CRIME & SAFETY
No hospitalizations after two-car crash in Southern Utah
HURRICANE, Utah (KUTV) — Nobody was taken to the hospital after a crash in Washington County on Friday. First responders in Hurricane arrived to the area near 3900 W State Street just before 6 p.m. They said there were a total of three patients who were evaluated at the...
Former officer arrested in St. George now in federal custody after reportedly fleeing to Cambodia
ST. GEORGE — After cutting his ankle monitor and fleeing the country, a northern Utah former police officer was recently picked up by the U.S. Marshals Service. Currently in federal custody in Southern California, he is awaiting extradition to Southern Utah for sentencing in a case filed in Washington County.
Man arrested for allegedly using false information to apply at youth facility in Hurricane
ST. GEORGE — A staff member of a residential youth crisis center on St. George Boulevard arrested last week for suspected child abuse is back in jail after reportedly applying to another juvenile facility in Washington County using false information, police said. On Wednesday, 29-year-old Henry Chism Okwori, of...
Vehicle fire, collision keep responders busy near New Harmony
ST. GEORGE — Southern Utah law enforcement and firefighters had a busy Sunday evening with two separate incidents near New Harmony. A woman was traveling south on Interstate 15 near New Harmony when she “all of a sudden noticed a problem” while driving a white Toyota Camry, New Harmony Fire Chief Jim Banks told St. George News.
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