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View our evening newscast for Friday, March 22, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: Hurricane, LaVerkin and Toquerville leaders talk about what’s to come in State of the Cities address Troopers seize suspected PCP worth $18.9 million during I-15 stop near Pintura ‘I will not feed a […]

ST. GEORGE — Conditions will be windy in Southern Utah and across much of the state Saturday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a wind advisory. The event runs from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and impacts Washington, Iron and Beaver counties, with specific mention made of Beaver, Cedar City and Milford, according to a […]

ST. GEORGE — Motorists heading out this weekend might want to fasten their seat belts before hitting the road. The Utah Department of Public Safety issued a news release on Wednesday to inform Utahns that increased seat belt enforcement will occur statewide from Friday, March 22, to Monday, March 25. Over 18 law enforcement agencies […]

ST. GEORGE — This week, “What’s on the Menu” host Sheldon Demke met up with the general manager of Red Cliffs, Cory Ashby, to check out all of the fantastic dining options available at St. George’s largest retail destination. Red Cliffs is Southern Utah’s place to shop, eat and play. And now you can enjoy […]

ST. GEORGE —Big scores and defensive miscues were plentiful in the second week of Region 9 baseball action. Local teams are getting into the swing of the season as the gauntlet of region competition only gets tougher. Snow Canyon and Pine View are off to 2-0 starts in the region although they’ve both played fewer […]

ST. GEORGE — A journal kept by 41-year-old Ruby Franke, who, along with her codefendant, 55-year-old Jodi Hildebrandt, is in prison for aggravated child abuse, outlines the “training” process that resulted in the torture and abuse of Franke’s two youngest children. The journals were recovered by investigators shortly after the pair’s arrest in August 2023. […]

FEATURE — I traveled home last week from a business conference in South Carolina. Shortly before heading to the airport, I received notification that my flight had been canceled due to a winter storm in Denver, Colorado. From my experiences as a pilot, I generally don’t book through Denver in the wintertime, but in mid-March, […]

ST. GEORGE — A recent traffic stop on Interstate 15 and the ensuring drug bust — possibly valued at more than $18.9 million — underscores the battle being waged against the rise in synthetic drugs. This time, it involved phencyclidine, a street drug commonly referred to as PCP. Geovanni Dixon, 21, and Carl Tyree Carter […]

If two’s company and three’s a crowd, the Great Salt Lake is getting crowded after scientists discovered a species of nematode, known also as a roundworm, making it just the third multicellular animal known to inhabit the lake. Brine shrimp and brine flies were the only other multicellular animals thought to be living in the […]

View our evening newscast for Thursday, March 21, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: Friends of Pando documentary chronicles journey to capture world’s largest tree From roundabouts to bridges, officials discuss proposed project for Zion National Park Fredonia mayor, son die in weekend head-on collision on Navajo […]