Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
A flood watch covering most of Utah remains in effect through late Monday afternoon, keeping flash flooding a threat for Alpine, Highland, Cedar Hills and Lehi as saturated soils linger from the weekend storms. Mountain snow levels are dropping to 8,000 feet by Tuesday, and a cold snap will push temperatures 15 to 20 degrees below average through midweek.
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A cold Pacific Northwest storm system tapping moisture from Hurricane Rachel is forecast to bring heavy rain, potential flash flooding and a 20-degree temperature drop to the Alpine, Highland, Cedar Hills and Lehi area starting Saturday, Oct. 10, and lasting through Wednesday.
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UDOT began nightly lane closures on northbound I-15 at Lehi's 2100 North interchange on Oct. 7, with the resulting traffic shift expected to last through May 2027 as crews build foundations for a $621 million freeway connection.
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Utah health officials announced four deaths linked to illegal synthetic kratom chemicals found in herbal supplements sold at smoke shops and gas stations, urging residents to avoid products labeled as cat's claw or marked "adults only."
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The Chabad of Utah County's new Lehi office was vandalized on Sunday, Sept. 27, with its door smashed and destroyed; Rabbi Chaim Zippel says the attack appears hate-driven, and Lehi City Police are investigating with the chief personally involved.
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Highland resident Bryce David Huntsman, 29, faces eight third-degree felony counts and four misdemeanor counts after allegedly threatening a Fourth District Court judge, a court clerk and Utah County Sheriff's deputies; he is held without bail at the Utah County Jail.
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Daniela G. Larsen, 51, former executive director of Lehi's Hutchings Museum, faces six felony charges alleging she misappropriated approximately $292,062.70 in museum funds for personal expenses between 2019 and 2024.
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Federal prosecutors charged former letter carrier Damon Matai Seei with dumping about 300 Utah County primary ballots in an Eagle Mountain dumpster, a case the DOJ highlighted nationally weeks before general-election ballots go out to Alpine, Highland, Cedar Hills and Lehi voters.
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Isolated storm chances remain along the Wasatch Front Thursday after a monsoon system brought a 70% rain chance to the Lehi area Wednesday, with drier conditions expected by the weekend.
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A harmful algal bloom at Highland Glen Park pond in Highland remains active weeks after the initial DEQ health advisory, and the city has installed permanent warning signs with QR codes for real-time water quality checks.
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University of Utah researchers found the Timpanogos Rock Glacier holds 1.5 million cubic meters of buried ice, enough to fill 600 Olympic pools, with implications for Utah County's long-term water supply.
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Enbridge Gas expects to reopen the 1200 East and 900 North intersection in Lehi by mid-October after months of closures for a gas pipeline replacement that swaps a 1960-era 20-inch line for a larger 24-inch pipe.
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