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ST. GEORGE —Romance scams can happen to anyone at any time, but fraudsters are ratcheting things up for Valentine’s Day, and instead of finding love, some will find a scammer trying to trick them into sending money. While Feb. 14 for many is often associated with romance and flowers, for online thieves it provides another […]

ST. GEORGE —Romance scams can happen to anyone at any time, but fraudsters are ratcheting things up for Valentine’s Day, and instead of finding love, some will find a scammer trying to trick them into sending money. While Feb. 14 for many is often associated with romance and flowers, for online thieves it provides another […]

ST. GEORGE — Snow Canyon earned its 20th win of the season Tuesday night, improved to 11-0 in the region and continued to establish itself as the team to beat in Southern Utah. Olivia Hamlin led the Warriors with 29 points as they upended Hurricane 63-49. Meanwhile, third-place Dixie defeated Desert Hills 63-56 behind 31 […]

ST. GEORGE — An assisted living home in St. George is in danger of losing its license and has been fined more than $10,000 by the state after a female resident with dementia was found with hypothermia and frostbite in a kitchen freezer and later died. According to a report from the Utah Department of […]

View our evening newscast for Tuesday, Feb. 13, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: St. George breaks ground on new Fire Department headquarters Bureau of Land Management targets ‘big issue’ of trash, human waste with new Cedar Canyon proposal Hurricane Valley Fire issues safety reminder after 12-year-old […]

A proposed reservoir outside of Zion National Park is one step closer to reality after lawmakers marked a $10 million request for funding as a priority on Feb 7. The Cove-East Fork Virgin River Watershed project would put an off-stream reservoir — meaning the water would be piped in rather than building a dam on […]

CEDAR CITY — As the winter sports season winds down, several Southern Utah high schools within the state’s three smallest Utah High School Activities Association classifications have either already seen success or are looking ahead to the upcoming postseason. Following is a sport-by-sport overview, focusing primarily on 3A, 2A and 1A schools located within Washington, […]

ST. GEORGE — Following in the aftermath of a 16-year-old boy being killed at the hands of his father, this Utah bill aims to protect children during child custody battles by recognizing signs of abuse and trauma. House Rep. Paul Cutler is the sponsor of the child custody proceedings amendments, officially designated as HB 272 […]

CEDAR CITY —A new day-use site could be coming to Cedar Canyon, an area known for illegal camping and trash dumping — issues the agency hopes to resolve. The 55-acre site is approximately 5 miles east of Cedar City on state Route 14. The Bureau of Land Management has proposed building picnic sites, group areas, […]

ST. GEORGE – It’s the final week of regular season Region 9 boys basketball, and while Dixie has secured the title and top seed going into next week’s state tournament, there’s still much to be decided. Snow Canyon, Desert Hills, Crimson Cliffs and Pine View follow the Flyers in the current standings. So The Fan’s […]