DUI crash cuts power to 3,700 homes
A single vehicle crash involving an allegedly intoxicated driver and a utility pole caused a power outage that affected more than 3,000 customers in Tooele City early Wednesday morning. The juvenile...
View ArticleDOD: Live anthrax may have been sent to 68 labs
The number of laboratories, countries and states affected by a so-called inadvertent shipment of live anthrax from Dugway Proving Ground continues to expand, according to the Department of Defense....
View ArticleBody found in Mack Canyon ruled a suicide
A body found in the area of Mack Canyon outside of Grantsville on Sunday has been ruled a suicide. Tooele County Sheriff Lt. Ron Johnson said the female has been identified but the name has not been...
View ArticleDynamite found at Bates Canyon home causes evacuation
Dynamite found in a shed near Bates Canyon Road last Wednesday was disposed of by the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office and Unified Police Department’s Explosive bomb squad. According to Tooele County...
View ArticleYoung boy injured after falling off boat
A 5-year-old boy was transported to a Salt Lake-area hospital in critical condition after he fell over the prow of a motorboat in Vernon Monday morning. According to Tooele County Sheriff Lt. Travis...
View ArticleCounty on pace for ‘average’ wildfire season this summer
Despite an unusually mild winter and wet May, Tooele County looks on pace for an average wildfire season, according to county fire marshal Tom Wilson. Most of the information has predicted periods of...
View ArticleFatal accident on I-80 kills Salt Lake man Wednesday morning
A Salt Lake City man was killed in a single vehicle accident Wednesday morning near mile marker 100 on Interstate 80. According to Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Evan Kirby, the victim, whose name was not...
View ArticleGrantsville OKs $4.7M budget with funds set for new projects
The Grantsville City Council unanimously approved Wednesday a $4.7 million budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year, which includes a 12.5 percent increase in spending. The final budget includes a spending...
View ArticleI-80 crash takes life of West Valley man near Lake Point
A West Valley City man was killed in a single vehicle accident Wednesday morning near mile marker 100 on Interstate 80. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the crash victim was Andy Pham, 31. Pham...
View ArticleJapanese lab may also have received anthrax
A laboratory in Japan may have inadvertently received a live shipment of anthrax back in 2005 from Dugway Proving Ground, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. In a release Monday, the DOD added...
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Tooele missionary injured in fatal accident returns to Utah
Rachel Beckstrom A Tooele LDS missionary is back in Utah after she survived a fatal accident in Atlanta that killed her companion. Rachel Beckstrom was transported to a hospital in Murray last...
View ArticleTranscript earns awards at SPJ banquet
Reporters and photographers from the Tooele Transcript Bulletin won a number of awards across its spectrum of coverage at the Society of Professional Journalists’ Utah Headliner’s 2015 awards banquet....
View ArticleGrantsville home fire quickly doused
A converted garage was the scene of a fire that was quickly extinguished by fire personnel in Grantsville on Thursday afternoon. Crews from the Grantsville Fire Department and North Tooele Fire...
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Volunteer track coach charged with sexual abuse of a student
Terrence Boone Johnson A Tooele man charged with felony sexual abuse made his first appearance in Third District Court on Monday morning. Terrence Boone Johnson, 21, is charged with forcible sexual...
View ArticleBus catches fire on I-80 east of Wendover
A coach-style bus caught fire on Interstate 80 on Tuesday night but fire crews were able to control hot spots generated by a faulty exhaust part. The driver of the bus first noticed a problem with the...
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Man tries to rob Grantsville homes without his pants
A Grantsville man faces felony burglary charges after he allegedly entered several homes last month — without wearing pants. Dakota Joe Denton, 23, was charged with two counts of second-degree felony...
View ArticlePOST suspends former deputy’s certification for smoking pot
A former Tooele County Sheriff’s deputy had his law enforcement certification suspended for two years Monday for smoking marijuana. The Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Council handed down the...
View ArticleWoman pleads no contest to unlawful sexual activity with teen from last July
A West Valley City woman pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge after she allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a teenage boy last July. Sarah Mae Crutchley, 27, accepted a plea deal from the...
View ArticleState to conduct survey on local court system
The Administrative Office of the Courts will conduct a statewide survey to gauge public perception of, and experience with, Utah courts. In a news release Wednesday, the AOC announced it would...
View ArticleDespite tax rate drop, Stansbury agency to see more revenue
While budget season has wrapped up in Tooele and Grantsville cities, the Stansbury Park Service Agency approved its certified tax rate for its 2016 budget, which will be finalized by the end of the...
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