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Tandem bike riders taken to hospital after hitting deer near entrance to Zion National Park
Mori Kessler, St. George News | Posted April 30 - 9:49 p.m. | Save Story
Two people riding a tandem bicycle on Sunday evening collided with a deer near the south entrance of Zion National Park, authorities say.
Fire near Oak Grove Campground in southern Utah grows to 22 acres
Alysha Lundgren, St. George News | Posted April 30 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
A fire burning near the Oak Grove Campground spread from 5 to 22 acres over the course of a few hours on Monday.
Man dies in St. George motorcycle accident
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted April 29 - 10:04 p.m. | Save Story
A man was injured in a crash on a motorcycle and later died at the hospital.
Former officer arrested in St. George now in federal custody after reportedly fleeing to Cambodia
Cody Blowers, St. George News | Posted April 29 - 2:07 p.m. | Save Story
After cutting his ankle monitor and fleeing the country, a northern Utah former police officer was recently picked up by the U.S. Marshals Service. Currently in federal custody in Southern California, he is awaiting extradition to southern Utah for sentencing in a case filed in Washington County.
'You should never be released': Man convicted in Cedar City laundromat attack receives maximum sentence
Jeff Richards, St. George News | Posted April 29 - 7:30 a.m. | Save Story
A man convicted of attempted murder and aggravated burglary after choking a woman with a rubber hose at a Cedar City laundromat has been sentenced to a minimum of eight years in prison.
Ute Mountain Utes call for new look at 1923 violence in Bears Ears area, seek healing
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 29 - 6:17 a.m. | Save Story
For six weeks in 1923, numerous Utes were held in a stockade in Blanding as part of the so-called Last Indian War. Now, Ute leaders are calling for a new look at what happened.
Project to rehabilitate Capitol Reef's Scenic Drive set to begin
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 28 - 12:24 p.m. | Save Story
A project to repair and enhance aging roads and parking lots at Capitol Reef National Park will begin on Monday, creating some impacts to visiting the park this year.
Utah waterfall book provides guide to help hikers go with the flow
Stephanie DeGraw, St. George News | Posted April 28 - 8:44 a.m. | Save Story
Utah offers numerous waterfall adventures, and an author is releasing an information guidebook naming the best hikes in June.
Police arrest Nevada man charged with sexually abusing young teen in southern Utah
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Updated April 27 - 5:37 p.m. | Save Story
A Reno man is facing several felony charges accusing him of offering to pay a young teen girl in southern Utah to model for him, but then sexually abusing her.
Teacher says pleas for better ventilation were ignored, then he was diagnosed with lung disease
Sydnee Chapman Gonzalez, Utah Investigative Journalism Project | Posted April 27 - 11:31 a.m. | Save Story
LaMarr Walker's decadeslong career teaching agriculture and shop in southern Utah came to an early end on the advice of his doctor with a diagnosis he believes may have been preventable.
Thrills and spills as Dixie High seniors paint Sugarloaf sign
Chris Reed, St. George News | Posted April 27 - 10:07 a.m. | Save Story
Seniors from Dixie High School were hanging by ropes over the edge of Dixie Rock on Friday morning with white paint and white knuckles.
'Dixie Express' train sculpture makes journey to its forever home in Enterprise
Jeff Richards, St. George News | Posted April 27 - 7:53 a.m. | Save Story
A metal train sculpture created by local artist Matt Clark will now greet visitors to Enterprise.
St. George police add automated license plate readers to crime-fighting tool kit
Mori Kessler, St. George News | Posted April 26 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
The St. George Police Department has been experimenting with a crime-fighting tool that is now being implemented.
Ivins residents are concerned about location of planned water reservoir
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted April 26 - 8:37 p.m. | Save Story
Some residents in the Ivins area are worried that new water reservoir would ruin an outdoor space everyone enjoys.
'A call that I just had to answer': How this St. George entrepreneur revolutionized the hair industry
Adele Park, St. George News | Posted April 26 - 12:32 p.m. | Save Story
It was the hair flip that flipped the entire hair industry.
Alleged Utah employee charged with sexual battery after skirt-dispute video goes viral
Ashley Imlay, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 11:53 p.m. | Save Story
A southern Utah woman was arrested Wednesday and accused of sexual battery after police say she approached another woman whose skirt she deemed to be too short and tugged on it at a restaurant.
4 men arrested after laughing gas, marijuana allegedly found in car during Cedar City traffic stop
Jeff Richards, St. George News | Posted April 25 - 8:11 p.m. | Save Story
Four men were arrested early Wednesday following a traffic stop in Cedar City, during which police say they found nitrous oxide and marijuana inside their vehicle.
'Definitely human-caused': Brush fire flares up at Brooks Nature Park in St. George
E. George Goold, St. George News | Posted April 25 - 9:05 a.m. | Save Story
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.
