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ENOCH— Firefighters contained and extinguished a brush fire that burned approximately 4.6 acres northwest of Enoch in Iron County on Friday night. Cedar City Fire Department Battalion Chief Travis Douglas said that at 5:39 p.m., crews were dispatched to a report of an active wildfire at 2176 W. 6600 North. “As far as Cedar City […]

ST. GEORGE —The first “bike-only” trail in the high elevations and the Western corridor of Washington County is up and rolling on Utah Bureau of Land Management land. The all-abilities Revenant Trail will consist of 18-20 miles of purpose-built mountain bike trails in the scenic West Mountain area. The trailhead is 30 minutes west of […]

BEAVER — The Little Twist fire is currently projected at 1,000 acres, yet is still within the target prescribed burn area, according to a recent news release from the Central Utah Fire Interagency. The Central Utah Type 3 Incident Management team took over command of the wildfire at 6 a.m. on Saturday. The fire grew […]

ST. GEORGE — A fire spewing heavy smoke from a building in the Centennial Park community drew firefighters from nearby Hildale and Colorado City late Friday afternoon. The Hidale-Colorado City Fire Department was dispatched to the area of 2000 South and 200 East after receiving an emergency call about a large piece of machinery catching […]

FEATURE — June is National Pollinator Month and it’s a great time to celebrate all the pollinators that play an important role in producing food, fiber, medicine and more that we rely on. When you think of pollinators, bees, butterflies and hummingbirds are likely the first that come to mind. But moths, wasps, beetles, flies […]

ST. GEORGE — Region 9’s baseball coaches have selected the 2024 all-region team, with Snow Canyon senior shortstop Crew Secrist leading the way as the most valuable player. During the regular season against Region 9 opponents, Secrist batted .500 with 22 hits, including six doubles, one triple and 16 RBIs. His slugging percentage was .682, […]

HURRICANE — Among the students who received their diplomas with this year’s class of 2024 at Hurricane High School, Madison Gill’s journey was unlike any other. Two years after an accident left her paralyzed, an arduous journey of intensive physical therapy followed, marked by numerous ups and downs, the support of incredible caregivers and Gill’s […]

View our evening newscast for Thursday, June 14, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: Rocky outcrop, firefighters stop spread of brush fire in St. George 37-year-old man accused of sexually exploiting 17-year-old girl at Cedar City hotel Temperatures rise quickly inside vehicles; follow these tips to keep […]

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called for a special session of the state Legislature on Wednesday — the Juneteenth holiday — to discuss potential amendments to different controversial bills passed last general session. That includes actions under the Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act, a bill that gave the state an avenue to not comply with directives from […]

GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA — Glen Canyon National Recreation Area staff said in a press release that snowpack in the headwaters of the Colorado River and its tributaries is resulting in a spring runoff that is positively affecting Lake Powell water levels for the 2024 summer boating season. The rapidly rising water levels in […]