Cedar Fort News

Crews battling a fire that had grown to more than 1,000 acres between Tooele and Cedar Fort were aided by rain Friday as they worked to contain the blaze.

The Salt Lake City Fire Department is warning homeowners and residents in "urban interface areas" like the foothills to be especially mindful of the fire danger given the recent dry winter.

Fire crews are fighting a fast moving wildfire that forced closure of a major road in Tooele County Thursday afternoon.

State Route 73 was closed Thursday afternoon between Tooele and Cedar Fort as firefighters worked to gain control of a 300-acre blaze.

Southern Utah University students wait to march in the Processional of the Graduates just prior to SUU's commencement exercises in Cedar City, Ut.