St. George News at 5: Silver Alert in St. George, 2 Arrested, and Utah's Deadliest Days Hit Record

Published: Sep 05, 2024 Duration: 00:04:52 Category: News & Politics

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the subject of a St George police Silver Alert found dead two arrested on drug and stolen vehicle charges and Utah's 100 deadliest days he's a record-breaking month you're watching St George news at 5 brought to you by our studio sponsor we win injury Lu good afternoon I'm Christy lenheim a body discovered near Black Ridge Drive in St George on Wednesday was identified a 61-year-old Elliot D Hill the subject of a recent Silver Alert we'll go to Eric gold for the full story St George police responded to a call about the discovery of a body next to Black Ridge Drive on Wednesday afternoon St George police officer Tiffany Mitchell confirmed to St George news that indeed a body was found by officers in the trees near the intersection of Black Ridge Drive and 1600 South a statement by police on social media later confirmed that the deceased was identified as Elliott D Hill 61 of St George Hill had been the subject of a silver alert last Thursday thanks Eric two people were arrested Sunday in Cedar City after being pulled over in a stolen vehicle 54-year-old Seth Avery Dean and 50-year-old Sandra Cole were taken into custody when Utah Highway Patrol discovered meth and drug paraphernalia in a car reported to be stolen from Kansas according to court records Dean the driver faces multiple charges including possession of a stolen vehicle and DUI while Cole also faces felony drug charges Utah's 100 deadliest days of summer ended with 101 traffic fatalities 20 more than last year according to a report from Utah Highway Patrol July was the deadliest month on record with 49 lives lost in 42 crashes pedestrian deaths also spiked with 14 fatalities compared to four last year authorities at the Utah Department of Public Safety and the Utah Department of Transportation are urging drivers to follow basic safety measures like wearing seat belts and obeying speed limits to help reduce these tragic numbers now we'll head over to Sheldon and Mary for this weekend's adventure Guide that's right so many great events happening this weekend Sheldon I understand Ivans is having their Heritage days oh Ivans has got Heritage days you got to get to Ivans they're celebrating the early Pioneers at settled Ivans some pie baking pie baking a parade food vendors fund for the whole family and of course if you want a big pool party and you're 21 and older you get down to the Casablanca Casa Blanca Casa paloa Casa paloa two nights on a r oh two nights of casaia you get down to the Casablanca and for a full list of events see our tjf listing on St George news.com back to you in the studio thanks Sheldon and Mary Zion's National Park has introduced the nation's first all electric shuttle bus fleet Paving the way for quieter zero emission transportation in the national parks here's Stephanie degra for more on this story Z national park has the country's first all El electric shuttle bus fleet in a national park in America Park staff joined national leaders and other dignitaries to celebrate on Wednesday these battery electric buses replace the propane powered shuttles that have served the park since 2000 the National Park Service director Chuck Sams had this to say you know bringing and electrifying our mass transportation system here in Z National Park are extremely important it's going to set the foundational work of how we wish to do this across the service importantly these buses give zero emissions and are very very quiet as we can hear the wind just standing here today and hear the hear the different types of animals that are in the park it's extremely important that these buses will give a unique experience to our American visitors and our International visors thanks Stephanie Southern Utah artist ree Thompson is defined traditional Norms with his quirky and Whimsical Creations aiming to Captivate the imagination we'll go to Jesse bang for more details on this local Artist Artist Reese Thompson remembers drawing at the age of three and he hasn't stopped since over the years he's created artwork and designs for magazines hospitals video games and more she had um C cystic fibrosis and she was the spokesperson for the hospital and she died in 16 and they wanted a portrait of her so I did that he hopes his work inspires wonder and mystery and many of his Creations start out as scribbles that morph into creatures as they develop this was for uh a game a video game everything he creates is drawn and painted by hand thank you for watching St George news at 5 to learn more about our studio sponsor wewin injury law go to wewin injury law.com I'm Christy lenheim with St George news your number one source for local news this has been St George news at 5 brought to you by we win injury law

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