virgin river gorge

(Littlefield, AZ)  --  Traffic heading south on Interstate 15 moved at a crawl last evening. The traffic through the Virgin River Gorge was moving around five-miles-an-hour from St. George to Mesquite. No accidents were reported, just a lot of people leaving the area. Northbou...

The remains of a local man were found in a remote area east of Bloomington last Friday. The man was identified as 39 year old Steven Richins. The multi-day search for the missing man began when a woman was found lying under a bridge about 2 miles south of Cedar Pocket in the Virgin River Gorge suffering from extreme exposure and disoriented ...

St. George resident, 39 year old Robby Joe Fritts died in the crash, Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said Tuesday. *********************************************************************** A wrong-way head-on collision Monday morning in the Virgin River Gorge near Cedar Pocket closed I-15 for several hours and killed one, injuring several others... Read More ...

According to Arizona Highway Patrol Sgt. John Bottoms, "We are experiencing heavy traffic volume as everyone is returning from their holiday. We currently have NB traffic backed up to the Beaver Dam  area approximately 7 miles on I-15. ...

A semitractor-trailer fire on the Arizona stretch of Interstate 15 was quickly extinguished thanks to the efforts of area firefighters Thursday afternoon. The driver of a FedEx semi hauling three trailers noticed smoke coming off the third trailer and pulled over in the area of milepost 25 on southbound I-15 in the Virgin River Gorge...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona Strip Field Office will be extending the temporary closure of the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area Campground in order to complete necessary renovations of the restrooms and other infrastructure to ensure the health and safety of visitors...

An accident last evening caused a major backup in the gorge and resulted in two people being transported to DRMC in St. George. Arizona Highway Patrol Trooper Thomas Callister said a vehicle traveling north failed to see that the traffic had stopped and collided with another vehicle at freeway speeds...

Authorities have recovered the body of a man who they said crashed intentionally into the Virgin River while fleeing from police near the Utah-Arizona border. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the driver is identified as 36-year-old Guadalupe Guillermo Nunez of Saint George, Utah...

Construction is set to begin today on I-15 in the Virgin River Gorge as the Arizona Department of Transportation begins work on three bridges. ADOT is advising drivers to expect major delays through the road construction area. To avoid the construction, motorists are being asked to take Old Highway 91 through Santa Clara and up over Utah Hill...

Traffic was backed up on Southbound I-15 on the bottom end of the Virgin River Gorge this afternoon. The back up was caused by a fatal accident. The right lane was blocked causing traffic to back up. The accident has now been cleared and traffic is moving normally...