Greg Neft
More Than 100 Pounds of Marijuana Seized from I-15 Traffic Stop
Over 100 pounds of marijuana is seized from a Wisconsin motorist, after she was stopped on I-15 at Milemarker 13 last week. Washington County authorities say they stopped by a black car with Florida plates trailing another vehicle on the freeway's northbound side...
St George Sinkhole Swallows Car, Closes Street
Heavy rains force open a sinkhole in St. George Monday night. The hole then promptly swallows a car halfway. The sinkhole opened along 100 South between 800 and 900 East. Police closed off the road while crews worked on freeing the car and repairing the hole...
Crews Battling Kolob Upper Fire As Road Reopens To Traffic
Roads through Zion National Park are back open amid an ongoing wildfire. Officials closed Kolob Terrace Road between State Route 9 and the Lava Point area to allow for firefighters to contain the blaze. The road was reopened with a pilot car guiding traffic beyond the Kolob Upper Fire. Crews a...
Willie Billings Disputes House District 72 Recount
Utah House District 72 candidate Willie Billings still wants a hand count of every ballot in the primary election, as Joe Elison remained the winner after a recount this week. Elison's lead increased from seven to eleven votes, but Billings is claiming he has a 20-percent lead...
Wildfire Breaks Out In Zion National Park
Firefighters are monitoring a wildfire that's burned more than 20 acres at Zion National Park. Officials closed Kolob Terrace Road last night after the fire was reported late in the afternoon. Firefighters from the National Park Service and partner agencies were responding to the fire last night...
Several Southern Utah Churches Vandalized
Both Hurricane and St. George Police say a total of 8 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint facilities were the target of vandals overnight Wednesday. 6 of them were in St. George, 2 of the facilities were in Hurricane. All included the same types of vandalism...
Smoke, Fire Seen at Hoover Dam
(Clark County, NV) -- A small explosion and fire was reported at the Hoover Dam in Nevada. According to multiple sources, this happened at the Arizona turbine house Tuesday morning. Video shows black smoke pouring out from the bottom of the dam as a fire burns. The blaze was...
I-15 Traffic Stop Results In Seizure Of Meth, Cocaine
The Utah Highway Patrol has arrested a 36-year-old for several drug charges after pulling him over on Interstate 15 in Cedar City. Felix Rodriguez-Portillo was pulled over Sunday morning and found to have 20 pounds of meth and two kilos of cocaine...
Ivins To Spend Millions On Improving Old Dixie Highway 91
The city of Ivins will spend just over two-million-dollars in addition to two-million federal dollars to improve Old Dixie Highway 91. The city already committed over one-point-seven-million-dollars in the fiscal 2021 budget, which councilmember Mike Scott called alarming, but added his fears were swayed by the federal spending...