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Utah has selected a Texas-based mineral extraction company to help plan out the "responsible redevelopment" of the US Magnesium facility along the Great Salt Lake that it acquired earlier this year. Mariana Minerals will map out a phased restart of lithium and magnesium mineral extraction at the site, which Utah purchased for $30 million.
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Multiple petroglyph panels dating to the prehistoric era were recently vandalized near Moab, and officials are now looking to identify suspects. In both incidents, people carved their names into the prehistoric rock art panels or near them, according to the Utah Bureau of Land Management.
The closures are linked to a Provo nonprofit's loss of funding. Provo-based Community Action Services closed its Wasatch Back food banks at the end of October due to a lack of funding. That includes Heber’s food pantry, as well as Coalville’s and Oakley’s.
The Brigham City Library will host a P/K Book Group meeting on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2027, featuring the Nancy Drew mystery "The Secret of the Old Clock."
A San Juan County man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. Johnston Blackhorse, 43, of Aneth, was convicted by a federal jury in April for receipt and possession of explicit photos of children. At the time of his offense, he was already on supervised release for a 2015 conviction of possession of child sex abuse material, federal prosecutors said.
BEAVER — A semitruck crashed on northbound I-15 south of Beaver on Friday morning, blocking both lanes of traffic. The road was closed at 6:49 a.m. by the Utah Department of Transportation after the crash. Within 15 minutes of the road's closure, cars could be seen using the access road near the crash to turn around.
This is a developing story. ABC4 will update this post as more information becomes available. BLUFFDALE, Utah (ABC4) — A closure was in place on Redwood Road Thursday morning due to downed power lines at the Porter Rockwell Blvd. intersection.