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ST. GEORGE — It was the hair flip that flipped the entire hair industry. One simple photo posted on Instagram was all it took for a St. George entrepreneur to transform a hair extension technique into a business empire. McKenzie Turley now trains hairstylists worldwide, bringing them and their tax dollars to Southern Utah. Finding […]

CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Southern Utah’s golf landscape is about to evolve in a major way with the arrival of the fourth annual Copper Rock Championship and Utah’s first-ever LPGA Senior Championship in back-to-back weeks. And it’s all happening next month at Copper Rock Golf Course in Hurricane. “It’s two weeks of professional women’s golf at […]

CEDAR CITY — Four men were arrested early Wednesday following a traffic stop in Cedar City, during which police reportedly found nitrous oxide and marijuana inside their vehicle. Cedar City Police Sgt. Justin Ludlow said the incident began shortly before midnight on Tuesday, when Cedar City Police officer Clinton Andersen followed a northbound car with […]

FEATURE (THE CONVERSATION) — The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok on Apr. 23 after the Senate approved a $95 billion foreign aid bill. The bill includes a provision to force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to either sell its American holdings to a U.S. company or […]

View our evening newscast for Wednesday, April 24, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: Technology to the rescue: Toquerville Falls rollover reported by robotic emergency feature Police seek public’s help in identifying suspects in string of fraudulent purchases in Washington City Study: Utah’s ‘Mighty 5’ crowded and […]

ST. GEORGE — A semitractor-trailer caught fire during a crash on northbound Interstate 15 in Washington County Wednesday, a blaze that closed all northbound lanes for nearly three hours as multiple agencies tended to the chaotic scene. Shortly before 11 a.m., officers and emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicle crash involving a semitractor-trailer on northbound […]

CEDAR CITY — An autopsy was unable to determine the manner of death of a Parowan woman who was found unresponsive in her bedroom on New Year’s Eve. According to a public post made Wednesday afternoon on Parowan Police Department’s Facebook page, the Utah State Office of the Medical Examiner has completed its report on […]

ST. GEORGE —The 2024 headliner for the 99.9 KONY Country Fourth of July celebration has been released. But wait. It’s not one performer this year. It’s three. “We really want this year, as soon as we open the gates until the last firework is fired in the sky, to entertain the crowd in a way […]

ST. GEORGE — The baseball game between Snow Canyon and Dixie at Flyer Field Tuesday night was everything a matchup between the top two teams in 4A is supposed to be. And then some. Snow Canyon came from behind to beat the Flyers 4-2, winning the Region 9 championship with one game remaining in the […]

ST. GEORGE — A semitractor-trailer caught fire Wednesday morning, which prompted the closure of both northbound lanes of Interstate 15 south of Kanarraville. Responders are battling the blaze and working to remove the wreckage from the roadway. Updated Wednesday at 1:13 p.m.; The northbound side of I-15 is expected to reopen at 2 p.m., according […]