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The City of St. George has hired a new Economic Development Director, Chad Thomas to “lead the City’s efforts to foster economic growth, attract investments and enhance the overall prosperity of Utah’s fifth-largest city.”  A Wednesday press release from the city Thomas has an experience and passion for “building thriving communities. He last role was as Vice Presiden...

Artificial Intelligence or A.I. has become an increasingly popular work tool and resource, which is why Dixie Technical College is offering a six-week series on the subject.   A Utah Technical College press release said the school will be working with its locals to help educate them on the uses of A.I. in the...

Did you miss this week’s local news? Not to worry, we’ve got you covered. Check any of our St. George Townsquare Media station websites and you’ll be able to catch up with the news before the week is out.  Do You Still Need to Conserve Water in Utah?  The Utah Division...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4/ KDXU) – Parents in the Washington County School District should expect to get a letter from their children’s school sometime this week. This comes after Governor Spencer Cox passed an executive order providing time off for state employees to substitute in Utah schools amid staffing shortages, “Requesting that if they’re a state employee, they look at ways they can help out

CEDAR CITY, Utah (KDXU) - An elderly man is in the hospital after a structure fire Monday morning. According to Cedar City Police, officers responded to reports of a structure fire at 320 W 900 N and found out an elderly man was inside of the home ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KDXU) - Leaders at the Utah Department of Health say cases are rising again. Officials believe it's because of the Omicron variant. The department is reporting Omicron is responsible for 65% of cases right now in the state ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (KDXU/ABC4) - As the holidays are approaching, leaders at Switchpoint Community Resource Center in St. George, the only homeless shelter in Washington County, are asking for help as they continue to operate at capacity. Joni Drake is homeless ...

CEDAR CITY, Utah (KDXU/ABC4) - Farmers and ranchers in the agriculture industry say it’s becoming more challenging to find migrant workers through the H-2A Program. That’s a nonimmigrant visa program that allows U.S. employers to bring people form out of the country to fill agricultural jobs. Scott S ...

>>Officials Monitoring New Wildfire In Iron County (Iron County, UT)  --  Fire officials in southwestern Utah say a human-caused wildfire has now burned more than 150-acres in an area near the Antelope Mountains.  The Antelope Fire was first reported yesterday about 25 miles west of Cedar City.  No structures are ...

Boy Killed in Fall at Snow Canyon State Park Identified Officials with Utah State Parks are identifying the Iowa boy who fell to his death while free climbing in Snow Canyon State Park.  Elijah Baldwin of Farragut, Iowa was vacationing with his family in an area known as Pioneer Names when he decided to climb without any gear Sunday.  Th...