Top 5 weekend stories on St. George News

Caution tape wraps the perimeter of the home that was engulfed by flames, St. George, Utah, date unspecified | Photo courtesy of St. George News reader, 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 and Sunday, July 25-26.

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


Officials confirm cases of deadly disease in Utah wild rabbits

A wild cottontail rabbit in Utah, Aug, 19, 2015 | Photo courtesy of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, St. George News

SALT LAKE CITY — After being confirmed in domestic rabbits in Sanpete County in June, rabbit hemorrhagic disease has now been confirmed in wild rabbit populations in Utah as well. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease serotype 2 (RHDV-2) was confirmed on July 21 after some dead wild cottontail rabbits were found in the Teasdale area of Wayne County and then sent to a lab for testing.

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Fire engulfs St. George home causing $700,000 estimated damage 

Caution tape wraps the perimeter of the home that was engulfed by flames, St. George, Utah, date unspecified | Photo courtesy of St. George News reader, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Several people were displaced following a fire that blazed through a home and engulfed four vehicles early Saturday morning.

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Suspect arrested after allegedly going to same store twice with counterfeit bills

2019 file photo of police responding to the scene of a reported shooting in Hurricane, Utah, April 27, 2019 | Photo by Cody Blowers, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A local man was arrested at a convenience store in Hurricane after he reportedly went to the same store with counterfeit bills in his possession twice and was met by the same clerk who called the police.

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Lightning sparks new fire in Browse area

The Sandy Fire in the Dixie National Forest, three miles west of I-15 Exit 30, Washington County, Utah, July 24, 2020 | Photo courtesy of the US Forest Service, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — Lightning sparked a new fire in Washington County Friday afternoon in the Browse area off Interstate 15.

Named the Sandy Fire, it was first reported around 3:35 p.m. Friday and is located 3 miles west of Exit 30 on Interstate 15…

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Police on Arizona Strip say man who aimed gun at deputies was shot by officer, arrested

Photo illustration of man holding out gun | Photo by Unsplash, St. George News

CANE BEDS, Ariz. — A man was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound after an altercation with police in Cane Beds, Arizona, on the other side of the border from Hildale Saturday night.

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The top five honorable mention stories can be found below in the related stories.

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