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Wasatch County Emergency Management Director Jeremy Hales has maintained his lead in the Wasatch County sheriff’s race and is presumed to be the county’s next sheriff. Hales, a Republican, won out over Paul Moore, an unaffiliated candidate from Oregon.
Following Tuesday’s election, three Republican candidates have separated from the pack as presumed winners of Wasatch County Council seats A, C and F: Rachel Kahler, Erik Rowland and Michael Murphy. Kahler, a former Heber City councilor, built her campaign for at-large seat A on managing growth and protecting Wasatch County’s rural character.
The Military Installation Development Authority is proposing a new $5 million recreation area and sports complex on the east side of Highway 40 near Jordanelle State Park. The Jordanelle Marina Recreation Area Public Infrastructure District, or JMARA, presented the proposed development to Wasatch County Council on Wednesday.
Newly unsealed documents reveal political motives behind Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby's alleged actions that led to criminal charges. They claim that Rigby sent an anonymous letter related to Kouri Richins' murder case to discredit a detective, and a letter to another opponent pretending to be a co-worker.
Newly unsealed records allege Rigby sent an anonymous letter questioning a detective’s credibility to pressure him out of the sheriff’s race or publicly discredit him. (Fox 13) Wasatch County Sheriff Jared Rigby in an undated photo. | Updated: 10:08 a.m.
The Heber Valley Tourism and Economic Development Board will hold a meeting on November 9, 2026. The meeting is scheduled to discuss financial reviews, director reports, and a proposed 2026 meeting schedule.
Heavy rainfall has boosted reservoir levels across Utah, including in Wasatch County. Deer Creek State Park reports water levels rose to over 50% full in October. That's an increase of more than 6,600 acre-feet between Oct. 6 and Nov. 5, enough to fill more than 3,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Two former Democrats who served as mayors in Summit and Wasatch counties were ahead in their races for state office on election night, but now trail in the latest results. Preliminary results on Tuesday night showed former Oakley Mayor Zane Woolstenhulme and former Midway Mayor Celeste Johnson, both Democrats, leading over the Republican candidates.
A Layton military family says they did everything right when purchasing their first home, only to discover extensive water damage just over a year later. The damage has left the house unlivable, and the family is struggling to find answers.
Park City leaders had a brief discussion on Thursday about the potential impacts of the 2034 Winter Olympics on the community's future, harkening back to the earlier Games era as they spoke about what has transpired since then. It was a notable part of a wider presentation about the municipal government's early preparations for the Games.
The Park City High School graduate has taken her playful Alpine characters from the Wasatch to ski towns around the world. A Blizzard Skis pop-up Thursday brings her work and a new chapter in her career back home. PARK CITY, Utah – A lanky skier with impossibly long legs, a pair of skis and a hand-lettered PC sign waits for a ride on the wall inside Offset Bier.
Malena Stevens, a Democrat and former Summit County councilor, has held onto her lead in the race for Summit County's next clerk, according to preliminary election results available Friday morning. Stevens earned 7,076 votes, or 57%, while Republican challenger Suni Woolstenhulme earned 5,420 votes, or 43%.
PROVO — Pedestrians and cyclists in Provo will soon have a wider, safer pathway with the completion of a trail project that has been years in the making. Since 2018, Provo city officials have been working on trail improvements.