CONTRIBUTED CONTENT — Waterford Upstart helps 4-year-olds prepare for success in school at home – and at no cost to Utah families, “We focus on setting the foundation for literacy,” said Kim Fischer, national spokesperson and vice president of communication for Waterford.org. “We help students walk into kindergarten ready to learn on day one.” Specifically, […]

CEDAR CITY — Two semitractor-trailers collided Friday morning while traveling north on Interstate 15 through Cedar City, with the resulting debris blocking both lanes. The crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m. at milepost 61. Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Randy Riches told Cedar City News that the impact of the collision caused the contents of the […]

Some investments, like airplanes, are built for specific purposes and must be treated as such, writes Dan Wyson.

ST. GEORGE —An asteroid the size of a school bus made a very close flyby near Earth early Thursday morning. And while many internet memes have made jokes about the upcoming election, more objects are actually headed Earth’s way just in time for Election Day. Thursday’s asteroid, dubbed asteroid 2020 SW, passed within 16,700 of […]

ST. GEORGE — With fires raging across the West, it’s important for Utah homeowners to be aware that defensible space is one of the most cost-effective ways to protect a house from wildfire. You can even do most of the work yourself. A defensible space is an area around a home or other building in […]

ST. GEORGE — The Bureau of Land Management is requesting public comment on 67,586.69 acres of land in southwestern Utah, with 28 parcels proposed for lease sale to be used for geothermal energy. The parcels are located in Iron, Millard and Beaver counties on public lands managed by the BLM’s Cedar City and Fillmore Field […]

ST. GEORGE —The body of a missing Colorado man was found near Lake Powell Saturday, according to the National Park Service. On Saturday around 6:30 p.m., Robert Sanders, a 50-year-old male from Centennial, Colorado, took a hike from the houseboat he was staying on in Mountain Sheep Canyon on Lake Powell and did not return. […]

WASHINGTON CITY — The Crimson Cliffs High School boys golf team won its second straight Region 9 title at Wednesday’s regular-season finale at Green Spring Golf Course. Led by Boston Bracken’s five-under-par 67, the Mustangs finished with a team score of 287. Rounding out the top for scores for Crimson Cliffs were Zach Felts with […]

ST. GEORGE — The over 48,000 people in Southern Utah who have taken a COVID-19 test all share in knowing how intrusive the test can be, usually consisting of a long stick that goes deep into both nostrils. Perhaps, then, the news might be welcoming that the “stick up the nose” is going away for […]

Firefighters across three states continue to battle wildfires.
The uncontrolled blaze has destroyed more than 60,000 acres in the US West.
In Los Angeles County the fire has grown to 10,000 acres and is 0% contained as of Wednesday evening.
In neighboring Oregon, the fire has prompted evacuations in Wasco County.
Colorado has seen the fire destroy more than 3,200 acres and is 0% contained, according to the US Forest Service.
The fire crossed the Colorado River and Interstate 70 on Wednesday, prompting the interstate to shut down.