ST. GEORGE, Utah-With temperatures expected to remain warm in the coming days in St. George, more opportunities are being opened for St. George residents as Utah moves to the orange “moderate risk” on Friday. Facilities to open include all city splash pads on Friday May 1, the St. George City […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Wednesday evening, 100 St. George residents gathered at the Washington County offices in downtown St. George to protest Utah Governor Gary Herbert’s COVID-19 directive. A video posted to the Facebook account of Mary Burkett, a candidate to represent Utah’s 2nd Congressional District (which includes Washington County) depicts numerous […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Monday, it was confirmed that business in southern Utah is still on an upward trajectory. St. George Area Economic Development and Calgary, Alberta-based RS Technologies Inc. have worked for months for the company to establish a manufacturing and distribution facility at St. George. The company plans to hire […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau has released a report on the fastest-growing regions across the country, citing three Utah areas. Wasatch County was listed as the third fastest-growing county in the past decade, while St. George and Provo-Orem were on the top 10 list of fastest-growing […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say three people have died after two cars collided on a highway in southern Utah. The Utah Highway Patrol said in a news release that the crash happened Sunday around 7:20 p.m. on SR-89 in Kane County. State troopers say a Ford van heading […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. on Thursday announced his 2020 candidacy for the Republican nomination for the office that he held from 2005 to 2009 before leaving to serve as a U.S. ambassador. Huntsman announced his candidacy in a statement before a scheduled kickoff […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The days leading up to Halloween are expected to be unusually frigid this year, and children might have to add several layers of clothing underneath their costumes or plan a quick night of trick or treating. The National Weather Service says some Utah residents will […]
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 […]
PANGUITCH, Utah (AP) — A tour bus crashed on a highway running through the red-rock landscape of southern Utah, killing four people from China and injuring dozens more. On Friday, the bus from of southern California rolled onto a guard rail, crushing its roof and ramming the rail’s vertical posts […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — As the new school year begins, one Utah county is struggling to support its growing population of homeless students, officials said. The Utah Board of Education said Washington County has the seventh highest homeless student population of any district, KUER-FM reported . More than 1,000 homeless students […]
