Metal cutting in southern Utah has lead to another fire, except this time fire officials say, it was completely legal and under regulations. Dispatch received a report Thursday around 11:30 that an explosion had erupted at Dixie Metal Recycling located in Fort Pierce Industrial park. The company had just purchased two 10,000 gallon heating oil […]
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has released photos of Warren Jeffs as he enters the incarceration process. Jeffs begins his time in prison without any chance of parole for the next 45 years, which will make him 100 years old at that time. Texas offender regulations require that inmates must be completely shaven, to […]
Diamond Valley homeowners received a scare when they witnessed large flames creep towards their houses Saturday. Fire crews were called to a wildfire in the area around 4:34 p.m. near the north side of Diamond Valley subdivision. The fire has burned 104 acres and structural protections measures took place to keep homes safe. Fire officials […]
When local teen Ammon Puriri got in the waters of Lake Powell on July 26, he wasn’t expecting to leave them in a Life Flight Helicopter. Ammon was enjoying a day with close friends when he was run over by a boat, badly damaging his lower right leg and foot. When he arrived to Flagstaff […]
St. George police and fire crews received a call around 10:30 a.m. Saturday on reports of a structure fire. Upon arriving at the scene, a house located at 844 W. 1250 N. near Elks Lodge was billowing smoke out of the attic. Crews consisting of multiple fire trucks, including a ladder truck, battled the blaze […]
Lightning sparked a large wildfire Friday near Badger Peak, about 15 miles north of Cedar City. The fire, which started around 4:30 p.m., has burned an estimated 8,500 acres and is 90% contained. The only closures in the area are dirt roads west of Minersville near Thermo. No structures have been threatened and no evacuations […]
Washington County Drug Task Force, St. George SWAT, the DEA and other agencies once again came together Thursday to eradicate another marijuana grow. The grow, located on General Steam Road about 10 miles northwest of Veyo consisted of 7,731 plants which were successfully seized and removed from the area by helicopter. No arrests were made […]
Utah is riddled with breathtaking cliffs and miles of sandstone. Those two mixed together in an adrenaline pumping recipe gathers hundreds of the world’s best climbers to our alley. But few are as talented (or should we say crazy?) as 25-year-old Alex Honnold. YouTube has been giving Honnold a significant amount of world-wide attention for […]
In the past 150 years there have been tremendous breakthroughs in technology. Inventions ranging from automobiles, airplanes, telephones, space shuttles, and so much more. All of these inventions have been created for some form of making our lives more simple, safe, or enjoyable. Even recently, simple advancements we use every day have changed the way […]
On Sunday night, Republican and Democrat leaders came to an agreement in the national debt crisis and what to do next. Though neither side was completely satisfied with the attempt to reduce federal spending over the next 10 years, how does the plan affect southern Utah? “I’m glad that we have taken a step to […]