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A recent post by our friends at the St. George Police Department was troubling and comforting at the same time. The post, which outlines the plans by a pair of California "criminals," mentions the duo thought St. George area would be an easy mark, an easy way to steal some stuff and then head back to Cali. ...

Years ago I used to referee basketball and softball. I had taken an "Officiating Basketball" class in college -- it was a real class and was actually pretty tough. The tests were killer. But as part of that class, all students were required to referee a certain number of games, be it intramural, local rec league, sub-varsity high school, even church ball (provided you could document that

Super majority means bill can't be challenged by referendum.

Like most of the rest of southern Utah, Leeds is growing like a weed. And while Leeds mayor Bill Hoster is very supportive of landowners and their desire and ability to develop their lands, he also wants to make sure that growth is done responsibly and under control...

The bill would raise teacher pay and allow for more school choice in the state

St. George is known by many as being Cruise City as we have so many folks in this town that love to go on cruises or just generally take vacations and Morris Columbus is presenting an opportunity for southern Utahns to learn more about that "Bucket List" destination that's on your mind...

Intermountain Healthcare has now officially changed its name to Intermountain Health, reflecting an added emphasis on keeping people healthy, as well as continuing to provide world-class medical care at its hospitals and clinics. Intermountain Health announced the name change in 2022 and that the name would be officially changed in 2023 ...

You probably work pretty hard. Modern society dictates that we put in 40, 50 or even 60 hours a week in our jobs if we're to be considered a valuable employee. Being the first one in the office and the last one out is often revered in the workplace (whether that's right or wrong is a debate for another time)...

I've never met Gary Gulman. In fact, the 6-foot-6 comedian has been on television dozens of times and I haven't caught him live even once. I feel bad about that, but truthfully I don't watch TV much anymore, so it's not surprising. But on my Facebook feed today his bit about the meeting to abbreviate the states came across and I clicked on it ... a...

If you ask the average person what superpower they would like, you might get replies like, "X-ray vision,'" or "Super speed," or even "Limitless strength." But a large portion of people would definitely respond that it would be super cool to be able to fly...