Suspect in Springville stabbing in custody after SWAT responds in Midvale
MIDVALE – A suspect in an attempted homicide is in custody after a SWAT standoff that went on for several hours in Midvale Sunday. Residents in the area of 8200 South 245 West were asked to shelter in...
View ArticleAll southbound I-15 lanes are back open after massive tanker fire near Midvale
MIDVALE, Utah - All southbound lanes of I-15 are back open after a tanker truck carrying 10,000 gallons of fuel exploded into a massive fire. The inferno shut down I-15 at 7200 S. in Midvale for hours...
View ArticleCottonwood Heights man chases thief who stole his car
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah - A man now has to get both of his cars repaired after chasing a thief who stole his vehicle early Friday. Police say the victim heard someone starting his car outside his...
View ArticleMidvale house fire injures firefighter, kills family cats
MIDVALE, Utah – Firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire in Midvale near 7300 S. 300 W. Tuesday morning. Unified, Murry and West Jordan fire crews were called to the house near...
View ArticleThree men arrested in Midvale kidnapping
MIDVALE, Utah - Unified Police have arrested three suspects accused of kidnapping a 30-year-old man in Midvale. The victim was able to escape and call the police, which led to the arrests of...
View ArticleWoman confronts suspect who stole her purse, man arrested in Midvale
MIDVALE, Utah – Police have a suspect in custody after he allegedly stole a woman’s purse and hit her with it in Midvale. Unified Police said the woman was shopping at Savers thrift store Thursday...
View ArticleGarage fire quickly spreads to the attic of a home in Midvale
MIDVALE, Utah -- Investigators with the Unified Fire Authority are trying to determine the cause of a house fire in Midvale. Around 9 p.m. Wednesday night, a fire started in a garage and quickly...
View ArticleThief sends apology with $50 to Midvale City decades after theft of stop sign
MIDVALE, Utah — City leaders are trying to solve a mystery. Earlier this week, the Public Works department received an anonymous letter from someone claiming to be nearly 90 years old and asking the...
View ArticleSalt Lake Co. DA says officer stabbed with screwdriver in McDonald’s parking...
MIDVALE, Utah — Salt Lake County DA Sam Gill concluded that an officer who shot and injured a man in a McDonald’s parking lot during a scuffle was legally justified in doing so. Gill released a letter...
View ArticlePolice arrest two suspects after one assaults a police officer in Midvale
MIDVALE, Utah — Police have arrested two suspects after one allegedly assaulted a police officer Thursday afternoon. Sergeant Melody Gray with Unified Police Department said police responded to the...
View ArticleUnified Police make arrest in almost decade old cold case
MIDVALE, Utah -- While serving in Vietnam, family told Unified Police detective, Ben Pender, Lester Janice almost died in a mine explosion. "He had told the story that he remembers being in a body...
View ArticlePolice seek suspect who tied up woman in Midvale home invasion
MIDVALE, Utah — Unified Police are searching for a suspect in a home invasion robbery. Investigators said around 5 p.m. Tuesday, a masked man made his way into a home on Maple Street and 7500 South...
View ArticleAt least 4 Utah cities may experiment with a new kind of voting system
SALT LAKE CITY -- A deadline is approaching for cities across Utah to decide if they want to experiment with ranked choice voting. The Utah Lt. Governor's Office tells FOX 13 that West Jordan,...
View ArticleUnified Police identify suspect and victim in Midvale shooting
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah - Unified Police are investigating a deadly shooting at a Midvale gas station and a subsequent suicide in Sandy Wednesday night. Police said the victim is 40-year-old Ray Paul...
View ArticleMurder-suicide investigation continues in Midvale
MIDVALE, Utah – Two men are dead after a murder-suicide that started in Midvale and ended in Cottonwood Heights Wednesday night. Detective Kevin Mallory with the Unified Police Department was somewhat...
View ArticleMan reported missing, endangered in Midvale found safe
UPDATE: Unified Police confirmed Thursday morning the missing man has been found and he is safe. No further details about how or where he was found were released. Previous story continues below:...
View ArticleUFA puts out attic fire in Midvale
MIDVALE, Utah — Firefighters have put out an attic fire in Midvale, according to United Fire Authority. Dispatch confirmed the fire near 7400 South and 600 East just after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday and UFA...
View ArticlePolice: Woman beat parents with mother’s own cane, oxygen tanks
MIDVALE, Utah — A woman was arrested in Midvale on Saturday for abusing and assaulting her parents, police say. Anne Cockrell, 42, was arrested on two accounts of aggravated abuse of an elder and two...
View ArticleUPD identify victim in Midvale suspicious death
MIDVALE, Utah. — Unified Police Department has identified the victim in a suspicious death that occurred in Midvale, Utah on Tuesday. According to UPD, the victim was identified as Lynette Fay Pearse,...
View ArticleMidvale residents have some concerns about snowplow warnings
MIDVALE, Utah—Both UDOT and individual cities throughout the State have their snow plows out tonight taking care of major highways and residential roads. Residents in Midvale say they are getting...
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