Greg Neft
Left Fork Fire Up to 3,000 Acres, Evacuations Continue
(Kanab, UT) -- The Kane County Sheriff's Office is recommending the evacuation of homes and cabins in the area of the Left Fork Fire. The Sheriff's Office said yesterday that residents of the Bryce Woodlands Estates area near Kanab should leave after the wildfire escaped fire lines on the southwest side...
Left Fork Fire Continues to Grow
(Bryce Canyon National Park, UT) -- Crews say the Left Fork Fire burning near Bryce Canyon National Park is up to about 3,000 acres and is only 5-percent contained. Now the Kane County Sheriff's Office says the Incident Management Team managing the the fire has recommended an evacuation of the Bryce Woodlands Estates. Due to i...
Rocky Mountain Power Warns Residents
(Cedar City, UT) — Rocky Mountain Power officials say they will cut power proactively if needed to help prevent wildfires in central and southern Utah. Senior vice president of power delivery Curt Mansfield says their system can withstand most weather events, but adds extreme weather is unpredictable and in any season can cause damage. He a...
Red Flag Fire Warning in Effect for Southern Utah
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for almost all of southern Utah, including Beaver, Iron, Garfield, and Washington counties. It is in effect from 10 a.m. today through 10 p.m. Saturday. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s with humidity between five and ten-percent...
Suspect in Pizza Hut Robbery Arrested
(St. George, UT) -- A man under arrest after a robbery at one St. George Pizza Hut yesterday afternoon. Police say the suspect entered the location off Sunset and Dixie Drive around 4:45, said he had a gun and demanded money…he never produced a weapon. Busin...
Evacuations in Hurricane After State Street Gas Leak
(Hurricane, UT) -- Police are asking you to avoid State Street between 300 and 500 North due to a gas leak at Hurricane Health and Rehab. Police in Hurricane have State Street shut down as crews work to get the gas leak under control. Authorities have evacuated the area as a precaution
Careless Smoker Blamed For St. George Regional Airport Fire
(St. George, UT) -- A smoker tossed a cigarette butt into landscape shrubbery yesterday at St. George Regional Airport, causing a fire in the parking lot. Airport employees put out the blaze just after 5 p.m. Monday. The National Weather Service says wind gusts were peaking around 33-miles-an-hour at the time and it was about 105 degrees
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Crash Near Apple Valley Kills One
(Apple Valley, UT) -- A passenger in a vehicle has died after a crash around 4:30 p.m. yesterday near Apple Valley. Two Chevrolet Silverado trucks collided head-on on state Route 59. Both drivers are hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries...
Median Price For Washington County Home $762,500
(St. George, UT) -- It will cost you several pretty pennies for a home in Washington County. Realtor.com says the county's median sales prices is now 762-thousand-500-dollars, up 15-point-seven percent in the past year. Homes are on the market for just 22 days before they are sold, down from 25 days in April...
Six UT Men Among 31 Arrested At ID Pride Event
(Coeur d'Alene, ID) -- Half a dozen Utahns are among the 31 white nationalists arrested for allegedly planning to riot at an LGBTQ+ Pride event in northern Idaho Saturday. The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office says six Utah residents were arrested near the Pride in the Park event in Coeur d'Alene...