Career Utah Highway Patrol trooper Doug Christensen was elected as Box Elder County sheriff as final results were tallied early Wednesday.

The Northern Utah Center for the Arts (formerly Brigham City Fine Arts Center) is inviting the public to come out and celebrate Utah History with the help of a few specialty puppets. As America has celebrated their 250th anniversary, this “Utah Voices and Faces,” is one of the final events to honor the nation’s and more specifically this state’s history. […] The post Puppet ‘Utah Voices and Faces’ to premier first appeared on Box Elder News Journal.

A 25-year-old Garland man facing kidnapping and sexual assault charges was previously convicted of severely abusing his infant daughter and was the subject of probation violation orders signed five days before the alleged assault. Nathen Aaron Lefevre was charged Oct. 21 in First District Court in Brigham City with aggravated kidnapping and object rape, both first-degree felonies, forcible sexual abuse, […] The post Garland man facing sexual assault charges had prior conviction for child abuse

Natural gas-powered electricity generation proposed for the Stratos data center in Box Elder County could contribute to premature deaths and millions of dollars in annual health damages, according to a study commissioned by an environmental advocacy group. The report, produced by EmPower Analytics Group on behalf of Natural Resources Defense Council and released last month, estimates that an initial 3 […] The post Report estimates dramatic toll on public health from proposed data center first

A 22-year-old motorcyclist has died from injuries suffered in an Oct. 27 collision involving Box Elder County Sheriff Kevin Potter near the mouth of Ogden Canyon, with investigators still working to determine what happened. Katie Sue Ruth Huggins died Monday, Nov. 2, according to a statement released by her family. She had remained hospitalized in critical condition following the collision, […] The post Box Elder Sheriff on leave as investigation of accident continues first appeared on Box Eld

Brigham City’s proposed indoor gym would require an ongoing city subsidy, officials acknowledged at an Oct. 29 work session as the city council prepares to vote Nov. 5 on whether or not to allocate $500,000 for the facility’s design. Brigham City Recreation Director Chris Horsley estimated annual operating costs of about $116,000 for the proposed 26,500-square-foot, three-court gym, or $110,000 […] The post Brigham City gym proposal heads toward vote as subsidies to cover operating costs c

The Box Elder County Planning Commission voted Oct. 29 to recommend approval of a proposal to zone roughly 2.1 million acres of currently unzoned land, despite substantial opposition from property owners who spoke at the public hearing. Much of that opposition centered on potential losses in property value and the absence of a publicly released economic impact analysis. The recommendation […] The post Planning Commission recommends countywide zoning despite resident property-value concerns fir

Big West @ Riverside, Calif. RIVERSIDE, Calif.-Saturday, the Big West cross country championships occurred at the Agg Course, hosted by UC Riverside. The results are as follows: Men: California Baptist. The Lancers captured the team title with a score of 28.  Men’s Team Results 1. California Baptist Lancers 282. Utah Valley Wolverines 333. Cal Poly […]

Box Elder County Sheriff Kevin Potter is on administrative leave after being involved in what officials are calling a "motor vehicle incident," earlier this week.

Box Elder County Sheriff Kevin Potter is on administrative leave after an 'incident' in Weber County on Tuesday.