SPOC may become home for nation’s largest amateur telescope
The nation’s largest amateur telescope could be coming to the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex. The telescope, which was constructed by Herriman resident Mike Clements, may be installed in Stansbury...
View ArticlePolice looking for suspects in attempted kidnapping
The Tooele City Police Department is asking residents to be on the lookout for a pair of men suspected in the attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl. According to a release from Tooele City police,...
View ArticleGrantsville council outlines plans for new justice center
The Grantsville City Council set tentative parameters for the design of a new justice center combining a new police station and court during a work meeting Wednesday night. Grantsville City Police...
View ArticleTwo men accept plea deals in vehicle theft case
Two men connected to a vehicle robbery accepted plea deals from the state in 3rd District Court Tuesday morning. Viliami Unga Fonua, 23, of West Valley City, pleaded guilty to an amended count of...
View ArticleGrantsville police say farewell to city’s first K-9 officer
The first K-9 member of the Grantsville City Police Department was laid to rest with full honors Tuesday afternoon. Zoro, a 14-year-old Belgian malinois, joined the city’s police department in 2011 and...
View ArticlePowerful wind gusts tear through area
A large cold front moving into Utah brought strong winds overnight and through the morning in Tooele County Thursday, causing power outages and toppling trees. Northeast Tooele County experienced gusts...
View Article911 coverage was maintained during windstorm event
A power outage and a faulty generator control board disrupted Tooele County’s dispatch center, but residents never lost 911 coverage during last Thursday’s windstorm. The Tooele County Emergency...
View ArticleCrash numbers in Lake Point increase
The stretch of SR-36 outside of the Top Shop convenience store in Lake Point has a lot of traffic — and it’s moving fast, according to manager Kristina Frederickson. In fact, even the parking lot for...
View ArticleService agency sees plans for Old Mill Elementary
The designs for a new elementary school in Stansbury Park will be influenced by its name and proximity to the Benson Gristmill, according to Tooele County School District construction coordinator Steve...
View ArticlePotential new SPOC telescope a labor of love for its creator
Since he was a child, Mike Clements was fascinated by space and building things, two passions that followed him into adulthood. Those interests eventually led the Herriman resident to construct a...
View ArticleTooele man arrested after ambulance chase
A Tooele man is in police custody after he threatened to harm himself and others while pursuing an ambulance transferring his wife from Mountain West Medical Center to a Salt Lake-area hospital this...
View ArticleStewart pushes UTTR expansion bill
Congress is reviewing the latest proposal to expand the Utah Test and Training Range, which would place hundreds of thousands of acres of state and federal land under the purview of the U.S. Air Force...
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Grantsville man charged with kidnapping, assault and rape
Luis Raul Leal A Grantsville man appeared in 3rd District Court Monday morning to face charges of aggravated kidnapping, assault and rape during an incident last month. Luis Raul Leal, 42, is charged...
View ArticleArea police agencies endorse Thatcher’s body camera bill
Local law enforcement agencies are coming out in support of a state Senate bill that would place control of statewide body camera policy in the hands of the Peace Officer Standards and Training...
View ArticleIt’s incredible to fall in love with the Jazz
The Utah Jazz (despite their recent best efforts to avoid it) are right in the hunt for a playoff spot in a competitive Western Conference and this Utah transplant couldn’t be happier. For the first...
View ArticleGrantsville City Council wants second look at justice center
No contract for the architectural design of a proposed justice center was awarded during the Grantsville City Council meeting Wednesday night. The city received five proposals from various engineering...
View ArticleWhen signals go down, ham radio operators lend a hand
Most Americans are accustomed to reaching into their pocket for their cell phone when faced with an emergency. There are times, however, when there isn’t an available signal to make a call or send a...
View ArticleArmy looks for public comment on TEAD cleanup
The U.S. Army is taking public comment through the end of the month on its plans to clean up five former munition disposal sites at Tooele Army Depot. The plans call for remediation at five spots,...
View ArticleStansbury Park Service Agency gets hit by ransomware attack
In addition to scams by Nigerian princes and Trojan viruses, a recent uptick in ransomware is also affecting small businesses and government agencies. The Stansbury Park Service Agency felt the impact...
View ArticleGrantsville man appears in court on felony drug charges
A Grantsville man has been charged with five felony drug charges after he allegedly sold methamphetamine to confidential informants on several occasions last fall. Adam Ray Baxter, 28, made his first...
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