Top 5 weekend stories on St. George News

A camper vehicle bursts into flames adjacent to a barn that burned in Parowan Valley, Utah, July 20, 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, July 20-21.

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


Zion National Park on south entrance: ‘Everyone is going to benefit’

Visitors at Scouts Landing, Zion National Park, Utah, unspecified date | Photo courtesy of the National Park Service, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — The crowds at Zion National Park should flow smoother as the park announced a redesign of the south entrance. In their decision officials chose Plan B, which they say will have no significant impact other than fewer travel headaches.

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Horoscopes: This week’s Pluto-Mars trine hasn’t happened in over 200 years. What it means for you.

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

FEATURE — This week brings a cosmic connection that hasn’t happened in over two centuries. And it happens within hours of the sun’s vibrant shift into lovely Leo.

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Crews from multiple agencies battle fire northeast of Veyo

The Brookside Fire northeast of Veyo was at about 10% containment as of 6:15 p.m. Saturday evening, Brookside, Utah, July 20, 2024 | Photo courtesy Washington County Fire Warden Heber Heyder for St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Smoke from the Brookside Fire burning northeast of Veyo could be seen from state Route 18 on Saturday evening.

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2 endangered California condors killed southeast of Cedar City

In this file photo, Condor #87 gets wet in Pipe Creek along the Tonto Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, date unspecified | Photo courtesy of National Park Service/M. Quinn, St. George News

CEDAR CITY — Investigators with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking information after two California condors were killed in Southern Utah in the last two years.

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UHP: Illinois woman arrested following high-speed chase that spanned 60 miles in Southern Utah

File photo of Utah Highway Patrol vehicle, Parowan, Utah, Sept. 27, 2023 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

CEDAR CITY — A 26-year-old Illinois woman was arrested on Friday evening after leading police on a 60-mile high-speed chase along Interstate 15 in Southern Utah.

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