When used in the historic context of the American West, the word "massacre" usually involves Anglo-Native conflicts--either a mass killing of whites by natives (Gunnison Massacre of 1853, where Captain John Gunnison and a surveying party were killed by Utes near Delta) or of natives by anglos (Bear River Massacre of 1863 where some 200 U
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Body Found in Shed Is Missing Woman
(Provo, UT) -- A body found in a shed behind a Provo home is that of a missing Springville woman. Police were called to a home on Heather Lane Sunday, where they found 53-year-old Arthuro Carrion, who had a key to the outbuilding...
Former SUU President Michael T. Benson has been named the 27th president at West Virginia University. The announcement was made by West Virginia University on Monday. Benson is the current president at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. His app...
Teen Sentenced For Attack On Woman
(St. George, UT) -- A LaVerkin teen has to register as a sex offender following an attack on a woman in Washington County. Oliver Hepworth appeared before a judge in St. George this week after pleading guilty to forcible sexual abuse, kidnapping, and assault...
BYU To Reopen Jerusalem Center
(Provo, UT) -- Brigham Young University is reopening its Jerusalem Center. Academic programs there were halted 18 months ago when Hamas attacked Israel. Officials say now that a cease fire agreement has been reached, they feel confident in welcoming back students in April...
Cedar City, UT – One man is dead, another treated for injuries and under arrest following a stabbing incident in Iron County.
On Wednesday (2/12/25), just before 530pm, deputies from the Iron County Sheriff’s Office, a SWAT team and Emergency medical personnel, responded to an area north west of Cedar City after a report of a stabbing involving two men. One man w...
Cedar City, UT – On Tuesday (February 10, 2025), just after 9am, Iron County Sheriff's deputies and several local fire departments responded to a structure fire at a commercial manufacturing plant located north of Cedar City.
Firefighters found the three-story building fully engulfed in flames. No h...
(Cedar City, Utah) - At 750am Wednesday (2/5/25) morning, classes at Canyon View Middle were on "hold" with a "controlled entry" as Cedar City Police, including the school's assigned School Resource Officer swiftly investigated a threat issued on social media...
Pedestrian Hit by Car in Ivins
(Ivins, UT) -- A person on an electric scooter was seriously injured after being struck by a car in Ivins on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. near Vista Charter School. Police say the pedestrian, who was not a student at the school, was riding in a designated crosswalk when hit by the vehicle...