CONTRIBUTED CONTENT —St. George and surrounding communities are the backdrop for the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by the Utah Sports Commission, which is making its return Oct. 28-29. As this legendary event brings 6,000 to 7,000 athletes from all over the world to Greater Zion during race week, upwards of 4,000 […]

CEDAR CITY — Police in Cedar City have arrested a man for allegedly stealing copper wire and causing damage at a construction site. Steven William Schamaun, 32, was arrested Sept. 8, just three days after the theft reportedly occurred at a house under construction. Surveillance photos posted to Facebook by one of the owners of […]

CEDAR CITY — “I love SUU. It’s not only in my blood, it is who I am,” Southern Utah University President Mindy Benson said during her inauguration on Friday. Benson, who had been serving as SUU’s interim president for more than one year, was formally installed as the university’s 17th president during Friday’s program, held […]

ST. GEORGE — Labor Day weekend marked the end of the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer,” and the holiday weekend this year ended with six people killed in motor vehicle crashes – an ending just as deadly as the beginning of the deadliest period for motorists – Memorial Day weekend- when six people lost their […]

A new team of drone operators is supposed to help Utah wildlife officers to keep up with law enforcement, search and rescue and other operations.

FEATURE — Gardeners like a challenge and the sense of accomplishment when trying something new. Forcing poinsettias and Christmas cactus to rebloom provides such an opportunity. These plants need 14 hours of uninterrupted darkness each night to set flowers for the winter holidays. Starting between late September and Oct 1, cover or move your plants […]

ST. GEORGE —Crimson Cliffs continues to play like the No. 1 football team in 4A, while the rest of Region 10 is trying to catch up with the Mustangs. Crimson started slow but erupted for four unanswered second-half touchdowns against Hurricane to win its homecoming Friday night. Also around the region, Snow Canyon got a […]

ST. GEORGE — According to a new report, Utahns are drawing less water from reservoirs when compared to this time last year. Because of that, reservoir levels are near where they were a year ago despite starting the irrigation season with lower levels, according to a weekly drought update from the Utah Division of Water […]

ST. GEORGE — Utah’s wildlands are abuzz with the sound of … drones? In an effort to expand its law enforcement investigative methods, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recently launched its first conservation officer drone team, according to a press release issued Thursday by the DWR. The new Unmanned Aerial Systems team had to […]

CEDAR CITY — The 20 semifinalist designs for a proposed new Utah state flag were set up in Cedar City on Thursday. Workers installed the array of 20 flags in a patch of grass known as the “Greenshow Commons” at the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts on the Southern Utah University campus. The […]