Top 5 weekend stories on St. George News

Kerry Gunter, Cedar City, Utah, Aug. 31, 2021 | Screenshot from Zoom interview, St. George News

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 to Sunday, Sept. 4-5.

See the related stories at the bottom of this page for five honorable mention stories.


‘Calm the freak down’: Cedar City man who nearly died of COVID-19 has a message

Composite image. Background file photo from December 2020 inside one of the intensive care unit rooms in St. George Regional Hospital, St. George, Utah. Inset photo of Kerry Gunter on Aug. 31, 2021, Cedar City, Utah | Background photo courtesy of Intermountain Healthcare, inset photo via Zoom screenshot, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Cedar City resident Kerry Gunter deals in safety. He runs K Safety, Inc., which supplies first aid equipment and other protective gear for employees, as well as facemasks to not only defend against COVID-19 but toxic fumes on construction sites.

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Minor injuries reported in two-vehicle collision at Bluff-Sunset intersection

Officers at the scene of a two-vehicle collision at Bluff Street and Sunset Boulevard, St. George, Utah, Sept. 4, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Northbound Bluff Street was temporarily closed Saturday morning while emergency responders worked to clear a two-car collision from the intersection at Sunset Boulevard in St. George.

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Utah awards Washington County funding for trail between LaVerkin, Springdale 

Views of state Route 9 in Washington County, Utah, date not specified | Photo by Lochner engineering firm and courtesy of the Zion Regional Collaborative, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — The Utah Department of Transportation recently awarded $10.8 million to Washington County for the construction of a paved trail between LaVerkin and Springdale.

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Police accuse man in stolen vehicle of attempting to disarm officer during arrest

ST. GEORGE — An owner of a vehicle reportedly stolen from his home last weekend called police when he spotted the vehicle on Sunset Boulevard just hours after making the report. The arrest that followed was anything but typical for one of the suspects, who allegedly attempted to disarm an officer during a struggle.

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California condor nestling fledges at Zion National Park 

California condor nestling #1111, as seen in Zion National Park, Utah, Aug. 29, 2021 | Photo by J. Stroud-Settles via the National Park Service, St. George News

SPRINGDALE — Zion National Park biologists confirmed the first flight of California Condor nestling #1111 from its nest cave on the cliff just north of Angels Landing. The flight occurred on Aug. 28, making Condor #1111 the second wild-hatched nestling to successfully fledge in Zion National Park.

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The top five honorable mention stories can be found below in the related stories below.

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