UPDATE: As of 1:30 on Friday, the Neck Fire has burned approximately 10,000 acres with five percent containment. Officials believe the fire was caused by lightning Thursday evening. 120 firefighters are working on getting more containment. — Fire officials are battling another fire in Utah. The Neck Fire is burning […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Officials in a southern Utah city are considering whether to preserve a painted image of a Native American and the name “Redmen” on a water tank or allow it to be changed. The Spectrum reports the Cedar City Council reviewed last week two competing resolutions on the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Nevada man reported missing and endangered has died in Utah in a car accident. Utah Highway Patrol officials say 62-year-old Lief Johansson died at the scene of Saturday’s crash several miles north of Paragonah. They say the car he was driving stopped […]
The mayor of Parowan, Utah is facing charges after he bought discounted items from a hardware store where he used to work. The Cedar City Police Department says Preston Griffiths was charged with theft after he got unauthorized discounted prices on a variety of items in December from the Parowan True Value […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A committee of students, teachers and tribal members is recommending a southern Utah high school get rid of its “Redmen” mascot that is offensive to Native Americans and others. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that the committee voted 17-7 on Tuesday night to change Cedar […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — A review is underway to determine if a potentially offensive mascot at a Utah high school should remain. The Spectrum reports Iron County school officials are considering changing Cedar High School’s Redmen mascot. The Iron County School District said in a statement that the Redmen moniker was […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Three schools in Cedar City were put on lockdown after a driver reported seeing a man carrying an assault rifle in the area, but responding police quickly found a man fitting the description but carrying a weed whacker. The Spectrum reports that the man was doing yard […]
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Cedar City police are looking for whoever dumped diesel fuel onto a high school football field. Investigators say the vandalism on the field at Canyon View High School resembled male private parts. Police have not said what charges any suspects in the case could face–a felony count of vandalism may […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities in Utah have identified a naked man who kicked in the front door of a house in Cedar City and was shot multiple times by one of the homeowners. Iron County Sheriff’s officials say 24-year-old Christian Holbert was airlifted Tuesday to a St. George […]
