KDXU Sunrise Stories for September 15, 2023. A mom saves her baby from a burning houseboat, a stabbing in Cedar City, and phone scammers posing as deputies.
It's not often you get to relate to authorities on a more humorous level, but the Facebook page for the Washington County Sheriffs office does just that.
On Saturday, April 15, the Washington County Dispatch responded to a report of juveniles at the fairgrounds, allegedly with guns.
A Washington County Sheriff’s Office press release said that officers responded to the call within minutes as officers were already patrolling the grounds at the time. The group...
The Shivwits Band of Paiutes is looking out for trespassers on Band land which has become an increasing issue.
A recent press release said that the Reservation land spans 28,000-acres and the tribe has been seeing more trespassing on Band Land. So, to a...
(Washington County, CO) -- A woman is facing charges in Washington County after two triathletes were injured on Saturday. The athletes were taking part in the St. George Ironman triathlon when they were hit while riding bicycles on Saturday morning. One of the r...
(St. George, UT) -- The Washington County Sheriff's Office says they've identified the body found Anasazi Road as 36-year-old Lewis Russell of Ivins. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, detectives discovered Russell deceased on the ground next to a red pickup truck that was stolen from the construction business about a half mile down Anasazi Road...
(Ivins, UT) -- The Washington County Sheriff's Office says they responded to a report of a possible burglary at a construction yard south of Ivins off Anasazi Road. As deputies were responding, employees of the company located some stolen property near the yard where a 36 year old male was laying on the ground, deceased, under suspicious circumstances...
(St. George, UT) -- A 76-year-old St. George man is facing charges of sexually abusing a teenage boy and giving him gifts. Terry Carlsen was arraigned yesterday on two felonies and a misdemeanor. The teen told authorities Carlsen bought him a four-wheeler after he said he was interested in them, and then would try to inappropriately touch him. The teen's father...
(St. George, UT) -- Washington County reported that longtime sheriff Cory Pulsipher passed away Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Statement from Washington County:
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that our beloved former-Washington County Sheriff, Cory Pulsipher, has passed away after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer
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