Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Utah’s second-busiest airport is in Tooele County, and the traffic passing through it has boomed in recent years. The Wendover Airport is now receiving roughly 1,400 travelers per week — up from virtually zero only seven years...
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
A Grantsville family is hoping to help some “lost boys” find their way. Shawn Bennett and his wife, Naomi, are currently caring for two young men who have left Colorado City, Ariz., which houses a handful of...
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
A California woman was killed early Sunday morning in a head-on collision between Grantsville and Erda. Rocio Macias, a 26-year-old Azusa, Calif., resident, was killed after a crash on SR-138 near Erda Way. The car in which...
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
A bill making its way through the Legislature could eliminate a standard tactic used by law enforcement to reduce drunk driving. HB 140, which was approved by the House of Representatives last week Thursday by a 41-33...
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
It was a palace in the desert, a castle among log cabins, and a beacon for arts and social gatherings. The Grantsville Opera House, constructed a mere 50 years after the first settlers trickled into the area,...
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Police are looking for suspects in an attempted robbery at a Tooele restaurant Tuesday night. As the staff at La Puente restaurant were closing up a little before 9:30 p.m., a man with a gun tried to...
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
A former Vernon resident has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his daughter a quarter-century ago. The 67-year-old man, whom the Transcript-Bulletin is not naming to protect the identity of the victim, pleaded guilty to three charges of...
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Wendover City officials are going on the road this weekend in a bid to promote their shared border town. The city has reserved space for a display at Autorama, a custom car show in Sandy this weekend....
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
A past writer for the Tooele Transcript-Bulletin known for her compelling features and humorous, at times acerbic, columns has died. Margaret VanNoy passed away at the age of 86 at her daughter’s home in Carnation, Wash. The...
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Dedication and longevity were honored Thursday at the annual Tooele City Police Department awards banquet. Awards for meritorious service were given to four members of the department for more than 15 years on the force — an...