Top 5 weekend stories on St. George News

Ivins Director of Finance Cade Visser speaks to the Ivins City Council, Ivins, Utah, May 19, 2022 | Photo by Chris Reed, 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, May 21-22.

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


Mother of Dammeron Valley man found dead after search filled with grief, and gratitude

Stock photo.| Photo by Gerd Altmann/Pixabay, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Nearly three weeks after the search for a missing Dammeron Valley man ended with the discovery that he had taken his own life, his mother is still grieving. But there is another word that would describe the feelings Spring Dykstrahas right now.

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Officers find suspicious tube capped with fuse during traffic stop in Hurricane

Composite image with stock photo by Carlballou/iStock/Getty Images Plus; overlay stock photo | Photo by Cody Blowers, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — What began as a traffic stop for a moving violation in Hurricane turned into a call to the bomb squad after officers found a clear tube filled with black powder and a fuse coming out of the top.

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Ivins having a 4-year itch over its fire department marriage with Santa Clara

Santa Clara/Ivins fireighters fight a burning SUV and travel trailer on fire at the driveway of a home on Ridgeview Circle in Ivins, Utah. May 5, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News

IVINS — A public hearing at the Ivins City Council over its  2023 fiscal year budget Thursday night turned into the council contemplating a “divorce” with Santa Clara over the two cities’ joint fire department. During the same discussion, a group of residents also demanded that more funds be shifted to new pickleball courts in the city.

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Windows confuse birds. Zion National Park is doing something about it.

National Park Service biologist, Adam Reimer, points at special film that helps birds avoid glass in Zion National Park, Utah, date unspecified | Photo courtesy of National Park Service/Lizz Eberhardt, St. George News

SPRINGDALE — Ever heard a thunk on a window or door and found a dazed or dead bird on the ground outside your house?

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Suspect arrested on 5th warrant issued for failing to register as sex offender

Stock image | Photo by Cody Blowers, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A Hurricane man was arrested on a warrant for failing to register as a sex offender – the fifth arrest warrant issued for non-compliance on a 2014 lewdness case.

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