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Orange man faces charges for allegedly invading home, stabbing woman Published: 1/26/2021 10:51:24 AM ORANGE — An Orange man faces a slew of charges after allegedly entering the home of a 71-year-old woman Monday afternoon and repeatedly stabbing and punching her before being fended off by the victim’s grandson. James Gonzalez, 29, of Prentiss Street, is to be arraigned in Orange District Court for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60, assault to murder while armed on a person over 60, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, home invasion, ass...

Busy, destructive wildfire season in Utah County Utah had one of the worst wildfire seasons on record this year, and Utah County wasn’t spared. There were multiple wildfires throughout each corner of Utah County. In north county, there was the Pole Canyon Fire near Cedar Fort as well as the Orchard and Lincoln fires near Utah Lake. In south county, there was the Ether Hollow Fire in Springville, William Fire near Santaquin and Elberta Fire near Goshen. In central Utah County, there was the Range Fire in Provo Canyon and Upper Provo Fire, which started about 22 miles east of Kamas.

While 2020 has been a tough year for many cities, Orem seems to have weathered the storm better than most. In a visit with Jamie Davidson, Orem’s city manager, Davidson said the city has been able to do things differently. “COVID-19 is requiring us to look at how we function in the future,” Davidson said. “We did have 60 plus employees out either positive for or quarantined because of exposure and closed (the city building). On Nov. 30, we reopened. We are not experiencing the same level (of exposure).” Davidson said he doesn’t know what work will look like in 20...

“This is a slow operation,” O'Connor told the Register. “There's limited workspace in the backyard. They're literally going in there by hand and digging.” Firefighters are using 3,000-pound rectangular steel drums for workers to scoop out the dirt and eventually uncover the man's body. The fire captain on the scene called for Urban Search and Rescue units from Orange, the Orange County Fire Authority, Anaheim and Huntington Beach while the first-arriving firefighters were lowered into the hole with ropes and began trying to clear the dirt away from the man, he said. There was a second...

By City News Service Fire Line ORANGE (CNS) - Orange Fire Department crews recovered the body of a man who died when a wall of the swimming pool he was digging in Orange collapsed around him, authorities said today. The coroner was contacted at 11:20 a.m. Sunday to pick up the body of the 45-year-old man, according to Supervising Deputy Coroner Larry Esslinger. His name was not released pending notification of relatives. Workers assembled a crane to lower a protective steel cage into the hole so that the man's body could be recovered without the threat of another collapse, according to Orang...