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HURRICANE — While riding the Virgin River trails in St. George, a father and daughter came up with an idea that would lead to many failures and eventually a rousing success. Riley White, a mechanical engineering graduate from Brigham Young University, noticed that he and his daughter were being passed on the trail by people […]

CEDAR CITY — A bill that would allow rural counties to impose up to a 0.4% sales tax to pay for jail facilities has successfully passed the Utah House and has been placed on the Senate reading calendar. The measure, known as “HB 113 Rural County Jail Facilities Tax,” is sponsored by Rep. Rex Shipp […]

FEATURE — Chocolates and roses are synonymous with Valentine’s Day. They are always a welcome gift but maybe this is the year you decide to give your Valentine something different. Consider an indoor plant with heart-shaped leaves or flowers. Anthuriums are an easy-to-grow long blooming indoor plant. The red, pink, or white heart-shaped flowers rise […]

ST. GEORGE — Dixie sent a message to the rest of the Region 9 boys basketball field Friday night. The Flyers clinched the regular-season championship with a convincing 77-60 victory over second-place Snow Canyon. Dixie, now 10-0 in region play, led 32-30 at halftime before pulling away in the second half. Pine View handled Cedar […]

ST. GEORGE — Dixie sent a message to the rest of the 4A basketball teams in Utah Friday night. The Flyers clinched the regular-season Region 9 championship with a convincing 77-60 victory over second-place Snow Canyon. Dixie, now 10-0 in region play, led 32-30 at halftime before pulling away in the second half. In other […]

ST. GEORGE — The National Park Service has concluded an investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed multiple houseboats at the Bullfrog Marina at Lake Powell last October. “The point of origin was identified by the investigation team and the source of the fire was undetermined and accidental in nature,” the National Park […]

View our evening newscast for Friday, Feb. 9, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: ‘Swifty is not coming’: Super Bowl isn’t filling St. George hotels, but airport will be packed ‘A honey of a bill’: Cedar City lawmaker, bee inspector tackle Beehive State restrictions Driver taken to […]

ST. GEORGE — Winter weather is forecast for Southern Utah and the communities of Beaver, Cedar City and Milford, which, along with Washington, Iron and Beaver counties, are all included in a National Weather Service winter weather advisory. Snow accumulations of up to four inches are expected and the advisory runs from 5 p.m. Friday […]

ST. GEORGE —In the early 1900s, when the scenic Zion Mt. Carmel Highway and tunnel were created, vehicles were light and moved slowly. Today, engineering and traffic studies regarding road use show a massive increase in both total usage and the weight of large vehicles, which can exceed legal requirements and present public safety concerns. […]

ST. GEORGE — In a press release issued Friday, Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox announced he will be sending law enforcement and Utah National Guard members to the Texas border after Utah’s Department of Public Safety and Utah National Guard received Emergency Management Assistance Compact requests from their Texas counterparts. The requests came days after […]