Chris Holmes

I’m Chris Holmes, co-host of the Big Picture Morning Show. I also enjoy my work as a sports and news contributor on KSUB. I hold a Masters of Professional Communication degree from Southern Utah University. While at SUU my work received numerous awards including the 2009 King Foundation Best of Festival Award in the National Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts. I live in Cedar City, with wife, Marie.

CCPD: Midnight Fight Leads to Stabbings

Cedar City, UT - Just before midnight Wednesday (9/13/23), Cedar City Police Department received a report of a fight that occurred in the 1000 W block of Brook Street (approx. 500 North) and that someone was lying in the street. While officers were enroute, another call was received from the Cedar City Hospital in reference to two male victims with stab injuries...

Hiker Dies in Grand Canyon NP

National Park Service officials say a call came in to the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center of a hiker in distress on the North Kaibab Trail, approximately one mile south of Cottonwood Campground. Before NPS first responders could reach the scene the hiker became unresponsive and bystanders initiated CPR. Att...

WCSO Search & Rescue Puts in Long Day – KSUB News Summary

>>Hikers Rescued In Pine Valley (St. George, UT) -- Several hikers are now safe following a busy day for Washington County Search and Rescue. Members responded to a number of incidents on Saturday in Pine Valley, including for a teenager who possibly dislocated his knee. The ...

Maloy Wins Republican Primary – KSUB News Summary

(St. George, UT) -- Congressman Chris Stewart's former aide, Celeste Maloy, has won the Republican nomination in the race to take his place in the U.S. House after he resigns next week. Maloy took more than 38-percent of the vote in the sprawling district that includes Washington and Iron counties...

Two Die in Minersville Highway Crash

Two people died after a head-on crash on State Route 130 (Minersville Highway), Tuesday. Just before 10pm, a White Ford Econoline van was traveling northbound on SR-130 near mile post 13. The van drifted into the oncoming southbound lane and sideswiped a farm implement, which was being towed by a tractor. The...

Piute County’s Bushman Named to State Post – KSUB News Summary

>>Bushman Named Director Of EMS Division At DPS SALT LAKE CITY – (August 29, 2023) – The Department of Public Safety is pleased to announce the appointment of Darin J. Bushman as the new Division Director for the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. With an impressive ba...

HS Football Links for Friday Sep 1

Fresh off its cross-town rivalry win over Cedar, Canyon View looks to keep its perfect (3-0) record intact hosting Ben Lomond, Friday. The Falcons started the season with a resounding 57-29 win at 4A Mountain View; Week 2 the Falcons came out on top 55-41 after going back and forth with the Pine View Panthers; and last week, CV held off a late bid by Cedar to claim a rivalry victory 20-17 over th

Two Busted For Passing Bogus Bills

Cedar City Police responded to Love's Truck stop, on the north interchange around 1230pm Wednesday, after a cashier reported that a customer was passing counterfeit one-hundred dollar bills. The cashier was familiar with a similar situation reported to police earlier this month...

Man Injured in Single-Vehicle Rollover – KSUB News Summary

>>Man Seriously Injured In Crash West of Cedar City (Cedar City, UT) -- A man in his 50s is seriously injured after a single-vehicle rollover Tuesday morning west of Cedar City. Utah Highway Patrol says it happened around 7:10 a.m. on State Route 56. The ...

Piute County Teen Sentenced for Murder of Girl Friend

On Monday (8-28-23), Francisco Daniel Aguilar was sentenced to 25 years to life to be served at the Utah State Prison for the aggravated murder of 16-year-old Jacqueline "Jacky" Nunez-Millan on the evening of January 8, 2023, as the two argued on a remote dirt road in Piute County...