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It was a landmark day in St. George for those who like to cook meat in a variety of BBQ ways -- the BBQ Pit Stop, which closed more than a month ago, reopened to fanfare, a car show and free food. The store, which doesn't sell BBQ'ed food, but rather supplies so customers can make their own BBQ at home, ran for nearly three years with owner Troy Poll...

It seems like it was announced ages ago, and the preparations have been going on nearly that long, but the Utah Department of Transportation is officially beginning construction on what will become Exit 11/Main Street Washington next week. As early as Monday UDOT will begin construction on I-15 between Green Spring Drive (Exit 10) and Washington Parkway (Exit 13) in Washington ...

We're getting close (two weeks from today) to one of the premier events in St. George as the St. George Art Festival is fast approaching. And for the first time, the festival will host a headlining band. The Spazmatics, a high-energy, 1980s tribute band that will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. o ...

Canyon View Middle School is on lockdown just one day after Canyon View Highschool also experienced a threat.   According to the Cedar City Police Facebook Page, the high school was on lockdown after a bomb threat on Thursday. Police rushed to the scene with a K-9 unit and the school was cleared. The...

Easter in only a few weeks away and Utah Tech University is preparing early.  The universities annual Trailblazer Nation Spring Fest is back and bigger than ever according to a press release. This year will have the largest egg hunt the event has ever had.   ...

Washington City Mayor Kress Staheli offered his "State of The City" address Tuesday and the first-term mayor said big things are in the works. Staheli addressed a packed house in the reception hall at the Washington City Community Center. "Ara (an Armenian word meaning - make it rain) Logistics Center will be a 276 acre development with 700,000 square feet of buildings developed by

Utah Tech University to welcome “cowboy writer” for a reading on campus.   A UT press release said Rod Miller, a Utah native, will be at the campus on April 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Zion Room. Miller is a four-time Winner of the Western Writers of America’s Spur Award. He is the author of d...

Doggy Bakes is a local bakery for dogs made possible through the love of animal rescue.  Owner, Amiyo Gill, began this endeavor last year after trying her hand at baking human-grade dog treats for RSQ Utah. RSQ Utah is a non-kill animal rescue organization located in Southern Utah which will occasionally hold bake-sales to help raise money for animals who need medical assistance.   ...

The snowpack up in the mountains has everyone talking about how all that water is going to have to come down and do it right through our communities. That's a certainty, although we're not sure how soon and how fast that snow melt will hit...

Does it seem like an especially deadly year on Utah roads this year? A rash of crashes this week included a deadly head-on collision on State Route 89 on the stretch between Kanab and Mt. Carmel. Three people are dead after the crash Tuesday evening in Kane County...