Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 24th of June.
Good morning, Orem.
Search and rescue crews recovered a 23-year-old man’s body after he fell off a WaveRunner near Lindon Marina at Vineyard Beach on Sunday evening—he was found around 1 a.m. Monday during the rescue operation.
An Orem man, Jacob Daniel Walker (40), was arrested on Saturday and charged with aggravated assault after he threatened a person with a gun during a dog leash rule confrontation at Timpanogos Park; officers later recovered a loaded firearm from him and he is held without bail.
Utah County SWAT officers killed a suspect in Eagle Mountain after he pointed a handgun at them while serving a search warrant — no officers were injured and a victim was hospitalized for internal, external and strangulation injuries from an aggravated sexual assault that occurred late Sunday night into Monday morning.
Herriman police said that on Friday, June 20, a 22-year-old man died after being shot in the chest on Blayde Drive at about 9:30 p.m.—an 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter for reportedly mishandling a gun.
Police arrested an Orem father, Jessie Manuel Vigil, on Saturday after officers found him asleep in his car with his 4-year-old child in the front seat at Fast Gas on West 400 North—he appeared to be texting with glassy eyes and slurred speech and now faces charges of driving under the influence, driving under the influence with a minor, possession of a controlled substance, reckless endangerment, and drug paraphernalia use with a broken booster seat belt also identified.
Firefighters in Pine Valley got a break from the Forsyth Fire on Monday as rising humidity and weakening winds eased conditions, though the blaze grew to 7,045 acres and remains 0% contained with 13 homes destroyed.
Five divisions are building containment lines — and law enforcement is keeping unauthorized people out of the area.
Governor Spencer Cox issued an executive order on Monday that placed the referendum to repeal HB267 on the general election ballot for November 3, so voters will decide the law that limits public unions' collective bargaining.
Labor groups confirmed 251,274 signatures—meeting the state requirements in 23 Senate districts to qualify for the referendum in 2026.
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