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House approves pay freeze as new study addresses federal compensation

Feb 2, 2012 12:28 am

As Congress debates federal pay freezes, a new Congressional Budget Office study suggests that federal workers are overpaid...

Josh Powell to undergo psychosexual evaluation; 2 boys will remain with grandparents

Feb 1, 2012 11:12 pm

A judge on Wednesday ordered Josh Powell to undergo a psychosexual evaluation, which includes a polygraph test.

Signing day: Biographies of 2012 Utah Utes football recruiting class

Feb 1, 2012 9:33 pm

Letters of intent received by the University of Utah football program. Biographies from the Utah sports information...

Man accused in Ogden police shootout hears charges against him

Feb 1, 2012 9:15 pm

The man accused of killing a police officer and wounding five others during a shootout made his first appearance in court...

It's an Olympic job for 2002's biggest fan

Feb 1, 2012 8:24 pm

Jean Beck breezes into the building with a trumpet fanfare, ready for anything that is tossed her way. ?How tall is...

Lack of organization and discipline dooms Newt Gingrich, pundits say

Feb 1, 2012 7:07 pm

After Florida, pundits questions Gingrich's continuing viability, as he faces an enormous cash and organization disadvantage,...

Signing day: Biographies of 2012 BYU Cougars football recruiting class

Feb 1, 2012 6:24 pm

Its been a busy morning on National Signing Day for BYU.

Talkin' with Trav: Service brings magical rewards

Feb 1, 2012 6:16 pm

There is something magical about the combination of helping others while receiving nothing tangible in return that gets into...

Mormons opening up in an Internet world

Feb 1, 2012 7:05 am

Daniel Peterson remembers when he was blindsided. It was in the early 1980s and Peterson was in his late 20s. He was...

Officials: Romney to get Secret Service protection

Feb 1, 2012 6:42 am

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is getting Secret Service protection, according to two people with knowledge of...

Local News for Southern Utah from thespectrum.com

Safety Net reaches out to FLDS

Feb 3, 2012 5:39 pm

COLORADO CITY - Carlos "Shaggy" Holm was 18 when he left the Colorado City home and society he'd known all his life and began making his own way outside the insular polygamous community that...

SUU professor teaches in Africa

Feb 3, 2012 1:24 pm

Jon M. Smith, communication professor at Southern Utah University, is working as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Swaziland in the Kingdom of Swaziland in southern Africa.

Professional musicians teach Cedar students about music, life

Feb 3, 2012 1:11 pm

CEDAR CITY - Cedar Middle School orchestra students got a peek into the lives of professional musicians as well as the opportunity to play a piece along with them Thursday as part of a new program pro...

Candidates visit Southern Utah

Feb 3, 2012 1:09 pm

ST. GEORGE - Residents had their first chance Thursday to see the Republican candidates for Utah's 2nd Congressional District - all eight of them - together in the same room.

St. George Musical theater deadline passes

Feb 3, 2012 1:02 pm

ST. GEORGE - The St. George Musical Theater's Jan. 31 deadline for raising the approximately $400,000 needed to usher in its return came and went this week without any announcements from organizers.

Local News In Brief

Feb 3, 2012 3:00 am

Auditions Saturday for roles in national commercial

Board changes grant program

Feb 3, 2012 3:00 am

CEDAR CITY - The Cedar City Downtown Redevelopment Agency's board of directors, consisting of the Cedar City Council and Mayor Joe Burgess, voted Wednesday to eliminate a portion of the city's RDA gra...

Medicare classes offered

Feb 3, 2012 3:00 am

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'Gear Girls' reality show to host tryouts in St. George

Feb 3, 2012 3:00 am

ST. GEORGE - The producers of a reality show based in Utah will have auditions Saturday in St. George for women who are passionate about cars and motorcycles.