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It's been all over the news in the last few days: The discovery of cracking damage at a 140-year-old reservoir dam in Garfield County has led officials to close a part of the highway. The highway patrol is assisting in restricting access to Panguitch Lake in Southeast Utah...

I've seen a couple of angst-ridden posts online lately, people stress-writing about a recent experience in getting on the freeway. I feel your pain. I remember as a new driver a few years ago (OK, more than a few) the biggest stress I had was the thought of having to merge with full-speed drivers when trying to merge onto the fast-moving Interstate. ...

The Garfield County Sheriff's Office Tuesday, issued a public service announcement regarding the on-going situation at Panguitch Lake Dam, elevating the crisis to a Level 2 Emergency Situation "due to potential risks identified with the dam's integrity...

Windy weather caused a residential fire in Hurricane to spread to another home, prompting an emergency response from Southern Utah fire crews.

Sunrise Stories for April 10, 2024. A crack was discovered at a dam on Panguitch Lake, causing an emergency situation in the area and a potential evacuation.

I love this country and I love Southern Utah. But sometimes I just don't understand. Incredible people like Kristy Pike run the Washington County Children's Justice Center, a place where children can be examined and interviewed as a follow-up to horrific crimes that have been committed against them...

Last year, we had a double-fatality in Southern Utah stemming from a wrong-way driver. Last month a woman was killed when a Utah Highway Patrol officer had to forcibly crash into the woman's vehicle to stop her wrong-way travel. Last week, four people narrowly escaped serious injury when they had a major collision near the port of entry in Southern Utah after entering the freeway going the wrong d

The Garfield County Sheriff's Office issued a public statement Tuesday, on damage discovered in the dam at Panguitch Lake. The news release states that on Monday, "it was discovered that the Panguitch Lake Dam had sustained damage resulting in transverse cracking on the upper portion of the dam...

Dogs? Cats? Nah, it's all about the birds in Southern Utah. At least, that's what Stockton Myers thinks.

Sunrise Stories for April 9, 2024. Google searches for "eyes hurt" began to trend following the solar eclipse that was viewable throughout the U.S.