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CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — For many people, achieving the body they want can be a lifelong struggle. They try diets, exercise plans and all kinds of products, but their results often fall short of expectations. That’s where Belle Medical comes in. Belle Medical is dedicated to empowering clients to love their bodies and live happier, healthier […]

Utah’s first domestic violence and sexual assault hotline tailored to Native Americans launched on Monday in what advocates call a “historic” step in expanding access to the state’s tribal communities, which experience violence at rates far higher than the national average. By about 11 a.m., just a few hours after going live, the hotline had […]

BULLFROG — Have you ever had a nightmare where something is chasing you, but you can’t run? You just drag yourself across the ground with your hands, desperate to get away but getting nowhere. That’s what quicksand feels like. At least to this reporter. I was walking through a side canyon in the Escantle arm […]

KANARRAVILLE – A vehicle fire and a rear-end collision caused traffic delays on both sides of Interstate 15 in Iron County on Monday morning. The first incident happened shortly after 10:30 a.m. on the northbound side of I-15 near mile marker 47, just west of Kanarraville. It involved a gray Dodge Ram pickup truck that […]

ST. GEORGE — Utah Tech softball is taking on more than one opponent on Tuesday at Karl Brooks Field in St. George. The Trailblazers and their fans will take part in Stand Up to Cancer Day as part of a doubleheader against Western Athletic Conference rivals Southern Utah University. Game 1 starts at 3 p.m. […]

View our evening newscast for Monday, April 8, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: Gunlock chronicles: Tales of small-town life captured by Washington County author Utah veterans get morale boost, financial help from Modern Warriors, Five Finger Death Punch Traffic pattern to shift on Main Street in […]

SALT LAKE CITY — The weather is warming up, and if you are starting to make plans to take the boat out to the lake, make sure you know of a few requirements before you hit the water. Anyone who launches a boat or any other watercraft in Utah — whether they are a resident […]

ST. GEORGE — Washington County resident Eddie Mac Jones witnessed enough events to write a book during his two decades serving with Southern Utah’s locally famous 222nd Field Artillery Battalion. Instead, for this first publication, he chose to write “Gunlock Stories,” which chronicles his experiences while being raised in Washington County circa the 1940s. “We […]

SALT LAKE CITY —During the final session of general conference Sunday, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced 15 new temples to be built around the world, including two along the Wasatch Front. The newly announced temples bring the total number across the earth to 350, including 189 […]

FEATURE — To get your daily amount of vitamin C, what fruit do you reach for? You might consider trying a kiwi fruit! A kiwi has more vitamin C than an equivalent amount of an orange! Its bright green flesh, speckled with tiny black seeds, has a unique, sweet, tropical flavor reminiscent of a mixture […]