Gunman holds up Walgreens
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:38:10 -0700
An armed Tooele man was apprehended Wednesday evening by police after robbing the pharmacy at Walgreens.
Crime drops 10 percent countywide
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:37:50 -0700
Crime in Tooele County dropped 10 percent last year, according to the Crime in Utah 2009 preliminary report compiled by the Utah Department of Public Safety. The drop followed two consecutive years of rising crime and outpaced a slight statewide decrease in total crimes of 0.4 percent.
Willie Phillips gets 31 years to life in prison
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:37:50 -0700
A Tooele man who was found guilty of abusing his stepchildren after being extradited from Louisiana for a jury trial was sentenced to 31 years to life in prison and ordered to pay more than $15,000 in fines and restitution Tuesday in 3rd District Court.
Man found shot in head at Tooele City Library
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:04:50 -0700
Police say a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head early this morning at the Tooele City Library. The victim, a 20-year-old man, is now at a Salt Lake area hospital in serious, but stable condition. Detectives expect the man to be sedated in the hospital for about a day while doctors continue to work on him. The shooting happened between 1:00 and 1:30 a.m. this morning on the steps of ...
Man found shot in the head outside library
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:49:32 -0700
TOOELE, Utah (AP) - Sheriff's investigators say they're following several leads in the shooting of a 20-year-old Tooele man in front of the city library. Sheriffs Lt. Paul Wimmer said officers responding to a report of a loud argument and a gunshot found the man with a critical head wound about 1:30 a.m. Thursday on the front lawn the library on Vine Street. The name of the victim and other ...
Rob Bishop speaks out
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:38:42 -0700
Rob Bishop is serving his fourth term as a member of Congress representing Utahs 1st District, which includes the northwestern part of the state.
Child accidentally hangs himself in Tooele County
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:45:34 -0700
Child accidentally hangs himself in Tooele County By nate carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Aug 9, 2010 05:40PM MDT An 8-year-old boy was accidentally strangled Sunday night in Stansbury Park while playing with a belt he tied to a bunk bed. Tooele County Sheriff Frank Park said the boy and his family had returned from church and the mother told the boy to change his clothes before he played ...
8-year-old boy strangled to death at home in Stansbury Park
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:26:32 -0700
An 8-year-old boy was strangled to death with a bathrobe Sunday night in Stansbury Park. Tooele County Sheriff's Office says the child was playing with the belt of a bathrobe when he somehow became tangled cutting off his airway. An older sibling found the 8-year-old nearly 40 minutes later. The child was taken to the hospital, but was pronounced dead at around 7 p.m.
New Lt. selected
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:53:04 -0700
Section 10 of the Utah Highway Patrol has a new boss.
Dino runners seeing success as season progresses
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:08:18 -0700
The Carbon Cross Country team is off and running, literally. They have had three meets and are seeing some good results.