UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | October 29, 2025

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Active Aging Lecture to Discuss Aging Eye

Intermountain Healthcare’s next active aging lecture will discuss “The Aging Eye” during the Friday, December 2 presentation. Dr. Reed Gibb, a St. George optometrist, will lead the discussion. Dr. Gibb is a member of the American & Utah Optometric Association and specializes in refractive surgery, cataracts, and geriatric retinal disease. He will discuss ways to […]

Mesquite Police Looking for Shooting Suspects

Mesquite Police Department is currently investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred in the area of Sandhill Boulevard and First North Street at approximately at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The suspects, who were in a blue Buick sedan, allegedly began chasing and shooting at the victim’s vehicle. The victim was not injured. Local officers arrived at […]

Retired Law Enforcement Officer Arrested for Sexual Abuse of a Child

A former southern Utah law enforcement officer was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually abusing a young family member over the course of two years. 60-year-old Kevin Davis was booked into Washington County Jail on five counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age 14. Washington City Police are still investigating the situation. […]

Police Searching for Suspect in Zions Bank Robbery

Police are searching at least one suspect involved in a robbery Thursday morning at the Bloomington Zions Bank. Officials report the robbery took place at 9:33 and according to Zions employees, no injuries were sustained. The lobby is currently closed in order for officials to question those involved with the incident. The suspect is said […]

National Parks Waive Fees for Veteran’s Day

All national parks, monuments, recreation areas, and historic sites will be celebrating Veteran’s Day by offering fee- free entry. Local national park units include Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Pipe Spring, Glen Canyon, Lake Mead, and Capitol Reef. This year, the fee free designation will apply to the entire Veteran’s Day weekend, Friday, Saturday and […]

Bee Experts Call I-15 Accident ‘Major Tragedy’

Though no humans were seriously injured Sunday, the semi crash on I-15 is being labeled as a major tragedy because of the number of bees lost during the accident.  “That truck probably had upward of 300-400 hives, it is most likely a lot of those bees won’t survive,” Pest control specialist Wade Beatty told SUN […]

Woman Allegedly Falsely Claims Three People Shot

A St. George woman is in jail tonight after police say she falsely reported the shooting of three individuals. St. George Police dispatch informed SUN News, they received a 911 call at approximately 5:30 p.m. from 24-year-old Daphne S. Alldredge, who reported three individuals had just been shot in a shed behind the house at […]

Netflix Flip-Flops on Qwikster

The decision to split their business into two separate entities has relapsed for Netflix Inc. After announcing last month they would split their DVD-by-mail services from Internet streaming services into a new company called Qwikster, Netflix has gone back on their decision, and will now remain one entity.  In a blog post from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on Monday, […]

State Of The Storm

State of the Storm for the week of October 9-16. Check out the State of the Storm facebook page.

Women Undergoing Chemotherapy Receive Free House Cleaning

A national organization is going the extra mile to soothe the pain of women going through chemotherapy by offering a free house cleaning once per month for 4 months of their treatment. Cleaning for a Reason will send a maid service in the patient’s zip code area to her house and pay for the company […]