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(Salt Lake City, UT)  --  The Utah Highway Patrol says they responded to about 190 weather-related crashes statewide, with a number of them in Beaver County. This weekend's snowfall caused a number of driving issues, and conditions became so bad, the UHP actually closed off parts of I-15 in Beaver County due to the snow. The Nati...

(St George, UT)   --  A seven-year-old boy is dead after an accident in Kane County.  Authorities say it happened near Duck Creek Village on Friday night.  Three people were injured in the three-car crash, one fatally, while the others were transported in stable condition.  An investigation into ...

(Big Water, UT)  --  A 38-year-old man has died after crashing his Dodge Ram pickup on US 89 near Big Water. Utah Highway Patrol says the truck went off the road and overturned around 9:30 p.m. Monday, and he was thrown from the vehicle. His 48-y...

(St. George, UT)  --  The deadly shooting of 83-year-old Raymond Gladman by a St. George police officer has been ruled justified by the Washington County Critical Incident Task Force and Washington County Attorney.  Gladman was moving from Sedona, Arizona to Bellingham, Washington when he was seen on video driving in circles at the Port of Entry between Arizona and Utah on Interstate 15.  He ended

(Cedar City, UT)  --  Utah Highway Patrol troopers have arrested Christiane Dukes of Salt Lake City after a 15-mile police chase that ended north of Cedar City.  Dukes was booked on charges of reckless driving, going over 100-miles-an-hour, not stopping for police, and driving on a suspended or revoked license. Troopers succ...

(Cedar City, UT) -- The Utah Highway Patrol has arrested a 36-year-old for several drug charges after pulling him over on Interstate 15 in Cedar City. Felix Rodriguez-Portillo was pulled over Sunday morning and found to have 20 pounds of meth and two kilos of cocaine...

(St. George, UT) -- Two California women are jailed after Utah Highway Patrol troopers caught them with three kilos of cocaine in a traffic stop on Interstate 15. They led troopers on a chase for over a mile before stopping near mile marker 73...

HURRICANE, Utah (ABC4/ KDXU) – Utah Highway Patrol Troopers say they are finding more and more drugs on state roads. “Right now, we’re seeing a huge uptick in our methamphetamine and fentanyl seizures across the board, additionally we’re seeing firearms with the majority of the seizures that we make,” says Lt. Brent Shelby, the head of UH ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (KDXU) - A St. George woman has been charged with criminal homicide after a crash on I-70 early Sunday killed her 12-year-old child and left her 9-year-old fighting for her life. State troopers say they found the vehicle on the right shoulder of the interstate with both of the children ejected from the car and the driver still in their seat ...

SPRINGDALE, Utah (KDXU/ABC4) – After more than 200 crashes just this past weekend in Utah, highway patrol troopers are warning drivers to stay alert amid another winter storm advisory. UHP Troopers say just in Southwest Utah, about 30 crashes happened over the weekend and with more snow on the way, it’s likely to see that number go up. Mike Pe ...