Saint George
CRIME & SAFETY
Vehicle catches fire while towing a boat near St. George
LEEDS, Utah — Firefighters in Washington County were busy on the Fourth of July after a vehicle fire started a grass fire near Leeds, Utah, approximately 16 miles northeast of St. George. A UHP spokesman said a Land Rover was towing a boat when it caught fire Thursday afternoon....
Police: Unoccupied car rolls onto St. George Boulevard, causes 3-vehicle crash
ST. GEORGE — A crash involving three vehicles shut down a block of St. George Boulevard for about 40 minutes Wednesday morning. Police said drivers in two of the vehicles were uninjured, and there was also nobody injured in the third vehicle. That’s because nobody was in the third...
Police cite distracted driver who hit light pole, rolled vehicle over curb on Dixie Drive in St. George
ST. GEORGE — Westbound traffic on Dixie Drive was reduced to one lane Wednesday night after a vehicle hit the curb, smashed into a light pole, rolled and slid to a stop on its side. St. George Police and Fire Department units responded to Dixie Drive just past South...
2 critically injured in 3-vehicle crash on SR-18 near Veyo
VEYO — A three-vehicle crash on state Route 18 about a half-mile south of the turnoff for the Veyo Pools Resort left two people critically injured, including one person driving a Rocky Mountain Power vehicle who had to be airlifted to the hospital. The crash occured around 12:20 p.m....
Hurricane Police issue shelter-in-place order due to active incident
HURRICANE — Hurricane residents were asked to shelter in place Thursday evening. According to a press release issued by Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Hurricane City Police Department, at approximately 4:13 p.m. the Consolidated Communication Center received a call about a possible suicidal man in the area in the 3400 block of 290 N. It was reported he was armed and in the street in front of his house. Officers from Hurricane City Police Department and deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area. The subject was located and found to be armed with a rifle and handgun.
Details scarce in possible drowning at Sand Hollow Reservoir
HURRICANE, Utah, July 2, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Utah State Parks officials are expected to release a statement Wednesday about a possible drowning Sunday at Sand Hollow Reservoir. St. George emergency dispatch said Hurricane Valley Fire and Rescue and park rangers responded to the incident at the reservoir, which...
Injured teen hiker rescued in Hurricane
HURRICANE, Utah, July 2, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Crews from Hurricane Valley Fire & Rescue responded Tuesday morning when a call came in about a 16-year-old hiker injured in a fall. Crews from Station 41 and 43 responded after the 9 a.m. call, and went to the area, Three...
Vehicle fires light up I-15 from Toquerville to New Harmony
ST. GEORGE — Vehicle fires on Interstate 15 between Toquerville and New Harmony, as well as in Kolob Canyon, sent black smoke into an otherwise blue Independence Day sky. The fires also delayed traffic and, in two of the cases, blackened brush along I-15. The first car fire took...
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