emery county

One person killed in flash floods near Goblin Valley State Park
A multi-agency search is underway after strong storms moved over central and southern Utah Monday. Emery County Sheriff’s Office confirmed an active search and rescue operation in Little Wildhorse Canyon near Goblin Valley State Park after an isolated thunderstorm crossed the San Rafael Swell earlier in the afternoon causing flash flooding in area slot canyons. Officials said 2 ...
Emery County receives distinction not really wanted
Emery County has received a new distinction it did not want. Numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show it was the only county in Utah this decade that saw a statistically significant decrease in median household income. According to the American Community Survey, income dropped in Emery County by eight-point-six-percent, which comes out to roughly 49-hundred dollars a year...
Two traffic stops net 61 pounds of meth, 1K pills
Two traffic stops net 61 pounds of meth, 1K pills
Two traffic stops net 61 pounds of meth, 1K pills
Utah Highway Patrol troopers conducted two traffics stops that resulted in the seizure of 61 pounds of methamphetamine and as many as 1,000 oxycodone pills. A trooper stopped a vehicle traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 in Emery County for traffic violations around 8:30 a...