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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 30-31.
See the related stories at the bottom of this page for five honorable mention stories.
Employee in jail for allegedly stealing nearly $30,000 from Washington City freight company
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ST. GEORGE — An employee accused of embezzling nearly $30,000 from a freight company in Washington City was arrested on communications fraud and forgery charges after investigators found a series of suspicious transactions that reportedly took place over the course of several months.
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Washington City man arrested for child abuse following investigation involving 3 children, including toddler
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ST. GEORGE — A man is in jail facing child abuse charges following an investigation into multiple injuries allegedly inflicted upon three children, including a 3-year-old.
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Burglary of Hurricane liquor store lands California man in jail when officers find him covered in glass
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ST. GEORGE — A man suspected of breaking into the Utah State Liquor store in Hurricane was arrested early Friday morning after officers found him covered in glass in a parking lot.
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1 transported to hospital after making U-Turn into oncoming traffic
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Letter to the Editor: City leaders are using first responders as pawns to increase property taxes
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OPINION — In its simplest terms, the city of St. George came up a few million dollars short in their latest budget, so they are proposing an increase in property taxes to account for the deficit. Sounds like normal operating procedure for a blue city in a blue state. But this is St. George, and our City Council is shamelessly using our first responders as pawns to tax the citizens, rather than make uncomfortable cuts elsewhere.
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The top five honorable mention stories can be found in the related stories below.
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