Hurricane News

Ferdinand Nielson celebrates his birthday as if it were everyone else's birthday instead.

ZION NATIONAL PARK - One person was transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center and approximately 250 people were evacuated from Zion Lodge because of a propane leak Thursday morning.

ST. GEORGE - Former Hurricane police officer Nathan Amosa pleaded no contest to a charge of custodial sexual relations Wednesday, resolving accusations that he used the threat of legal punishment to obtain sexual favors.

WASHINGTON CITY - Ham radio operators gathered Saturday for a field day exercise at Highland Park, a bluff overlooking Coral Canyon and the western vistas of Hurricane, displaying skills honed in preparation for potential emergencies.

A citizen review panel in southern Utah's Washington County is asking law enforcement agencies to stop using Tasers until an investigation into the death of 32-year-old Brian Cardall -- who was shocked twice with a Taser on a highway earlier this month --is completed.

A former Hurricane lawman accused of turning a missing child call into a sexual encounter with the girl's mother has pleaded no contest to a a charge of custodial sexual relations.

SPRINGDALE - Many Southern Utahns have seen a play or a concert at the Tuacahn Amphitheater in Ivins.

The Spectrum reports arrests for felony crimes, compound misdemeanors and warrants carrying a bail of at least $750. All arrest information is taken from the jail booking log and police reports.

Brian Cardall's body was lying on the side of the road -- naked and still warm -- when the Hurricane Police Department started working on what a sharp attorney could call a defense.

The commands from police came in machine gun bursts -- loud, agitated, insistent, repeated.

By a unanimous vote, the Hurricane City Council has rejected a bid by Our World Family LLC to build a mammoth theme park and educational resort in southern Utah.

HURRICANE - The City Council will meet today at 4 p.m. to discuss possible approval of the Our World Family, LLC Project.

Manic depressive Brian Cardall died shortly after being tased by a Hurricane, Utah police officer on June 9. Cardall was reported by his wife, Anna, who told a dispatcher he had "full blown lost it" and had taken off his clothing and was interacting with moving traffic on State Road 59 while screaming incoherently.

For Hurricane Valley Neighborhoods HURRICANE - The Hurricane Beautification Committee and the City Parks Department had an Arbor Day celebration at Three Falls Park in Hurricane on May 15.

Kaye F. 'KF' Nelson, 77, of Hurricane, Utah, passed away on June 11, 2009 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St.

In the aftermath of the Taser-related death of a man in southern Utah, authorities are taking a second look at their regulations on using them.

The family of Brian Cardall, who died after he was shot with a Taser gun by a member of the Hurricane Police Department, issued the following statement Friday night: June 12, 2009 To those concerned: In view of the Friday afternoon news release issued by Peter Stirba of the law firm of Stirba and Associates, the family of Brian Cardall this evening ...

A Northern Arizona University professor said he was horrified to learn about the death Tuesday of graduate student Brian Cardall after Cardall was Tasered by a Hurricane police officer.

ST. GEORGE - An Arizona man with a recent history of mental illness died Tuesday after being Tasered by a Hurricane City police officer southeast of Hurricane, according to family members and law enforcement reports.

The Washington County sheriff's office says a man has died after being hit with a Taser during an altercation with police near Hurricane.