Top 5 weekend stories on St. George News

Around 2,000 people attend the drag show hosted by HBO's TV series "We're Here", St. George, Utah, June 3, 2022 | Photo by Stephanie DeGraw, 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, June 4-5.

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


St. George restaurant employees tackle, detain man after alleged robbery

A man is arrested by St. George Police officers after an alleged robbery at Durango’s Mexican Grill, St. George, Utah, June 3, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Misa Rdrgz, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A team of restaurant employees worked together to detain a man after he allegedly attempted to rob the store Friday night.

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No license? No problem. Take advantage of Utah’s Free Fishing Day

A boy casts a line for fish on “Free Fishing Day” in Utah, date and location unspecified | Photo by Brent Stettler, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, St. George News

SALT LAKE CITY — If you’d like to catch a fish in Utah’s beautiful outdoors but you don’t have a fishing license, Free Fishing Day is the perfect opportunity to give it a try.

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HBO ‘We’re Here’ TV series concert in St. George encourages people to be who they want to be

Attendees of the HBO TV series “We’re Here” Concert at Town Square, St. George, Utah | Photo by Stephanie DeGraw, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A sea of smiles and pride flags greeted the “We’re Here” concert Friday night at Town Square. The HBO series filmed an episode in St. George despite controversy about the concert’s location.

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2 theft suspects arrested after returning to same St. George store twice

Composite image with background photo by ZiB; overlay photo by 5m3photos/iStock/Getty Images Plus, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Two suspects were arrested when they reportedly took items from the same hardware store in St. George twice. Both incidents were caught on surveillance footage that was later turned over to police.

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Prune like a pro to boost beauty of spring-flowering shrubs

Stock image | Photo by Valeriy_G/iStock/Getty Images Plus, St. George News

FEATURE — Bring your overgrown lilacs, forsythia, mock orange, pieris and other spring-flowering shrubs down to size while maintaining their natural beauty and spring floral display.

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