Utah
Utah man accused of leading police on chase with missing 12-year-old girl
RICHFIELD — A man who led police on a chase with a missing 12-year-old girl in his vehicle was booked into the Sevier County Jail on Tuesday for his alleged driving violations.
But an investigation into his involvement with the girl, who is now safe, was still ongoing on Wednesday.
Aiden Dramore Larsen, 20, of Moroni, Sanpete County, was arrested for investigation of failing to obey the commands of police and reckless endangerment.
Tuesday afternoon, the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office announced they were trying to find a missing 12-year-old girl. The sheriff’s office stated that a statewide notice had been issued to find the girl, but her disappearance did not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert.
Investigators “pinged” the girl’s cellphone and it showed she was possibly in the area between Ephraim and Richfield, according to a police booking affidavit. A trooper was near Richfield “when he noticed a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle, above Richfield by Flying J.”
Additional troopers arrived in the area just as the vehicle was passing them, and the license plate matched the one police were looking for, the affidavit states.
UHP troopers attempted to pull the vehicle over, but Larsen got onto I-70 and accelerated to over 100 mph, according to the affidavit.
“Multiple officers from multiple agencies joined in to assist,” with the ensuing chase, troopers noted.
The fleeing vehicle exited at Elsinore in Sevier County and sped down Main Street at 75 mph, the affidavit states. Larsen continued speeding through Monroe at 80 mph and the chase was terminated for safety concerns.
“The vehicle was located a short time later heading towards Joseph, where it got back on the freeway heading westbound,” according to the affidavit.
The pursuit continued up Clear Creek Canyon, where police were able to spike the fleeing vehicle’s front tires.
“The vehicle entered the Sevier RV park before running through multiple fences. The subjects in the vehicle (ran) before we were able to find the male subject hiding under a building by the river. The 12-year-old female was also found and taken to …. Richfield,” the affidavit states.
Police say Larsen was already on probation at the time of his arrest for a conviction of vehicle theft.
The investigation into the incident remained ongoing on Wednesday by the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office.
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Utah
Multiple earthquakes detected near Kanosh
KANOSH, Utah — The United States Geological Survey recorded multiple earthquakes near Kanosh Sunday morning, each of them having an average magnitude of 3.0.
The first earthquake, magnitude 3.0, was detected just after 12:30 a.m., with the epicenter located half a mile south of Kanarraville.
The second quake, magnitude 3.2, was detected around 5:45 a.m., with the epicenter nearly five miles south-southwest of Kanosh. This was followed by two more quakes in the same area, a magnitude 2.5 quake coming in around 6:35 a.m., followed by a third around 7:45 a.m, which measured at magnitude 3.3.
This has since been followed by another quake, measuring at magnitude 3.7, being detected around 8:45 a.m. The geographic location in the USGS report places the epicenter approximately over two miles south of the Dry Wash Trail, about six miles south-southwest of Kanosh.
FOX 13 News previously spoke with researchers at University of Utah, who said that earthquake swarms are relatively common. A study published in 2023 posits that swarms may be triggered by geothermal activity. The findings came after a series of seismic swarms were detected in central Utah, within the vicinity of three geothermal power plants.
The study also says that the swarms fall into a different category than aftershocks that typically follow large quakes, such as the magnitude 5.7 earthquake that hit the Wasatch Fault back in 2020.
Utah
Embattled Utah Rep. Trevor Lee loses county GOP convention — but wins enough support to make primary
Earlier in the week, House Speaker Mike Schultz said lawmakers asked the attorney general to investigate allegations of fraud and bribery against Lee.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, running for reelection, addresses delegates during the Davis County Republican Party nominating convention at Syracuse High School on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
Utah
A new bar brings the Himalayas to the foot of Big Cottonwood Canyon
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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Yeti, a Himalayan-themed bar in Cottonwood Heights, is pictured on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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