Preparing for wildfires long before the next season
As wildfires continue to threaten communities across Washington, fire officials, utilities, and land managers are looking for ways to reduce the risks before the next fire starts.
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The hiker was one of two who fell down a 40-foot embankment along the Walla Walla River Trail.
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Rural roads see a small share of Utah's crashes but a large share of its deaths. For the amount of driving they get, some Salt La...
Truck hauling hazardous materials catches fire on I-84 in northern Utah
A truck hauling hazardous materials caught fire early Friday morning, forcing the closure of westbound Interstate 84 for several...
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Preparing for wildfires long before the next season
As wildfires continue to threaten communities across Washington, fire officials, utilities, and land managers are looking for way...
Union-Bulletin
The hiker was one of two who fell down a 40-foot embankment along the Walla Walla River Trail.
Utah's Deadliest Roads: Crash and traffic data combine to show which highwa...
Rural roads see a small share of Utah's crashes but a large share of its deaths. For the amount of driving they get, some Salt La...
Truck hauling hazardous materials catches fire on I-84 in northern Utah
A truck hauling hazardous materials caught fire early Friday morning, forcing the closure of westbound Interstate 84 for several...
Ground plants 100 trees in post-wildfire Pine Valley
The remnants of the Forsyth wildfire can still be seen around parts of Pine Valley. But now one group - the Dinner Committee - in...
West Jordan family continues long road home one year after devastating fire
Exactly one year after a fire destroyed their West Jordan home and nearly everything they owned, the Dalton-Casey family said thi...
Federal report details factors in Knowles Fire entrapment that killed four...
KUTV CBS 2 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, spo...
Bose speaker batteries, Utah-made off-road vehicles recalled
CPSC issued two recalls on Nov. 5: 634,759 Bose S1 Pro/S1 Pro+ lithium-ion battery packs over overheating and fire reports, and 1...
Bigger and more-frequent wildfires threaten water supplies across the US
KUTV CBS 2 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, spo...
KSL says goodbye to 2 familiar voices
Jeff Caplan and Amanda Dickson retire from KSL after over 85 years in radio combined.Caplan, known for mentoring journalists, rec...
Family members: Woman injured in rappelling fall faces long road to recovery
A Utah woman critically injured in a 60-foot rappelling fall in Diamond Fork Canyon has undergone multiple surgeries and is showi...
Henry Wade’s name is just the start of needed changes at Dallas County ju...
The renaming honors a man wrongfully executed, but advocates say better treatment, and lasting reforms must follow for detained y...
‘Too nice to pull the trigger’: DPD sued after female officers taken of...
The Dallas Police Department has been named in a suit after female officers in the fugitive unit were classified 'semi-operational.'
Crash at I-240 and Mt. Moriah blocking traffic
Drivers were met with delays on Friday after a crash blocked traffic on Interstate 240 near the Mt. Moriah Road exit.
Cause undetermined in Union Avenue fire that damaged former auto shop
The Memphis Fire Department is responding to a building fire along Union Avenue near South Lauderdale Street.
Republicans score rare blue-to-red flip in Maine during midterm landslide
Republicans have found a bright spot in Maine's 2nd congressional district after Democrats' midterm landslide.
South Dakota DOT prepares for winter, adds road closure updates to navigati...
Preparing for winter weather in South Dakota is a year-round operation for the South Dakota DOT. Crews spent much of the mild fal...
Resignations, one separation: Pendleton police have 24/7 coverage goal amid...
The town of Pendleton has seen some resignations and a separation within its police department and these staff changes come as th...
Byrnes High School senior killed in Spartanburg County crash
A Byrnes High School senior was killed in a Thursday night crash, according to the coroner.
911 call released after baby went missing in Lexington County before being...
A newly released 911 call is shedding more light on the moments an 11-month-old baby was reported missing in Lexington County.
Cranston homeowner killed by falling branch while trimming tree, police say
Police in Cranston say a man was killed Thursday afternoon when a tree fell on him at 58 Cindy Lane around 4:30 p.m. His identity...
Rhode Island Energy worker suffers significant injuries at Warren substation
An RI Energy worker was found seriously injured at a Warren substation as a sudden outage knocked out power townwide. He was hosp...
Authorities identify man struck, killed by train in East Greenwich
East Greenwich police identified the man who was struck and killed by an MBTA commuter rail train last week.
'These are rock musicians': Meet the UnSinkables, Schreiber Center's inclus...
Jana Kuhns leaned on her faith and music after a car crash in 2014 left her with a severe traumatic brain injury.
Fire destroys concrete company in Washington County
A fire destroyed a concrete business in Washington County. Crews were called to Maund Industries on Wood Street in California Bor...
Bigger and more-frequent wildfires threaten water supplies across the US
Wildfires leave behind charred trees and scorched vegetation that impact the streams and rivers providing drinking water to much...
Woman missing since 1991 identified as passenger killed in semi crash on I-...
A woman who died in a semi truck crash back in 1991 has been identified as Mollie McCullough, who family members say went missing...
Webster High School community mourns student Aleena King: 'She was our glue'
2 News Oklahoma's Isabel Flores received an update on a story 2 News has covered extensively, regarding the death of high schoole...
Lorain County JVS students cook, deliver 550 Thanksgiving meals for Northea...
Lorain County JVS students cook, deliver 550 Thanksgiving meals for Northeast Ohio veterans and first responders
Kemper Road shut down in both directions due to water main break in Sharonv...
A portion of Kemper Road is shut down in both directions in Sharonville due to a water main break, the Sharonville Police Departm...
7-year-old recovers after dog bites leave his hands and arms injured
A 7-year-old boy in Cleveland is recovering after a dog bit his hands and arms, leaving him out of school and unable to play outs...
Cleveland officer injured in crash had a suspended license
A Cleveland Police Officer is hospitalized after being involved in an on-duty two-car accident in the Union-Miles neighborhood Th...
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