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PARK CITY — Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck remember the feeling of being the new kids at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2004, they’d come to Park City, Utah, armed with a short film “Gowanus, Brooklyn,” some homemade promotional postcards and dreams of breaking through. Their short not only won a prize that year but […]

ST. GEORGE — Pine View High School’s Air Force Junior Officer Training Corps added to recent accomplishments by earning the prestigious “distinguished unit with merit award” last spring. The awards kept coming as their CyberPatriot team took the state championship in December, besting the Utah Military Academy and Wasatch High School teams who came in […]

ST. GEORGE — Utah is among the 35 states that will be part of the new permanent summer grocery benefits program for children – known as Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer – which launches in summer 2024. Through this U.S. Department of Agriculture program, states will provide families with $120 per eligible child for the summer […]

FEATURE — Whether you enjoy tomatoes sliced, sauced or cooked in your favorite recipe, they taste best when grown and harvested from your garden or container. With more than 10,000 varieties available it can be difficult to select the best ones to grow in your garden. Start by looking for those varieties best suited to […]

ST. GEORGE — Crimson Cliffs survived a last-second desperation shot from Pine View to earn a Region 9 boys basketball victory while Snow Canyon and Dixie won going away Friday night. The Mustang defense applied the pressure in the waning seconds as a 3-pointer missed the mark, giving Crimson Cliffs a 65-64 win over Pine […]

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s much-discussedsocial media regulationswere slated to go into effect in less than two months, on March 1, before Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday signed the first bill of the 2024 legislative session to push its effective date back to Oct. 1. The bill,SB89, was passed quickly by lawmakers in both chambers […]

View our evening newscast for Friday, Jan. 19, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: Cedar City versus St. George: Which offers a more affordable lifestyle? ‘Water sustains all’: Leaders discuss this economic foundation of Washington County Possible carbon monoxide exposure prompts evacuation of Canyon View Middle School […]

CEDAR CITY — A 24-year-old man suspected of driving while impaired was arrested early Friday following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 in northern Iron County. Shortly after 1:30 a.m., a Utah Highway Patrol trooper was dispatched to the scene of a reported crash of a pickup truck on southbound I-15 near mile marker 95, […]

ST. GEORGE —The cost of most essentials has risen over the last few years, and many Southern Utahns are feeling the pinch — some more than others. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices of many items in the U.S. rose from December 2022 to December 2023. For instance, food prices rose by 2.7%, […]

ST. GEORGE —Another week means another episode of “What’s on the Menu,” so host Sheldon Demke headed back to Bloomington Country Club to grab some good eats with coworker Vin Cappiello. Bloomington County Club is serving up savory dishes that accent red rock-surrounded golf course views. Along with a full bar, their reimagined menu provides […]