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The name of the victim has not been released by authorities. Cache County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Doyle Peck said a call was made around 4:30 p.m. regarding a snowmobile accident in the Peter Sinks area of Logan Canyon. Peck said a man had been riding ahead of his 63-year-old father, realized his dad was missing and turned around to look for him. × Advertisement Peck said the father’s snowmobile had rolled at least once, and he was found unresponsive, pinned between his snowmobile and a...

Deseret News Why propane, not electric, school buses are Utah’s best option Electric buses may be a viable option in the future for Utah. But today, propane buses are more realistic and cost-effective Share this story Kristin Murphy, Deseret News The Salt Lake City School District recently announced it will be adding electric school buses to its fleet, thanks to two grants from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. This is good news — it’s clear the district is committed to making...

Deserae Turner, a Cache Valley teenager who survived a bullet wound to the head several years ago, is now getting used to a robotic arm to help her recovery.

A man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges stemming from a head-on collision in Logan Canyon that injured four Clearfield-area teenagers. Dustin Wesley Andersen, 46, pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree driving under the influence and two counts of class-A driving under the influence. One class-B misdemeanor was dismissed. Cache County prosecutor Tony Baird asked the court for an in-person setting for sentencing in the case, stating the victims deserved to be heard in a “live settin...

Cory L Bradford, 59, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two counts of class-A lewdness involving a child. Per a plea agreement, the charges were reduced from third-degree felonies, and two class-B misdemeanor lewdness charges were dismissed. According to documents filed with the court, Bradford approached two 13-year-old females in a local store and masturbated in their presence. Court records show Bradford was convicted in Utah of a similar charge in 1995. × Bradford is set to be sentenced on May...

One year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, Utah has surpassed 2K total deaths from the disease. But state leaders remain optimistic as record vaccinations continue.

An outbreak of salmonella in songbirds has made its way from the West Coast to Utah, and officials are asking locals to remove or clean any bird feeders immediately. “We’re getting birds from Salt Lake all the way up to Cache Valley,” said DaLyn Marthaler, the founder and executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah in Ogden. “It’s so widespread.” The outbreak has been linked to the deaths of hundreds of pine siskins, house finches, gol...

But not all members of the rank and file are happy about the move. On Tuesday night, the Logan School District Board of Education followed its Cache County counterpart in voting for district office bonuses that Superintendent Frank Schofield portrayed as fair and needed since “every employee in the district has had to assume new and additional responsibilities” during the pandemic, not just those under school roofs. × Advertisement Logan’s bonuses will mirror what’s being d...

Both of Cache Valley’s school districts have decided to give pandemic bonuses to district staff and administrators who were not covered by state-funded

In total, 2,015 Utahns have died from COVID-19, the health department reported Thursday, an increase of 23 deaths from Wednesday. Another 646 new cases were reported as more and more residents get vaccinated.