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2 weeks ago | 
gephardtdaily.com | Tim Gurrister
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 24, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — State wildlife officials are offering tips on what to expect, and do, if you encounter one of the state’s several thousand mountain lions, aka, cougars or pumas. “Mountain lions can be found all over Utah!’ the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources advises. “If you spend time outdoors this summer, you may come across one of these elusive predators.
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2 weeks ago | 
gephardtdaily.com | Tim Gurrister
MURRAY, Utah, May 24, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — Police investigators are reaching out for help in solving the cold case disappearance of Linda Peterson, a Murray woman who vanished nearly 47 years ago. Murray police detectives are spearheading the effort, hoping to jog the memory of anyone who might have even slightest information about the case. “Linda Peterson went missing on September 16, 1978,” says a new flier released on social by Murray PD.
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3 weeks ago | 
gephardtdaily.com | Tim Gurrister
NORTH OGDEN, Utah, May 16, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) —¬† A fire in the middle of a multi-city commercial district at 2700 North on US 89 kept firefighters busy for nearly four hours Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. The blaze, which was captured on video by Devin Holland, broke out just after 9 p.m. drawing hundreds of commentators online, many witnesses reporting explosions initially. One resident of a nearby trailer park said his mobile home was shaken by a blast from the fire scene.
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3 weeks ago | 
gephardtdaily.com | Tim Gurrister
SANDY, Utah, May 15, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — Police are asking for the public’s help locating the suspect in an assault in Sandy on an 87-year-old man. “Sandy Police are looking for a suspect and vehicle involved in an aggravate assault against an 87-year-old man in the area of 8300 S Terrace Dr. on May 9 around 11:30 a.m.” the department said.in releasing photos of the alleged assailant and his vehicle.
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1 month ago | 
gephardtdaily.com | Tim Gurrister
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah, May 4, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — Three people were sent to the hospital after a two-car crash that set one of the vehicles on fire. Emergency units were dispatched to the wreck on State Route 59 near mile marker 12 shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, according to Hurricane Valley Fire & Rescue District.
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1 month ago | 
gephardtdaily.com | Tim Gurrister
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 4, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — Wildlife and more than 160,000 acres where it lives just got a near $7 million boost from an innovative state Division of Wildlife Resources permit fundraiser. Dozens of projects benefiting wildlife — including wildlife research, conservation and habitat restoration projects — have been funded for this year after a record $6.6 million was committed to the projects by participating conservation groups, the DWR announced.
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1 month ago | 
gephardtdaily.com | Tim Gurrister
PROVO, Utah, April 30, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance nabbing three suspected thieves. “Looking for some information, a little help if you will,” the sheriff’s office asked online this week regarding a March 28 incident. Individuals had gone to the Bridal Veil Falls area and went for a walk.
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1 month ago | 
gephardtdaily.com | Tim Gurrister
DAVIS COUNTY, Utah, April 30, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — It’s officially ducking rescue season as mother ducks innocently walk their broods over storm drain grates. C-Shift had a rewarding call recently, the North Davis Fire District shared online Monday. “Spring is upon us and we start getting more calls for little critters needing a helping hand, and we’re always happy to assist. “A big shout out to the observant citizens who recognized these four little ducklings needed some help.
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1 month ago | 
gephardtdaily.com | Tim Gurrister
OGDEN, Utah, April 25, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — The Ogden Nature Center is marking its 50th anniversary with song, dance, art, food, dignitaries, wildlife and ecosystem presentations, plus birdhouses. The center incorporated in 1975 on land donated by Defense Depot Ogden and now covers 152 acres of wildlife habitat, trails, viewing stands, streams, ponds and a visitor’s center nestled in the northwest quadrant of a busy urban landscape.
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1 month ago | 
gephardtdaily.com | Tim Gurrister
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 25, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — The state’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has completed a four-day operation coordinated through 31 law enforcement agencies that netted 15 arrests. “The Utah Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force executed Operation Hive Strike between April 14 – 17, 2025,” ICAC announced online Thursday.
