Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
A 15-count federal indictment unsealed Monday charges Millcreek resident Christopher Lee Washington, 53, with distributing fentanyl that allegedly caused another person's death. He and four co-defendants face conspiracy charges tied to an organized drug-trafficking operation in Salt Lake County.
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Salt Lake County Sheriff's Search and Rescue pulled a stranded hiker off the south ridge of Mt. Superior on Thursday, July 23, with no injuries, and issued a safety warning ahead of the Pioneer Day holiday weekend.
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An at-risk hiker who went missing near Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday, July 25, was found safe at Solitude Village after eight SAR teams, drone crews, and a state helicopter searched the canyon for hours.
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A longboarder was fatally struck by a westbound sedan on 3900 South in Millcreek at 11:57 p.m. Saturday, July 25; Unified Police urge riders to use sidewalks at night and drivers to stay alert.
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Enbridge Gas began overnight construction at 3300 South and Terrace View Drive on July 19, reducing traffic to one eastbound lane from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. as part of the Feeder Line 46 pipeline replacement project running through Millcreek into late 2026.
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Wyatt Hansen, 18, and James Waterman, 19, were arrested Tuesday, July 21, and charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping after UPD says they lured a victim to a Millcreek residence, threatened them with weapons, and robbed them.
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A National Weather Service Flood Watch and monsoon thunderstorms bring flash flood risk to Mill Creek Canyon trails Wednesday afternoon, July 22, while the upper canyon road remains closed through December 14 for construction.
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