National Cemetery In Cedar City Named: KSUB News Summary

New details are available concerning a Veterans cemetery planned for Cedar City . The federal Department of Affairs says the Southern Utah National Cemetery will provide a solemn resting place for service members and their families. The site will have acreage for approximately 15-thousand veterans and others in St. George and Cedar City. The cemetery is part of a VA program designed to provide burial access to former service members in rural areas. It is planned to open next fall.

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Recount Process For 2^nd Congressional District Underway

Republicans in Utah's 2nd Congressional District, the geographically largest district in the state, are having their primary ballots recounted today. The recount is for U.S. Representative Celeste Maloy and Republican candidate Colby Jenkins. Election officials say 107-thousand-282 votes were cast either in person or through the mail on June 25th. Just 214 votes separated the two candidates with Maloy having the edge. Jenkins says he formally requested the recount by contacting Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, who oversees the state's elections. Jenkins asked that his campaign representatives be given "meaningful access" to the recount process. Under Utah law, a candidate is entitled to request a recount if they finish within 0.25 percentage points in the race. Iron County Clerk Jon Whittaker in a public notice says the recount in Iron County will begin on Wednesday, July 31^st.

Police Ask For Help Identifying Hit And Run Suspect

Unified police are asking for the public's help in identifying the driver of a truck that was at the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident in Millcreek. Police say early on Saturday, July 27th, 20-year-old Lindsey VanOrman stopped her car on South 2300 East after seeing a cat on the road. Police say VanOrman left her vehicle with hazard lights on to assist the animal. A truck, possibly a silver Nissan Titan with a broken headlight, struck her and fled the scene. Police have surveillance video that shows at least two other vehicles were close enough to see the accident happen. Contact the police if you have any information.

Two Die In Utah County Crash

Police say two people died when their vehicle went down an embankment in rural Utah County this past weekend. Officers arrived at the scene late Saturday on Kyhv Peak Road. Police located the car that had left the highway, rolling over multiple time, before landing about 200 yards down a mountainside near the Provo Gun Range at about 10 p.m. Two other people were also injured in the crash. Police have not released the names of the victims.