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Sexual assault does happen in St. George and a lot more often than most people choose to believe. Camden Caifa, a resident of St. George for the past 17 years, is the Clinical Director of the non-profit organization Southwest Forensic Healthcare. Cai...

Most doctors know it. Most patients know it. And yet we still have a problem. A recent study by Intermountain Health and Stanford University has shown once again that Americans are using too many antibiotics, many of which have some serious and devastating side effects...

Cathy Freitas is something of a dog whisperer. Or cat. Or bird. Or hedgehog? Freitas, who was on the Andy Griffin Show Tuesday, is the Director of the Animal Services Department for the City of St. George and she admits that it's a dirty job...

St. George is known for many things: Temperate winters, blazing summers, Ironman and St. George Marathon, Huntsman Senior Games, the spring art festival, amazing golf courses, expansive trail system, pickleball mecca -- that's just naming a few...

Governor Cox appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday. He said the mental and emotional damage caused by social media is likely to destroy an entire generation of children unless it is stopped. He also said that new laws passed in Utah are likely to face a legal challenge, but he feels confident the state will win...

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.   ...