Craig Bennett

Gov. Gary R. Herbert has authorized the lowering of the flag of the United States of America and the Flag of the State of Utah on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in observance of Patriot Day. Gov. Herbert issued the following statement in relation to Patriots day: “On September 11, 2001, our nation suffered a malicious attack predicated upon fear andanger. Thou... Read More ...

Utah Governor Gary Herbert is denying Washington and Iron County their requests to move into the green phase of the reopening process. Herbert says it's hard to approve these requests if the data doesn't justify it. The governor claims Washington County and Iron County are getting close, but there's a few areas of transmission rates that are a little too high ...

Authorities in southern Utah arrested a man on Wednesday who is accused of violently attacking and threatening to a kill a woman to prevent her from testifying against him in a criminal case. The investigation began on Monday, when officers with the St. Geo ...

Every year hundreds of people gather at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument to watch one of conservation’s biggest spectacles – the release of captive-bred California Condors to the wild. This day is a celebration of the dedication and tenacity that hundreds of people have put into bringing the iconic California Condor back from the brink of extinction. In the 198 ...

To further foster an environment of open education, Dixie State University is planning to award freshman academic scholarships based primarily on students’ unweighted high school GPAs. The new system for awarding scholarships, which goes into effect for those applying for the 2021-2022 academic year, no longer factors in students’ ACT or SAT test scores, but focuses on students’ performance in the

Authorities are revealing more information regarding human remains found buried at the home of an elderly woman in Cedar City, who has not been seen since April.  While police are waiting for results from the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner of an autopsy and unable to confirm at this point that the remains are of 73-year-old Kay Gosewisch, they can confirm that it’s a homicide investigation fo

The suspect in a deadly hit and run in Cedar City is in police custody.  Investigators say 25-year-old Jacob Schmidt was arrested yesterday during a traffic stop.  Schmidt was being sought for a Monday hit and run in a Home Depot parking lot that left a 37-year-old man dead.  Pol ...

A Cedar City man suspected of being involved in the death and disappearance of his own mother is facing several charges including abuse or desecration of a dead body. Police say the remains of Joshua James Glover's 73-year-old mother, Kay Gosewisch was, were found in her home where he also lived and the autopsy revealed the date of the alleged abuse of the body as April 14th ...

Black Americans are more prone to be diagnosed with and die from COVID-19 because they hold a high percentage of the jobs considered essential during the pandemic.  That's the finding from a new University of Utah study published in World Medical & Health Policy.  Re ...

Utah Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox says the damage from a wind storm that roared through the state yesterday is similar to a 2011 storm that struck Davis County. Intermountain Healthcare reported that one person died as the result of injuries received in yesterday's storm but did not give details ...