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Utah’s Fentanyl Task Force, formed in 2024, targets both large trafficking networks and smaller dealers; a Cedar City overdose highlighted the deadly reach of fentanyl, leading to federal sentences for two dealers in 2025. Officials report rising seizures and a decline in fentanyl deaths statewide as prosecutions continue across agency lines.
Task force agents in Cedar City have arrested three individuals accused of selling drugs from a woman's apartment without her knowledge.
A rockslide on state Route 14, about 6 miles east of Cedar City, Utah, left the highway completely covered in small boulders, leading to a complete road closure in both directions. There is no estimated time of reopening, and drivers will have to take alternative routes to nearby attractions such as Brian Head Resort, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Bryce Canyon National Park.