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(St. George, UT) -- A wildfire near Toquerville Falls is 50-percent contained. The fire has been held to 20 acres by firefighters, and the cause is not yet known. It started shortly after noon yesterday and two heavy tankers were dispatched to put fire retardant around the area ...

(St. George, UT) -- Colin Jack will serve the rest of state Representative Travis Seegmiller's term. Seegmiller has resigned effective July 1 as he is leaving the district. Jack is on the primary ballot for the next term. Seegmiller was charged with misdemeanors in October for shooting a doe in a residential area ...

(St. George, UT) -- The largest budget ever is being weighed by the St. George City Council. The 502-point-six-million-dollar budget would be 78-million more than last year's and more than double what it was give years ago. New capital projects are in the plan to help keep up with infrastructure demands ...

(St. George, UT) -- Washington County authorities this week arrested an 18-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage athlete at a sporting event in February. Police were told of the assault on February 13. The victim had been communicating with the suspect for two years before the assault ...

(St. George, UT) -- HBO will start shooting the series "We're Here" in St. George today as the show hosts drag shows and discussions in politically conservative parts of the country. At the city council meeting last night, LGBTQ members and allies voiced their concerns with the dressing room being moved a block away and open opposition of the show and Pride Month by some council members

(Garfield County, UT) -- The Utah Highway Patrol says a second person has died following a motorcycle crash in Garfield County. The UHP announced yesterday that a 61-year-old woman who was critically injured in the Memorial Day crash died from her injuries ...

(Cedar City, UT) -- A 43-year-old man is facing drug possession and distribution charges after being caught with 30 pounds of meth in his gas tank. Utah Highway Patrol troopers arrested Javier Lopez after his stop on Interstate 15 north of Parowan over the weekend ...

(St. George, UT) -- Sunlight last evening caused a driver to miss a red light and start a three-vehicle crash in St. George. The Honda hit a Toyota, which then spun and hit a Mercedes. One passenger in a vehicle suffered a minor injury. The Honda driver was ticketed for not obeying a traffic signal and for a learner's permit violation ...

(Carbon County, UT) -- A Utah hunting guide who helped Donald Trump, Junior bag a black bear in 2018 has been charged with illegally luring the animal to its death. Sixty-one-year-old Wade Cox Lemon of Millard County has been charged with destruction of protected wildlife by the Utah Attorney General's Office ...

(St. George, UT) -- Five southern Utah counties will share nearly two-million-dollars in Go Utah Outdoor Recreation Grants. The governor's Office of Economic Opportunity says 14 projects will be funded in Washington, Iron, Beaver, Garfield, and Kane counties ...