu in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (272+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Cleanup efforts began on Monday following a fire at an abandoned downtown building. Over 50 firefighters responded to the fire on Sunday, located at 356 W. 700 South, according to Salt Lake City Fire Capt. Matthew Wilson. No injuries were…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (131+ words) The 27-year-old man killed in a BASE jumping accident Sunday morning in Cache County has been identified as a Salt Lake City firefighter. The Salt Lake City Fire Department shared that Gabe Reilly had died following the accident near Leetham’s…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (281+ words) By J. Bradley Washa | September 28, 2026 Utah entered 2026 with heightened concerns about the wildfire season, given the record-low snowpack. Those concerns materialized as wildfires burned across Utah, affecting nearly every corner of the state. The 2026 wildfire season might be better described as…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (205+ words) Citizen's dispatch listing records a June 2026 call to 340 W. 700 South to rescue someone trapped in an elevator, per data cited by Citizen. The department itself operates 14 stations staffed by more than 350 personnel covering 200,000 residents across 110 square miles, running a three-platoon, 48-hour…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (116+ words) (Samantha Moilanen | The Salt Lake Tribune) Smoke rises up from a three-alarm fire in Salt Lake City's Granary District on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. A building in the Granary District caught fire Sunday evening, sending a plume of black smoke into the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (277+ words) Every day, pedestrians and cyclists funnel through the intersection of Westminster Avenue and 1300 East in Sugar House. Meaghan Kelleher says walking the area after her baby's birth exposed her to the crossing's risks, including a near collision, and now she's…...