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Professor’s elaborate Halloween decor transforms Utah home

Professor’s elaborate Halloween decor transforms Utah home

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah college professor has completed a massive project decorating the exterior of his house in an elaborate Halloween tribute to Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. Josh Pedersen, a professor in Dixie State University’s computing and design department, studied more than 200 images of the attraction to […]

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St. George hits a record 122 days without rain

St. George hits a record 122 days without rain

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — St. George is experiencing a record dry spell as the city in southern Utah hits 122 days without rain. The Spectrum reports weather officials said St. George broke the record on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service the previous record was set at 121 days in […]

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Zion visitation continues to climb, sets summer record

Zion visitation continues to climb, sets summer record

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park visitation set records this summer, averaging more than a half-million visitors per month. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that yearly park visitors have more than doubled over the last decade at the southern Utah park known for its red-rock cliffs and narrow […]

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Utah city’s gay pride banners spark debate over public signs

Utah city’s gay pride banners spark debate over public signs

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Municipal officials in Utah say they want to reevaluate an ordinance that allowed banners for a gay pride festival to be hung from city light posts. The Spectrum reported banners in St. George for the Pride of Southern Utah festival Saturday have caused a discussion of possible […]

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Recycling in Washington County going to landfill

Recycling in Washington County going to landfill

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Recyclable materials in a southern Utah county are instead going to a landfill. The Spectrum newspaper reports that the contents of residential recycling bins in Washington County have been going to the trash since mid-July because of contractual issues and a fluctuating recycling market. The county had contracted […]

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Utah psychiatric center employee pleads not guilty to abuse

Utah psychiatric center employee pleads not guilty to abuse

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — An employee of a youth psychiatric center in Utah has been accused of pulling a teenage girl’s hair and punching her. The Spectrum newspaper reported Tuesday that 38-year-old Gino Sanchez pleaded not guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of child abuse involving physical injury. Court documents […]

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Utah man broke into ex-wife’s home, stabbed man, police say

Utah man broke into ex-wife’s home, stabbed man, police say

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Utah man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he broke into his ex-wife’s home and stabbed a man more than 20 times. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that prosecutors say 45-year-old Jason Shawn Reveal broke into the house on Sunday and […]

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Utah university offers fingerprinting for DACA recipients

Utah university offers fingerprinting for DACA recipients

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Police at Dixie State University are offering people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and others fingerprinting services — a required step to secure driving privileges in Utah. The Spectrum reported last week that police at the St. George campus decided to offer the service […]

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‘Redmen’ water tank in Utah triggers new debate over name

‘Redmen’ water tank in Utah triggers new debate over name

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A southern Utah city council is delaying a vote about whether to make a water tank adorned with a painted image of a Native American and the name “Redmen” an official city monument. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports the city council in Cedar City decided […]

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Brother and sister found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Brother and sister found dead in apparent murder-suicide

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Police say a brother and sister who shared an apartment in southern Utah have been found dead along with a pet dog in an apparent murder-suicide. The Spectrum newspaper reported Wednesday the bodies of 67-year-old Shandra Lee Brownstein and 68-year-old Stanley Thomas McCausland were found in their […]

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