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Officials say fireworks caused the Slate Canyon Fire and seek the public's help with the culprits
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (229+ words) PROVO, Utah, July 6, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " Officials have determined fireworks caused the Slate Canyon fire and are asking witnesses to come forward." Under the headline Public Appeal for Information " Slate Canyon Brush Fire, July 4, Provo Fire &" " " " " " " Rescue online said the cause…...
Utah's measles cases pass 500 for year
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (135+ words) UTAH, June 30, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " Utah's documented measles cases already have passed 500 for 2026. They have reached 502 so far his year, and 699 if you include Utah's 2025 numbers. Cases are up by nine in the past three weeks, according to the Utah Department…...
BREAKING: Three federal wildland firefighters killed, 2 injured in burnover on Colorado-Utah border
1+ week, 1+ day ago (227+ words) MESA COUNTY, Colo. , June 28, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " Three federal wildland firefighters were killed and two others were injured Saturday while battling a wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border, federal officials said. The firefighters were assigned to the Knowles and Gore fires in…...
Family of Arizona tandem BASE jumper who died Sunday in Moab wants his legacy remembered
2+ week, 5+ day ago (18+ words) Gephardt Daily News...
Utah measles cases hit 482 this year, up 8 in past week
3+ week, 5+ day ago (189+ words) UTAH, June 9, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " Utah measles cases have hit 482 since the beginning of the year, and are up eight in the past week. The new eight cases are in Central Utah (up one case to 89); up Southwest Utah (up one…...
Utah measles cases hit 474 this year, up 30 in 3 weeks
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) UTAH, May 20, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " The Utah Department of Health & Human Services has confirmed 474 measles cases in 2026, 30 of them diagnosed in the past three weeks. Cases diagnosed in 2025 numbered 197. The health district with the highest number of cases remains Southwest Utah,…...
Utah passenger aboard ship linked to hantavirus outbreak, state officials say
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (383+ words) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 8, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " Utah health officials confirmed Friday that at least one Utah resident remains aboard the MV Hondius, a cruise vessel linked to a hantavirus outbreak that has killed three passengers during a voyage in…...
Measles outbreak in South Carolina officially ends after 997 cases; Utah cases increasing
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (477+ words) April 28 (UPI) "South Carolina on Monday declared an end to a measles outbreak in its upstate region, which at 997 cases was the largest in the United States in 35 years. That leaves Utah " with 410 cases as of Tuesday morning and a…...
Utah measles cases hit 607 since outbreak, up 48 cases since April 5
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (153+ words) UTAH, April 25, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " Utah's confirmed measles cases since the beginning of the current outbreak in 2025 have now reached 607. That's an increase of 48 cases since April 5. The new cases since that date have been documented in the following health districts:…...
Utah confirms 24 new measles cases in 6 days; cumulative total stands at 583
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (146+ words) UTAH, April 11, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " The Utah Department of Health & Human Services has confirmed 24 new cases of measles in the past six days, for a cumulative total of 583 last year and so far this year. Only South Carolina has more cases,…...