Top 5 weekend stories on St. George News

Responders investigate the scene of a collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger car, Cedar City, Utah, March 30, 2024 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City 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, March 30-31.

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


Movie making day; Washington County as the historic backdrop for filming popular Westerns

This historic photo shows Grafton as it looked two years after the filming of “The Red Fury,” 1986 | Photo courtesy of Carl Wadsworth, St. George News

FEATURE – Most people have seen at least one Western genre film in their lives.

Many follow a familiar plot line which goes something like this: The good guys wearing white hats go after the bad guys wearing black hats because the bad guys have wronged the good guys by doing something such as killing a brother, kidnapping a sister or wife, or stealing some cattle.

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Horoscopes: Mercury retrograde activates eclipse season, signifying radical shifts for each sign

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

FEATURE — Mercury retrograde is here — but it’s anything but ordinary, as Mercury is set to retrace its steps over degrees of the solar eclipse, activating fated events.

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Police: Motorcyclist reportedly ran stop sign, collided with car in Cedar City

A wrecked Honda dirt bike lies in the roadway following a collision with a Pontiac passenger car, Cedar City, Utah, March 30, 2024 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

CEDAR CITY — Two men were transported to the hospital following a collision between a motorcycle and a passenger car in a Cedar City residential neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.

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‘Innovative and creative’: St. George Art Festival draws thousands

The St. George Art Festival attracts thousands of visitors to downtown St. George, St. George, Utah, March 29, 2024 | Photo by Shane Egan, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — The St. George Art Festival kicked off Friday, filling Town Square with artists, performers, vendors and visitors.

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Car rolls, leaves interstate after mechanical issue in St. George

A 2019 stock image for illustrative purposes only shows a Utah Highway Patrol vehicle on Interstate 15 in Washington County, Utah | St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A car rolled, leaving the interstate after a mechanical failure on Sunday afternoon.

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