Fire crews from across Sevier and Sanpete counties responded Saturday, March 21, to a wildfire burning along the Sevier River north of Redmond. The fire, estimated at approximately 100 acres, began from an agricultural ditch burn earlier in the day. The burn had been believed to be fully extinguished, but increasing winds later reignited remaining hot spots, spreading flames through tamarisk and sagebrush along the river corridor. Departments from Salina, Aurora, Richfield, Monroe, Gunnison, Sterling, ...

The Utah Fire Service Certification Council presented accolades to members of the Aurora Fire Department during the regularly scheduled Aurora City Council meeting held Monday, March 16. Ron Harris, vice chair of the council, attended the meeting to recognize Aurora firefighters for their participation and “noteworthy accomplishments” in achieving recent certifications. Firefighters were honored for completing certifications in Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Operations, Firefighter I, Firefighter II, and Wildland Firefighter I. “The members of the department ...

Quick action by the Salina City Police Department helped lead to the arrest of a suspect driving a stolen vehicle late Tuesday night. On March 10, 2026, at approximately 11:23 p.m., the Salina Police Department received a notification from its License Plate Reader (LPR) system indicating a stolen vehicle had been detected in the area. The vehicle, a 1999 Ford F-250, had been reported stolen in New Mexico and was entered into the National Crime ...