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Guardsman Pass closes until Thursday as snow hits Wasatch
The Utah Department of Transportation closed Guardsman Pass at 9:30 p.m. Monday, cutting off the mountain route between Park City and Big Cottonwood Canyon until at least Thursday morning as a winter storm dumps heavy snow on the Wasatch.
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UDOT closes Deer Valley Drive lane daily for repaving
UDOT is closing the outside southbound lane of Deer Valley Drive between Town Point Condos and Aerie Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily starting the week of Oct. 12 for repaving, with the project expected to finish before winter.
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View MorePark City High grad Gabe Reilly dies in BASE jumping accident
Gabe Reilly, a 27-year-old Park City High School graduate and Salt Lake City firefighter-paramedic, died Sept. 27 in a wingsuit BASE jumping accident near Leetham's Hollow in Cache County.
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View MoreDump truck overturns on Park City SR-224, blocks lanes
A dump truck struck a traffic signal pole and overturned on southbound SR-224 near Holiday Ranch Loop on Thursday afternoon, blocking two of three southbound lanes and disrupting the evening commute.
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View MorePark City posts no-parking signs at Bonanza Flat with $300 fines
Park City has installed No Parking Zone signs along Guardsman Pass Road near Bonanza Flat, with fines up to $300 for violations. Residents in the 84060 zip code can apply for a free parking permit, and a free weekend transit route serves the trailheads through Oct. 31.
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View MoreReflective deer silhouettes target SR 248 collisions near Hideout
Save People Save Wildlife donated two reflective deer silhouettes to Hideout for placement along SR 248, a corridor where state data shows hundreds of wildlife-vehicle collisions, as agencies pursue longer-term fencing and connectivity fixes.
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View MoreUtah's worst fire season since 2007 marks deadly summer for Summit County
Utah's worst wildfire season since 2007 burned more than 553,000 acres and killed six firefighters, while the Rocky Canyon Fire forced a town-wide evacuation of Henefer in Summit County.
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View MorePark City police report cyclist hit at Deer Valley roundabout
Park City police responded to a cyclist struck by a vehicle at the Deer Valley roundabout, fireworks thrown from moving vehicles and a hit-and-run during the week of Sept. 14-20.
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View MorePrescribed burns push smoke into Summit County through November
Crews conducting prescribed burns along Mirror Lake Highway and surrounding areas in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest will send smoke drifting into eastern Summit County through November, and officials are asking residents not to report it.
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View MoreSummit County lacks methadone providers despite opioid settlement
Summit County has no methadone providers, forcing residents to travel to the Salt Lake Valley for ongoing opioid care, while the Health Department deploys expected $1.2 million in settlement funds toward post-release treatment and transitional housing.
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View MorePark City police log Sept. 7–13 includes assault, tire slashing
The Park City Police Department logged a suspected assault near a Main Street business, a tire slashed with a ninja star on Homestake Road and more than a dozen other incidents during the week of Sept. 7–13.
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View MoreJeremy Ranch trail detours begin as bridge project resumes
The Homestead Road trail near Jeremy Ranch is being rerouted in two phases as UDOT resumes its I-80 bridge replacement project, with up to two full I-80 weekend closures planned for 2027.
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View MorePark City DUI arrest turns up oxycodone at Kimball Junction
The Park City and Summit County police log for Aug. 31 through Sept. 6 includes a DUI arrest with oxycodone and THC at Kimball Junction, suspicious activity near McPolin Elementary during school hours, a retail theft arrest at Macey's in Pinebrook, and a driver clocked above 90 mph on I-80.
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View MoreSummit County reservoirs lag below 50% despite wet August
Summit County's Echo, Rockport and Stateline reservoirs remain below 50% capacity despite above-normal August monsoon rains, bucking the trend across the rest of the Wasatch Back as Utah's drought emergency continues.