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Garfield Co. elementary school employee arrested after allegedly recording students without their knowledge, using AI to create CSAM
13+ hour, 36+ min ago (239+ words) GARFIELD COUNTY, Utah, May 17, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " A Garfield County elementary school employee has been jailed on 17 felony child abuse-related charges for allegedly creating and sharing child sex abuse material (CSAM) with a young teenage girl. Dallen Benjamin Platt, 20, is also…...
South Weber Fire: Beware of flammable nature of cottonwood tree 'fluff"
19+ hour, 41+ min ago (245+ words) WEBER COUNTY, Utah, May 17, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " South Weber Fire is warning residents to take extra precautions while cottonwood trees are in their mass seeding season, which produces white fluff that can act as fire fuel. "Following today's grass fire in…...
Herriman City Council names next police chief
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (99+ words) HERRIMAN, Utah, May 16, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " The Herriman Police Department has its new police chief, replacing retired Chief Troy Carr. The new chief is Cody Stromberg, who was approved by the City Council this week. If he looks familiar, it's because…...
South Salt Lake police seek missing teen
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (112+ words) SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah, May 16, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " South Salt Lake police are asking for information on a 17-year-old girl missing from the area of 150 W. Price Ave. Zoe Caldwell was last seen at about 3: 30 a. m. Saturday. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall, and…...
New mapping adds 5 K acres to Millard County's Wild Horse Fire
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (287+ words) MILLARD COUNTY, Utah, May 15, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " The Wild Horse Fire is now estimated at 6, 590 acres, up from 1, 500 acres reported Thursday. But the fire has essentially been well-behaved overnight, the whopping increase due to better, technology-assisted mapping of the blaze deployed…...
Body of paraglider recovered after crash near Draper
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (261+ words) DRAPER, Utah, May 15, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " Draper police are withholding the name of a paraglider who crashed Friday morning after heading out with two friends, who saw him go down, but not where he crashed. Lt. Mike Elkins, Draper Police Department,…...
Gov. Cox declares state of emergency due to freezing temperatures, loss of crops
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (321+ words) UTAH, May 15, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday signed Executive Order 2026-01 declaring a 30-day state of emergency in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Iron, Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Utah, and Weber counties due to crop losses caused by freezing temperatures....
Magnitude 3. 8 earthquake hits near Bennington, Idaho
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (106+ words) BENNINGTON, Idaho, May 15, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " A 3. 8 magnitude hit southwest Idaho a few minutes before dawn Friday morning. The small quake hit the neary 5 miles west of Bennington at 5: 05 a. m. It was near the north end of Bear Lake, which straddles the…...
Taylorsville police detective charged with manslaughter in fatal 2024 officer-involved shooting
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (707+ words) SALT LAKE CITY, May 15, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " A Taylorsville police detective is facing a second-degree felony manslaughter charge for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man during an officer-involved critical incident in October 2024. The Salt Lake County…...
13-year-old boy killed in crash involving semi and minivan in Saratoga Springs
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (157+ words) SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah, May 15, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " A 13-year-old boy was killed Thursday in a crash involving a semi tractor-trailer and a minivan in Saratoga Springs. According to Saratoga Springs Public Information Officer Ann Lise Harrison, the collision was reported about…...