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Alleged Utah employee charged with sexual battery after skirt-dispute video goes viral
Ashley Imlay, KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 11:53 p.m. | Save Story
A southern Utah woman was arrested Wednesday and accused of sexual battery after police say she approached another woman whose skirt she deemed to be too short and tugged on it at a restaurant.
4 men arrested after laughing gas, marijuana allegedly found in car during Cedar City traffic stop
Jeff Richards, St. George News | Posted April 25 - 8:11 p.m. | Save Story
Four men were arrested early Wednesday following a traffic stop in Cedar City, during which police say they found nitrous oxide and marijuana inside their vehicle.
'Definitely human-caused': Brush fire flares up at Brooks Nature Park in St. George
E. George Goold, St. George News | Posted April 25 - 9:05 a.m. | Save Story
Firefighters and first responders worked quickly to suppress a brush fire at Brooks Nature Park that for a brief period Wednesday night threatened an adjacent home.
Cedar City jury convicts man of raping co-worker at Paragonah dairy farm
Jeff Richards, St. George News | Posted April 24 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
A man accused of sexually assaulting a co-worker at a Paragonah dairy farm on Halloween morning of 2021 has been found guilty on all counts.
Officials identify person killed when southern Utah car pursuit ends in crash
Mark Jones, KSL-TV | Updated April 24 - 6:22 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Highway Patrol identified Wednesday a person who died following a crash in a police pursuit on April 20 in southern Utah.
Cause of Parowan teacher's death 'undetermined'
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 4:08 p.m. | Save Story
A recently completed report by the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office could not come up with a conclusive manner of death for a Parowan's woman who died in December.
Northbound I-15 reopens in Washington County after semitruck crash
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated April 24 - 3:17 p.m. | Save Story
Northbound I-15 has reopened several miles south of Kanarraville in Washington County after a crash forced the freeway's closure for several hours on Wednesday.
Iron County School District votes against return to 'Redmen' mascot for Cedar High School
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 1:04 p.m. | Save Story
The Iron County School District Board of Education on Tuesday voted 4-3 to retain "the Reds" as the official moniker and a wolf as the mascot of Cedar High School.
An honest day's work: Teens at Springdale Subway find purse full of cash, turn it in to authorities
Stephanie DeGraw, St. George News | Posted April 24 - 12:33 p.m. | Save Story
Three teenagers working at the Subway sandwich shop in Springdale discovered a purse left behind bursting with money Monday evening.
Motorcyclist critically injured in crash at Snow Canyon State Park
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted April 23 - 11:22 a.m. | Save Story
A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash early Tuesday in Snow Canyon State Park.
Police: Driver arrested for investigation of DUI following crash; 2 kids injured
Cody Blowers, St. George News | Posted April 23 - 11:15 a.m. | Save Story
Following a scooter-versus-automobile crash that seriously injured two juveniles Friday night, a St. George woman has been arrested for suspected DUI and other charges.
Local frustration on display over fed control of land at Congressional hearing in southern Utah
Suzanne Bates, Deseret News | Posted April 23 - 8:47 a.m. | Save Story
"Insulted," was the word Washington County Commissioner Adam Snow used when Rep. John Curtis asked how it felt for local leaders when the federal government made plans for land it controls in the county without including them.
23-year-old man killed in rollover crash in Washington County
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted April 22 - 2:16 p.m. | Save Story
Coy L. Strong, 23, was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash on state Route 18 near Enterprise in Washington County on Saturday, troopers said.
Emergency fishing closure lifted at Panguitch Lake after dam scare
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted April 22 - 12:13 p.m. | Save Story
Utah wildlife officials are allowing anglers to catch fish at Panguitch Lake once again after closing the reservoir off amid concerns over its dam earlier this month.
Small cities prove to be hotbeds for startups in Utah
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted April 21 - 9:14 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Small Business Credit Initiative was created last year and federally funded by the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to support small businesses — specifically in smaller and more rural communities.
Man dies in rollover crash in Washington County
Ashley Fredde, KSL.com | Posted April 21 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
A man died in a rollover crash late Saturday while traveling on state Route 18.
'We need entrepreneurship': Utah Tech bringing Sandbox program to southern Utah
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted April 19 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Tech University was selected last week to participate in a pilot launch of the Sandbox entrepreneurship program, which bolsters its polytechnic approach to education.
Within days of trial, defendant enters plea in southern Utah murder case
Cody Blowers, St. George News | Posted April 19 - 2:34 p.m. | Save Story
More than four years after a man was shot to death in Apple Valley, the defendant, who allegedly confessed to the shooting in 2019, entered a "no contest" plea.
