- ‘Definitely human caused’: Brush fire flares up at Brooks Nature Park in St. Georgeby E. George Goold on April 25, 2024 at 5:41 am
ST. GEORGE — Firefighters and first responders worked quickly to suppress a brush fire at Brooks Nature Park that for a brief period Wednesday night threatened an adjacent home. St. George Fire Department Chief Robert Stoker said in a briefing to the press around 9:30 p.m. that the alarm sounded […]
- TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media ageby The Conversation on April 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm
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 […]
- 4 men arrested after laughing gas, marijuana allegedly found in car during Cedar City traffic stopby Jeff Richards on April 25, 2024 at 1:53 pm
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 […]
- ‘Good for the game’: Copper Rock welcomes women’s golf legends to historic LPGA Senior Championshipby or for St. George News Sponsor on April 25, 2024 at 2:59 pm
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 […]
- Games and growth dominate Santa Clara’s State of the Cityby Chris Reed on April 25, 2024 at 4:20 pm
SANTA CLARA — In a State of the City speech that was a combination of a game show and a real estate listing presentation, Santa Clara Mayor Rick Rosenberg battled through a hoarse voice to give what was mostly an update on projects around town. Those projects included news that Intermountain […]
- ‘A call that I just had to answer’: How this St. George entrepreneur revolutionized the hair industryby Adele Park on April 25, 2024 at 5:21 pm
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 […]
- Here’s what Utah hunters should know for the spring turkey huntsby or for St. George News on April 25, 2024 at 6:54 pm
ST. GEORGE — Utah’s spring general-season turkey hunts are about to get underway, and the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources issued a news release to help guide hunters this spring. Utah’s youth turkey hunt runs from Friday through Sunday, April 26-28, and the spring general-season turkey […]
- ‘Probably the sun’: Drivers sustain minor injuries after T-bone collision in Washington Fieldsby E. George Goold on April 25, 2024 at 9:03 pm
WASHINGTON — Both vehicles were badly damaged but the drivers sustained only minor injuries after a T-bone collision Wednesday night. Washington City Police Lt. Kory Klotz told St. George News that a Dodge Caravan traveling westbound on Treasure Valley Road was T-boned by a Kia passenger car […]
- Enjoy a higher quality of life with groundbreaking intimate health solutions from Prolong Medical Centerby or for St. George News Sponsor on April 25, 2024 at 9:18 pm
CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Millions of Americans struggle with urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction on a daily basis. Contrary to popular belief, however, these frustrating and often embarrassing conditions aren’t just something you have to live with. If intimate health concerns are […]
- 3 passengers involved in Iron County rollover, 1 transported to hospitalby Haven Scott on April 25, 2024 at 10:05 pm
CEDAR CITY — An early morning rollover caused minor delays on Interstate 15 in Iron County on Thursday morning. Two occupants in the vehicle walked away from the wreckage, while one patient was transported to the hospital after the single-vehicle incident. Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Clay Allred said […]
- St. George News at 5: 4th of July artists named, brush fire sparks at nature park and Utah Tech’s growthby St. George News Editorial Staff on April 25, 2024 at 11:00 pm
View our evening newscast for Thursday, April 25, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. Full story links: ‘Definitely human caused’: Brush fire flares up at Brooks Nature Park in St. George Not 1, not 2, but 3 artists announced for this year’s 99.9 KONY Country Fourth […]
- After spirited public discussion, 4-3 vote by school board, ‘Reds’ will remain at Cedar High Schoolby Jeff Richards on April 26, 2024 at 12:05 am
CEDAR CITY — It’s official: Cedar High School’s moniker will remain the Reds. At its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, the Iron County School District Board of Education voted 4-3 to retain the Reds name, which had five years ago replaced “Redmen,” the school’s longtime nickname […]
- 2nd defendant sentenced in St. George case involving ‘horrendous’ abuse of 9-year-old childby Cody Blowers on April 26, 2024 at 1:35 am
ST. GEORGE — A defendant was sentenced on two first-degree felony charges during a hearing held Thursday in a case involving the rape and sexual abuse of a 9-year-old child. The defendant, 41-year-old Travis Jesse Regg, appeared for a sentencing on two first-degree felony charges – one count […]
- Lions make Desert Hills alum Penei Sewell highest-paid offensive lineman in NFLby KSL.com on April 26, 2024 at 2:25 am
ST. GEORGE — The Detroit Lions are making Penei Sewell and his family a happy clan. The former Desert Hills High star inked a four-year, $112-million extension with the Lions that will pay him an average of $28 million per year, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. That would make Sewell, […]
- LeRoy Robert Kuehlby Obituaries on April 26, 2024 at 2:26 am
Aug. 15, 1931-April 20, 2024 After a long and beautifully rich life, LeRoy Robert Kuehl passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Cedar City, Utah, surrounded by his loving wife and two sons. LeRoy was a much-admired biochemistry professor, a scientist and a lifelong outdoor enthusiast. More […]
- Beverly Jean Moss Goughby Obituaries on April 26, 2024 at 2:27 am
March 29, 1927-April 22, 2024 On April 22, 2024, Beverly Jean Moss Gough, an angel mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother passed away to be reunited with her beloved spouse Jack. They were the parents of four children. Beverly was born March 29, 1927, in Ogden, Utah. She […]
- Ruth E. ‘Ruthie’ Napolitanby Obituaries on April 26, 2024 at 2:35 am
Oct. 23, 1945-April 17, 2024 Ruth E. “Ruthie” Napolitan , age 78, of Page, Arizona, passed away on April 17, 2024, in St. George. She was born on Oct. 23, 1945, in Lamar, Colorado, to Karl “Charles” Wilhelm Oswald and Mildred Victoria Phelps. Ruth spent the first two years of her life […]
- William (Bill) Ellingsonby Obituaries on April 26, 2024 at 2:35 am
Sept. 29, 1938-April 15, 2024 William (Bill) Ellingson, born Sept. 29, 1938, in Crookston, Minnesota, died Monday, April 15, 2024 at the age of 85. Bill leaves behind his wife of 40 years, Pam Ellingson, three adult children Joy Koblosh, Jay Ellingson and Joel Ellingson, as well as an adult […]
- Region 9 girls golf: Cedar Reds cruise to 38-stroke win on home courseby Jeff Richards on April 26, 2024 at 3:23 am
CEDAR CITY — Playing on their home turf, the Cedar Reds posted a dominant win at Region 9’s girls golf match on Wednesday at Cedar Ridge Golf Course. Cedar’s top four golfers all finished among the top six individual scores as the Reds won their fourth straight season match. They were led by […]
- More snow? Southern Utah mountains could see 1 foot or more as front moves inby KSL.com on April 26, 2024 at 3:36 am
ST. GEORGE — Higher elevations in Southern Utah could be in for 18 more hours of winter. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory, which will run from 6 a.m. Friday through 6 p.m. Saturday for the Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs, Central Mountains and Southern Mountains. Snow […]