Month: July 2011

At approximately 4:00 Saturday afternoon, St. George Police responded to reports of a vehicle roll-over on Tonaquint Drive. Upon arrival officers found the single male occupant out of his vehicle and walking around. The driver appeared to have been traveling southbound near Chandler Drive when his truck drifted to the right.

Police say John Albert King appeared to have lost control and the vehicle rolled once, ending up on its side. No other vehicles were involved and no injuries were sustained. 

Officers gave King a field soberity test and questioned him of whether he was intoxicated. King was arrested and booked into Puragtory Correctional Facility for improper lane travel and intoxicated driving. 

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Just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, St. George police received a report of a missing man, 29-year-old Thomas Corbin, near the Southgate water tank overlooking Bloomington. St. George Police Captain Kyle Whitehead told SUN News that multiple crews were called to the scene where they found Corbin’s body at the bottom of the cliff. Teams spent several hours attempting to retrieve his body and were finally able to do so around 1 P.M.

Corbin was last seen with a friend atop the cliffs who was taken into custody and released later that day. Police are still unsure exactly how Corbin ended up at the bottom of the cliff.

Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

You may know this religion more for not celebrating holidays or birthdays, but did you know it started as a Bible student movement in the 1870’s in New York? The Jehovah’s Witnesses denomination was officially recognized in 1931 and today there are 7.5 million members. Members from southern Utah and Nevada converged for a convention in St. George this weekend.

A lunch hour car accident on Bluff street brings traffic to a stand still, and sends two people to the hospital. 

The drivers of each mid-size sedan were the only ones involved and injured in the accident. Authorities say the passengers sustained minor injuries, but were transported as a precaution. Officer Fuller gives us tips to staying safe on the roads. 

Watch the full Southern Utah Now Newscast from July 29, 2011.

14-year-old Matthew Parker was pronounced dead Thursday after a late night boat ride at Lake Powell.

Glen Canyon Recreation Area spokesman Max King told SUN News the Hurricane resident was enjoying a trip with his Boy Scouts group near Antelope Island. Around 9:30 p.m. the group was making a return trip in a boat from the island to Wahweap marina in the dark and struck a shallow rock, sending the boy overboard.

Attempts were made to save his life, but shortly after the accident he was pronounced dead. “After an investigation, the boy is presumed to have died from traumatic injury rather than drowning,” King said.

Two others sustained injuries in the accident but nothing life threatening.

Parker’s funeral will be held on Saturday, August 6, at 11:00 a.m. in the Hurricane 8th Ward chapel. That day also commemorates Parker’s 15th birthday.

Ever dreamed of becoming a teacher but didn’t want to go through the complicated processes involved in doing so? Well an alternative solution to that problem has just become available for aspiring educators.

The Alternative Routes to Licensure program allows individuals who currently hold a bachelor’s degree or higher to apply for the ability to teach particular subjects in middle, junior high, or high schools.

Applications are only being accepted until July 31, 2011.

State leaders released on Wednesday a new weapon to fight crime: a cell phone.

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff announced a new initiative allowing residents around Utah to anonymously give authorities tips via text or cell phone applications. This new tool is a quicker way to respond to a crime. It will help law enforcement agencies to do a better job, and it will also give residents the safety of keeping it anonymous.

Officials recommend that residents have their local police agency saved in their phone contacts.

VIA CELL PHONE APP:

If you have a tip about a crime, you can go to your iPhone or Android Market and download the TipSoft app.

VIA TEXT MESSAGE:

If you have a tip about a crime, you can send a text message to “CRIMES” (274637) and add an agency-specific keyword. The state agency-specific keywords are the following:

If you have a tip about a crime, you can visit the CrimeReports website at http://www.tipsoft.com/

Remember, all of the tips will be kept anonymously.

Watch the full SUN Newscast on July 28, 2011.