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View our evening newscast for Monday, April 1, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: Calling all Southern Utah stargazers: Elusive ‘devil comet’ to make rare appearance amid eclipse season St. George parks director warns against predatory ‘tree topping’ services Rods and replicas: Hurricane show restores memories for […]

ST. GEORGE — Stargazers with their heads turned to watch April’s solar eclipse could be treated to a rare celestial sighting: Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which hasn’t been seen from Earth in over 70 years. Approximately the size of Mount Everest, Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was nicknamed the “devil comet” for its unusual horned features and peculiar green color. […]

HURRICANE — With plenty of revelers, revving cars and phone cameras capturing it all, the Hurricane Valley Rotary Club Easter Car Show saw large crowds and congested streets despite the overcast skies. Downtown Hurricane was once again packed with classic cars, mopeds, drifters, motorcycles, trucks, campers, one Yugo and a tractor for the club’s annual […]

FEATURE — In the December issue of Kiplinger Magazine, Edward Mercier wrote, “Retirement is a source of significant anxiety for Americans. It’s reported that 40% fear retirement more than death.” How can this be? After all, retirement is the idyllic time of life we’ve worked for, saved for and dreamed about for decades. Yet, when […]

ST. GEORGE — As landscaping work isn’t exactly viable during the winter months in northern Utah, some companies will travel to Southern Utah and go door to door offering a tree care service often referred to as “tree topping.” While the practice is sold as a way to thin and reduce the overall size of […]

FEATURE — Southern Utah’s live music scene is flourishing and the Canyon Media crew is back to highlighting local musicians. So gather around for another session of “Paper Jams.” Coming to you from Cloud 9 Studios at Canyon Media, this month’s edition features Sethdaniel, an indie singer-songwriter known on social media as Slackwater Social. Watch […]

CEDAR CITY — The Iron County Commission has approved a countywide 0.3% sales tax increase to help pay for a new jail. At its regular meeting on Monday, commissioners Mike Bleak, Paul Cozzens and Marilyn Wood voted unanimously to approve a resolution authorizing the implementation of a local option sales tax, as is now permitted […]

FEATURE — Mercury retrograde is here — but it’s anything but ordinary, as Mercury is set to retrace its steps over degrees of the solar eclipse, activating fated events. On Monday, April 1, at 4:14 p.m. MDT, Mercury stations retrograde in Aries, where it will then appear to move backward through the sky until April […]

CEDAR CITY — Two men were transported to the hospital following a collision between a motorcycle and a passenger car in a Cedar City residential neighborhood on Saturday afternoon. The incident, which was reported shortly after 1 p.m. on Monterey Drive (approximately 500 South), involved a white and red Honda dirt bike with an adult […]

ST. GEORGE — A Utah wildlife expert considers wild animal poaching to be a significant problem in the Beehive State, following several incidents of game animals being killed and then left to waste. According to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources,four deerwere killed in the Woodland Hills area of Utah County late last year. The […]