ST. GEORGE— In case you missed it, here is your weekend recap of the top five most viewed stories published on St. George News from Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5.
See the related stories at the bottom of this page for the five honorable mention stories.
Flow adjustments from Glen Canyon Dam lead to ‘massive emergence’ of bugs in Grand Canyon
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Ted Kennedy sums up what he sees along the river in the Grand Canyon: “It’s buggy out there.”
That is to say, an experiment to change the flow of water from a dam near the Arizona-Utah state line appeared to boost the number of aquatic insects that fish in the Colorado River eat.
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Von Berg, Lawrence win Ironman 70.3 St. George triathlon; women’s course record shattered
ST. GEORGE – At Saturday’s Ironman 70.3 North American Pro Championship St. George, Rodolphe “Rudy” Von Berg of Boulder, Colorado, beat an impressive field of professional athletes to win the men’s race with a time of 3:49:10.
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Long-awaited affordable housing project breaks ground in St. George
ST. GEORGE — While building a 55-unit apartment complex aimed at providing transitional housing for St. George’s working poor may be a “drop in the bucket” when compared to an overall need of 1,800 units, it’s a step in the right direction, according to homeless advocates and city officials who attended the groundbreaking of the RiverWalk Village Friday.
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UPDATED: Hurricane Police find runaway boy
HURRICANE — Police issued an alert for citizens to be on the lookout for a boy who reportedly ran away from home in Hurricane Sunday, who was later found to be safe.
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2019 Ironman 70.3 in St. George; photo gallery
ST. GEORGE — Swimmers dived in at 7 a.m. Saturday to start off the 2019 Ironman 70.3 North American Pro Championship at the Sand Hollow Reservoir in Hurricane, as hundreds gathered to cheer thousands of triathletes as they swim, bike and run their way through Southern Utah.
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The top 5 honorable mention stories can be found below in the related stories.
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