DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY

The vigil was held to honor 18-year-old Peyton Hall, who fell to his death from a dorm balcony Sunday

The freshman fell off a balcony in what police are saying was a tragic accident

(St. George, UT) -- Utah Tech University says it continues to grow. The school, formerly known as Dixie State University reports it welcomed its largest-ever student body this year. The university citing official enrollment numbers released by the Utah System of Higher Education Utah Tech’s fall 2022 student population consists of 12,556 individuals, an increase of 2.36 pe ...

(St. George, UT)  --  Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox says water conservancy is a St. George issue. Speaking at Utah Tech University yesterday, he said St. George is not on an island of its own. He said his cabinet is committed to working with the city to solve the problem. He also ...

(St. George, UT)  --  Utah Tech University President Richard Williams says they will be hosting the 2023 World Polytechnic Summit and will be building a new 120-thousand-square foot General Classroom Building. That will open in the fall of 2025 and have 45 classrooms, 105 faculty offices, and 20 study rooms. Williams...

(St. George, UT)  --  Former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis of South Carolina says he has changed his outlook on climate change and is in southern Utah this week to talk about it. Inglis had denied climate change was real when he was in office until 2011, but says talking with his children and doing research convinced him it is real, it is a threat, and Republicans need to get involved in the s

(St. George, UT)  --  Republican U.S. Senator Mitt Romney has taken a look at what the weather is doing in St. George and how the climate is affecting the community. Romney added he wanted to see first-hand what Utah Tech University is doing and called the university's vision for the future "very, very impressive." He said...

(St. George, UT) -- Utah Tech University swore in the school's interim Chief of Police Friday morning on-campus. Ron Bridge is a former police captain at the college, formerly known as Dixie State University. “We are thrilled that Captain Ron Bridge accepted the position of Interim Chief of Police for the Utah Tech Police Department,” Vice President of Administrative Affairs Paul Morris said. “Ron

(St. George, UT) -- Utah Tech University is now in the planning stage for its Innovation District west of the St. George Regional Airport. The university is looking at developing the 183-acre area near Desert Color Center. They say the first phase could ideally be open by 2026 and be governed through the Utah Tech University Innovation Foundation and affiliated entities with a goal of producing up