Tooele man charged with DUI, assault after swallowing drugs
A Tooele man is facing 12 misdemeanor charges in connection with driving under the influence and assaulting medical staff following a rollover accident in Stockton. Kevin Jay Stewart, 56, faces nine...
View ArticlePine Canyon man charged with assault and possession
A Pine Canyon man facing a felony assault charge made his first appearance in 3rd District Court on Monday. Wayne Lee Morrison, 47, is charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault and...
View ArticleGrantsville continues work on slate of street projects
A busy road construction season continues in Grantsville City, with repairs, new sidewalks and pedestrian enhancements complete or scheduled for completion this fall. Grantsville City Mayor Brent...
View ArticlePower outage leaves 11,000 without lights
An equipment failure at a substation left more than 11,000 customers without power in Tooele County Sunday afternoon, according to Rocky Mountain Power. The equipment problem at the Tooele substation...
View ArticleGrantsville man charged for having child pornography
Charges were filed Wednesday in 3rd District Court against a Grantsville man after he was arrested in connection with possession of child pornography. Charles Nicholas Whitman, 62, is charged with...
View ArticleTHS assistant coach arrested in prostitution sting
An assistant Tooele High School football coach will be terminated by the school district next week after he was arrested for patronizing a prostitute in Salt Lake City. Mark Lyne Jackson, 39, of...
View ArticleHot temps, dry fuel, gusty winds spark series of local wildfires
A series of wildfires in Tooele County in the past couple of days serve as a reminder there are still dangerous fire conditions, according to Tooele County Fire Warden Daniel Walton. A fire in Skull...
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Man arrested after series of suspicious fires
Bryce Lloyd Tooele City police arrested a suspect in an arson case Wednesday but are looking for the public’s help in solving previous arsons in the city this summer. Officers were notified of a small...
View ArticleMan-made meddling contributed to changing lake’s ecosystem
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series that explores the history, ecology and future of Stansbury Lake. Stansbury Lake is a living ecosystem, from the water insects and crawfish...
View ArticleCourt date set for Tooele man charged with starting two fires
A Tooele man accused of starting two fires in Tooele City last week faces felony arson charges in 3rd District Court. Bryce Tucker Lloyd, 23, is charged with two counts of second-degree felony arson —...
View ArticleGrantsville City Council decides to nix subdivision moratorium plans
The Grantsville City Council agreed to set aside plans for a moratorium on approving major subdivisions during a work meeting on Aug. 29. Grantsville City Mayor Brent Marshall said attorneys had...
View ArticleFire tears through egg farm
Fire crews from around the county battled a fire at Fassio Egg Farms in Erda, which was sparked early Tuesday morning. The fire was first reported around 7:30 a.m. when a supervisor observed smoke in...
View ArticleBridge repair to cause road closure
Bridge construction will cause closures on the bridge connecting state Route 36 and Interstate 80 over the weekend, according to the Utah Department of Transportation. Work on the bridge is expected to...
View ArticleField fire burns 209 acres north of Tooele City
A large fire started along state Route 36 burned more than 200 acres on Saturday, according to North Tooele Fire District. NTFD crews were called to the fire on the east side of the state highway...
View ArticleVernon girl dies in SR-36 rollover on Tuesday morning
An 11-year-old Vernon girl died in a rollover accident on state Route 36 Tuesday morning, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. Troopers were called to a single-vehicle accident near milepost 11 on...
View ArticleStansbury Lake faces ‘invaders’ of all varieties
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on the history, ecology and future of Stansbury Lake. With extensive weed growth, waterfowl and thousands of fish, it can be easy...
View ArticleFassio Egg Farms starts to cleanup after fire
A day after a fire destroyed two chicken coops and killed as many as 300,000 chickens at Fassio Egg Farms in Erda, employees were beginning to clear debris. “We’re cleaning up as best as we can,” said...
View ArticleGrantsville man charged with felony aggravated assault
A Grantsville man is facing felony charges in connection to an assault that occurred late last month. Donald Dean Nichols, 51, is charged with two counts of third-degree felony aggravated assault....
View ArticleTooele man charged with rape of a child
A Tooele man made his initial appearance in 3rd District Court for rape of a child charges on Monday. Guy Asher Gabaldon, 43, is charged with six counts of first-degree felony rape of a child. Gabaldon...
View ArticleFamily displaced after blaze
A family was displaced by a fire that spread into a home on Overland Road in Tooele City early Sunday morning. Tooele City firefighters were called to an outside fire around 2:20 a.m., according to...
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