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ST. GEORGE — The National Park Service will host their second annual Geology Jamboree, a festival focusing on the park’s geologic amphitheater and the processes that created it. The festival, beginning Friday, June 21, and continuing through Sunday, June 23, will highlight rock formations, fossils, and the unique rock layers found at the park, according […]

Question: My husband is on the fence about divorce. It seems to change from day to day, so I never know how to respond to him. I want to stay married and work things out, but he says he’s unhappy and doesn’t know what he wants to do. There haven’t been any affairs or other […]

OGDEN — The Bank of Utah “My Utah” photo contest is open for submissions. How can Southern Utahns participate? Taylor Rath’s captivating photo of a fly fisherman with a gorgeous backdrop in Duchesne County won first prize last year in Bank of Utah’s 2023 “My Utah” photo contest, according to a news release issued by […]

CEDAR CITY — James Jensen and Therese Jovanov moved to the area two years ago when the construction company the electrician works for started a job at the new Washington County detention facility. Through his father, longtime resident Kent Jensen and partner Jennie Hendricks, they learned of an opportunity to purchase a restaurant on the […]

View our evening newscast for Tuesday, June 18, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: Dixie Tech and Snow College collaboration offers new associate degree pathway Man loses tip of index finger in shooting range mishap in Iron County, officials say Officials say blown tire on passing vehicle […]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — The strange monolith looks like it could have come from another world. Jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas, the glimmering rectangular prism’s reflective surface imitates the vast desert landscape surrounding the mountain peak where it has been erected. But where did the object […]

ST. GEORGE — Former Republican President Donald Trump gave his “complete and total endorsement” to Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, on Monday as she seeks to fend off a primary challenge from Colby Jenkins. Trump issued the endorsement in a post on Truth Social, calling Maloy a “great advocate for the wonderful people of Utah’s 2nd […]

ST. GEORGE — Dixie Technical College announced a new educational pathway called TechConnect, which allows credits earned at the college to be applied toward a 60-credit associate degree at Snow College. The collaboration aims to streamline the education pathway and help students continue their studies without losing time or credits. “This is a brand-new collaboration […]

CEDAR CITY — A 39-year-old Parowan man who pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual activity with a minor has been sentenced to one year in jail, followed by four years of probation. Chad Kay Robertson was sentenced in Cedar City on June 3 by 5th District Judge Matthew L. Bell. As previously reported, Robertson, who had […]

FEATURE — You probably haven’t forgotten about the overabundance of grasshoppers Utah had last year, specifically in urban and residential areas. Unfortunately, similar numbers are expected this year. Varying climate-related factors impact the numbers we will see. Grasshoppers spend the winter as eggs in the soil, unaffected by cold air temperatures. The snowpack insulates them, […]