Top 5 weekend stories on St. George News

A fire damaged a car and sent a passenger in the other vehicle to St. George Regional Hospital, St. George, Utah, January 8, 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, Jan. 8-9.

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


Car catches fire after crash; 1 taken to hospital

An accident caused extensive fire to a vehicle and sent a passenger to the local hospital, St. George, Utah, January 8, 2022 | Photo by Stephanie DeGraw, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A Saturday afternoon wreck sparked an extensive vehicle fire and sent a passenger to the local hospital.

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Man indicted in federal court for $1.2 million farm equipment scam

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

ST. GEORGE — An indictment filed in U.S. District Court in St. George alleges a Sanpete County farm equipment company owner bilked more than 20 individuals out of more than $1.2 million after devising a series of fraudulent schemes that left at least one financial institution over $50,000 poorer.

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Police say duo arrested in St. George had $20K in fake money they planned to use to make rap video

ST. GEORGE — A traffic stop on River Road landed two men in jail Wednesday evening after officers recovered more than $20,000 in counterfeit bills – currency the pair hoped would finance a rap video – and the second large seizure of fake money this week.

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Ivins Council strikes compromise for woman seeking to build affordable housing 

Homeowner Sally Jensen speaks before the Ivins City Council at the new Ivins City Hall, Ivins, Utah, Jan. 6, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News

IVINS — The Ivins City Council said Thursday that a resident looking to convert her one-home lot into affordable housing townhomes could get her additional housing, but not the townhomes.

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I-15 interchange in Cedar City sees 2 unrelated crashes 20 minutes apart 

Damaged vehicles from two separate and unrelated crashes near the northbound I-15 on- and off-ramps at Exit 59, Cedar City, Utah, Jan. 8, 2022 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

CEDAR CITY — The Interstate 15 interchange at exit 59 in Cedar City was the site of two unrelated crashes less than a half hour apart on Saturday afternoon.

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