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(Toquerville, UT)  --  Toquerville Mayor Keen Ellsworth is out of office.  He resigned after news broke about his work as a paid consultant to the developers of a 65-million-dollar complex proposed in the city.  Ellsworth was elected mayor last November and said in his resignation letter he was offered a new career opportunity he didn't expect.  The city announce...

(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 ...

The Utah Department on Transportation is reporting that I-15 northbound and southbound is closed at mile marker 27 near Toquerville. Traffic is being re-routed off of the freeway at SR17 (Anderson Junction) and mile marker 16, three miles north of Washington ...

The Anderson Junction Fire burning near Toquerville is now 50-percent contained.  The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands says the wildfire has burned roughly 350 acres.  Strong winds in the area have kept crews on their toes.  Inv ...

The Hurricane, Colorado City, Washington City and St. George fire departments as well as the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service have responded to the fire, which has been dubbed the 1450 Fire. The fire in Hurricane, which has grown to around 50-60 acres, is burning north from 600 East near the Sky Mountain Golf Course ...

One woman is dead after a crash Sunday night outside of Toquerville.  UHP says a 17-year-old girl with a learner's permit was driving a pickup truck eastbound on State Route 17 when she failed to properly navigate a turn, smashing into a concrete barrier.  ...