Herbert appoints 3 judges for 3rd District Court
Gov. Gary Herbert has appointed three judges to fill upcoming vacancies in the 3rd District Court, including Judge Robert Adkins, according to a news release on Oct. 20. One of those vacancies will be...
View ArticleOfficer-involved-shooting in Lake Point deemed justified
A review by Tooele County Attorney Scott Broadhead found Salt Lake City police were justified in their use of force when they fired on an armed suspect who fled to Lake Point in May. Salt Lake City...
View ArticleTooele man pleads guilty to murder charge
The Tooele man charged in the death of a South Jordan man in April pleaded guilty to a murder charge Friday in 3rd District Court. Jeffery Ray Shepherd, 36, pleaded guilty to first-degree felony murder...
View ArticleState engineer will reconsider SITLA application for water rights in Rush Valley
Editor’s note: The following story developed at deadline today. A more detailed story will be published in next Tuesday’s edition. The state engineer will reconsider the water right applications for...
View ArticleWest Jordan man arrested on possession of drugs, firearms
A West Jordan man is facing criminal charges after he was arrested with marijuana and two firearms in his car while driving through Grantsville City. Andrew Troy Owen, 20, is charged with second-degree...
View ArticleNevada man pleads guilty after district court case dismissed
A Nevada man facing felony assault and robbery charges had his district court case dismissed and sent to the Tooele County Justice Court on Tuesday. Justice Santistevan, 23, of Pine Valley, was...
View ArticleTroopers in Tooele County affected by Operation Rio Grande
Efforts to restore safety in the Rio Grande neighborhood of Salt Lake City are impacting Utah Highway Patrol troopers in Tooele County, according to the state Department of Public Safety. When...
View ArticleSITLA request for Rush Valley water to be reconsidered
The state engineer will reconsider four water right applications totaling 6,000 acre feet of water in Rush Valley from the state School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration after its initial...
View ArticlePedestrian killed while crossing Tooele Main Street
A pedestrian was struck and killed on Main Street in Tooele Monday evening, according to Tooele City police. Officers were dispatched to the area of 500 N. Main St. on an auto-pedestrian accident at...
View ArticleOne dead in single-vehicle rollover on SR-36
A woman died in a single-vehicle rollover accident on state Route 36 shortly after noon on Wednesday, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. The woman was driving in an SUV heading northbound when the...
View ArticleTooele man reported missing at Grand Canyon
The National Park Service is looking for a missing Tooele man at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, according to a news release from the service. Michael Legus, 39, was reported missing on...
View ArticleTooele man charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor
A Tooele man has been charged with multiple felonies after he was arrested for sexual activity with a minor. Michael Keystone Martin, 21, is charged with two counts of second-degree felony sexual...
View ArticleTooele man charged with fleeing police, drug possession
A Tooele man faces several felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly fled police in possession of drugs and paraphernalia. Mikel Dean Russo, 35, is charged with third-degree felony failure to...
View ArticleGrantsville council amends 180-day moratorium
The Grantsville City Council approved an amendment to a 180-day moratorium on new developments in the city to allow for some minor subdivisions during its meeting Wednesday night. The city council...
View ArticleOne dead in single-vehicle SR-36 rollover
A Tooele woman died in a single-vehicle rollover accident on state Route 36 shortly after noon on Wednesday, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. Jennifer Charmley, 33, was driving northbound when her...
View ArticleTooele man arrested and charged for selling drugs to juveniles at Elton Park
A Tooele man is facing multiple felony drug charges after he allegedly sold marijuana to juveniles. Ronald William McAnally, 60, is charged with second-degree felony distribution of a controlled...
View ArticleTooele couple charged with child endangerment
A Tooele City couple is facing multiple child endangerment charges after they were found smoking marijuana with children held in an adjacent room. Tyler Lee Wakefield, 26, and Jaycee Blake Shields, 26,...
View ArticleName of pedestrian killed Oct. 30 released by police
Tooele City police have released the name of the pedestrian who was struck and killed on Main Street on Oct. 30. Sterling Thomas, 66, was hit by an SUV in the northbound lanes of Main Street near the...
View ArticleMonday fire damages home and displaces family
Tooele City Fire crews responded to a garage fire at 376 Meadows Drive just before noon on Monday. The fire was reported by a mailman and neighbor at 11:51 a.m., according to Tooele City Fire Chief...
View ArticleAn ode to the best kind of boring friends
A couple of weeks ago, I returned to New York for an important event — my best friend’s bachelor party. Before you ready your emails and phone calls to decry the anticipated details of debauchery, I...
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