Utah woman killed in I-80 crash (124) Jul 31, 2008
Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 6:08 PM MDT A single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman from Saint George, Utah. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Ty Huffman, Matthew Demke, 21, of Saint George, Utah, and passenger McKensey Neil, 20, were traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 near the Granger exit when for reasons unknown, Demke lost control of his Ford Explorer. (Green River Star, WY)
Time to temper valley hostility Jul 23, 2008
panelrodder wrote on Jul 21, 2008 2:47 PM:" My hostility is affixed firmly to the highways and more specifically the drivers on the highways. I feel safer on the freeways of California than I do on almost any road in the state of Utah but even more so in Cache Valley. So many people seem to have just forgotten what the driver's manual says and do whatever they want to. I have noticed a dramatic difference in the both the quality of the drivers and their courteousness by simply getting north or... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Weekly Release: Vikings meet No.2 North Dakota in home opener Sep 19, 2007
and Dixie State in Saint George, Utah, will join Western and its fellow GNAC members Central Washington and Western Oregon in the GNAC football league. Humboldt State and Dixie State, currently members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association and the PacWest Conference, respectively, will be granted affiliate membership in the GNAC for football and the football conference will operate under the auspices of the GNAC. Neither the CCAA nor the PacWest sponsors football. (Wwuvikings.com)
* Polygamist sect leader's rape trial begins in Utah Sep 15, 2007
He could face five years to life in prison if he is convicted at the court hearing in Saint George, 488km south of Salt Lake City. The rape case against the religious leader is based on a teenage witness known only as "Jane Doe.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Girl, 14, 'ordered to have sex with cousin' Sep 14, 2007
He could face five years to life in prison if convicted at the court hearing in Saint George, 488 kilometers south of Salt Lake City in Utah. The rape case against the religious leader is based on a teenage witness known only as "Jane Doe". (Sydney Morning Herald)
Jury chosen for polygamist Prophet's trial Sep 14, 2007
SAINT GEORGE, Utah (CNN) -- Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was flown by helicopter to the Utah courthouse where his trial on rape-accomplice charges begins Thursday with lawyers laying out their cases for the jury. Polygamist sect leader Warren Steed Jeffs is accused of arranging marriages to underage girls. (CNN -- US)
Jury Selection Begins in Warren Jeffs Trial Sep 8, 2007
Latest Local Headlines. Just over a year after fugitive Warren Jeffs was arrested in a traffic stop outside Las Vegas, the polygamous sect leader is going on trial in southern Utah. (KRNV.com, NV)
Flash Flooding Hits Southwestern Utah Aug 2, 2007
Certain intersections in the valley saw flooding Wednesday, but Las Vegas got off light compared to neighboring Saint George. Torrential down pours in Washington County caused highways and even homes to flood forcing some evacuations and road closures. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Mitt's LDS roots run deep Jul 2, 2007
" Miles and Caroline had two children, whom Hannah helped to care for. But Caroline was not satisfied. She asked Young for permission to return to her parents in Salt Lake City. The separation was "the severest trial ever experienced" by Miles, according to "Life Story of Miles Park Romney," written by his son, Thomas. Miles and Hannah "made a special trip of three hundred miles by wagon to try to induce Carrie to return to her home in Saint George. But all their pleadings were in vain," and a... (Deseret News)
Neighbors, troops, inmates help out as Florida residents clean up after storms that killed 20 Feb 4, 2007
Since releasing a revised environmental assessment on the explosion in December, the government has held public "open houses" in Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Saint George, Utah. The EA claims that the level of radiation released would be below federal safety standards and the blast presents no public health hazards. (North County Times)
Vikings home for three games this week Jan 23, 2007
Dixie State, 11-7 overall, defeated the Vikings, 77-63, at Saint George, Utah, on Dec. 21. The Rebels, who are making the transition from junior college to NCAA Division II this season, have won their last three games, but have not played since Jan. 9. (Wwuvikings.com)
