St. George News

In an effort to discover more about the desert tortoise, host David Yetman treks from the dry deserts of Utah to the tropics of Northwestern Mexico in search of these special animals.

All arrest information is taken from the jail booking log and police reports. Iron County Sheriff's Office * Kevin Lee Price, 33, 1273 North 650 West, Cedar City, was arrested Monday on a charge of theft and two charges of driving on a suspended license.

The children of famed historian Juanita Brooks donated a complete microfilm collection of her correspondence, manuscripts and historical records to Dixie State University on Tuesday amid a drive to finish a university-sponsored documentary of Brooks' life.

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to escape the desert heat and spend some time at Brian Head and Cedar Breaks.

An acquaintance and I were comparing notes the other day on how we like living here.

For the first time since St. George started the region's first public bus service in 2003, another municipality is coming on board.

Jeremy Johnson, 37, is charged with defrauding more than $275 million from 'unwitting' customers over five years in an online marketing scam Johnson, who has grabbed headlines for charitable acts including flying his own helicopter on rescue missions to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, has denied the charges The Utah businessman and his affiliates have ... (more)

ST. GEORGE -- Whether you were out of town, too busy working, or just missed it, the news continued to flow last week.

June 8 * Jerry Paul Pacheco Jr. and Brittnie Kay Guzman of Washington City * Danny Eugene Cooney of Washington City and Karen Kay O'Connor of St. George * Raymond Salas and Edylyn Begay of St. George * Nicholas Draper Hughes and Jenna Rae Sandall of St. George * Morgan Cody Jeppson of Toquerville and Courtney Sue Humphries of Hurricane ... (more)

All arrest information is taken from the jail booking log and police reports. The Spectrum reserves the right to report on other incidents at the editors' discretion.

Leading the way is St. George, with its first -- at least in my opinion -- real mayoral race in quite some time with incumbent Dan McArthur and council member Jon Pike squaring off.

The reason is many voters are interested in how their money is being spent. Fair or not, questions still surface from time to time as to why the city council purchased a carousel for the Town Square for about $300,000.

All arrest information is taken from the jail booking log and police reports. Iron County Sheriff's Office * Daniel Robert Hatch, 29, 3816 W. 700 North, Cedar City, was arrested Thursday on a charge of assault.

St. George firefighters responded to a Little Valley home Friday night after a shed caught fire and caused approximately $25,000 to $30,000 in damages.

Hoagan Powell was a senior at the University of Houston in 1977 when Big Brothers Big Sisters matched him with 9-year-old Chuck Williams.

He is the top law enforcement officer in the state and is being investigated by multiple agencies including the Utah State Bar, due to unseemly, potentially illegal/unethical practices.

On March 19, St. George resident Wayne Plute had his body temperature dramatically cooled and Wayne was taken off the heart-lung machine for 45 minutes so the surgical team could replace a defective section of Wayne's main aorta artery , replace a defective heart valve and complete several coronary artery bypass grafts.

A man accused of killing a St. George resident and then fleeing to Southern California in February will make his initial appearance in 5th District Court next month.

The Daughters of Utah Pioneers decorated the McQuarrie Memorial Museum on Friday in anticipation of the 75th anniversary of the building's dedication on Monday.

According to a study by the website nerdwallet.com, a consumer advocacy website based in San Francisco, Cedar City is the 14th most-affordable city in the United States.