OSCAR-WINNER Dame Judi Dench at 85 becoming the oldest cover star of Vogue this month highlights how older generations are still making valuable contributions to our national life-and should not be locked behind closed doors.

The coronavirus emergency has brought uncertain and difficult times. It has changed how we live, separated us from our loved ones and tested our resolve as a nation. But the willingness of people to pull together and help those most in need is a powerful reminder of the strength of our communities.

IT IS impossible to watch footage of the VE Day celebrations in 1945 and not be swept up by the sheer joy of it all - people clambering up lampposts, doing the Lambeth Walk and jumping in the fountains in Trafalgar Square.

Federal officials will hold virtual meetings on a contested plan to guide oil and gas development near Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

As Utah readies for a widescale reopening of some businesses and services on May 1, 177 new cases were counted, including 5 in the southwest district.

F-35 jets fly over Utah as tribute to workers on frontline of COVID-19 fight

Utah's pace of applications for unemployment benefits is slowing, but still at historic highs, according to figures released Thursday.

Intermountain Healthcare is accepting donations of homemade cloth face coverings for visitors and non-frontline caregivers at hospitals and clinics.

Dixie State University recently announced both a new educational certificate and a new director for its Atwood Innovation Plaza.

The Southwest Utah health district counted its 100th case of COVID-19 on Friday, while the statewide total rose to 4,828.

Businesses in St. George are opening their doors again as Utah begins to reopen its economy in phases amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Utah gave businesses and facilities the green light to "tentatively" reopen, so here is a look at what is coming back in and around St. George.

As Utah begins loosening its most stringent coronavirus restrictions, larger gatherings will be allowed and most businesses can open, within limits.

Has the curve of COVID-19 begun to flatten in your area? Compare the spread of infection across the U.S.

A certain level of risk is truly healthy, writes Dan Wyson of Wyson Financial in St. George.

Southern Utah's normal tourist hotspots are closed. Other public lands are seeing a lot more visitors.

Southwest Utah passed 100 positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday and the total tally sits at 103 cases on Saturday as Utah nears 5000 cases statewide

Around 60% of Utahns have completed the census. The Five County region vary widely in response rates.

Health officials counted nine new cases of COVID-19 in southwest Utah, although the Utah epidemiologist says infection rates are in decline.

Dmytro Edward Luke, 21, was arrested Sunday at Vintage Tabernacle Apartments after police said he fired a gun inside the student housing complex.

Zion National Park officials announced this weekend the park will be reopening May 13 "certain areas" of the park. Here's what that means.

Once an attraction to international travelers, Washington County Tourism Office shifts marketing toward regional travelers.

Solita Miller, 16, left a Parowan group home in the early morning hours of May 4, according to a press release from the Parowan Police Department.

The southwestern Utah health district counted seven new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus on Wednesday.

With businesses across Utah reopening on May 1, here is what returning to normalcy might mean for the health of St. George residents in the future

A GoFundMe page aims to match the nearly $600,000 that Tia Stokes' non-profit dance group Kalamity has raised for people facing real-life calamities.

Members of Trail Hero and other local outdoor enthusiasts step up to keep Sand Hollow State Park clean after a wave of non-locals ended in vandalism.

About 10% of Southern Utah workers have filed for unemployment amid the coronavirus, which doesn't include self-employed and many non-profit workers.

Utah's four Republican governor candidates debated virtually on Washington County issues, including Trump, the coronavirus and Lake Powell Pipeline.

The St. George mayor said the region could be moving to "yellow" as soon as Friday night.

Washington County principal Burke Staheli continues to motivate and inspire students who are studying from home by posting daily messages on Facebook.

A short stay at a nearly-empty hotel has Dan Wyson thinking this rock-bottom time for many businesses could bring prime investment opportunities.

Bradly Scott Hunt, 32, was booked into the Purgatory Correctional Facility after shooting and killing another man late Thursday night.

ProjectProtect has expanded its volunteer opportunities into Southern Utah.

Israel Ramirez Guardado was convicted Dec. 2 of first-degree murder for the 2018 attack on his 61-year-old mother, Francisca Ramirez.

Southern Utah's latest appeal to move from orange to yellow may be in jeopardy because of the high transmission rate of COVID-19 in the region.

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PENSIONERS spend just five years of their retirement in good health, warns new research.

RETIREMENT is not what it used to be, as growing numbers work beyond state pension age instead of putting their feet up.

EVERYBODY is familiar with the concept of a dashboard, which gives the driver of a car or aircraft an at-a-glance view of all their controls, allowing them to plot a course and check on their progress.

PENSION scam warnings have been issued by The Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator after victims were scammed out of an average of £91,000. But how have people been duped by pension fraud?

A “JAW-DROPPING” 1.6 million lost pension pots worth nearly £20 billion are being left unclaimed, according to estimates from an insurance industry body. Savers are losing track of their pension stash due to job changes or moving house, with future retirees potentially missing out on staggering sums for their golden years.

MILLIONS of women are in line for a pension boost following a landmark multi-billion pound High Court ruling. Lloyds Bank was told yesterday it had to equalise pensions benefits for men and women, in what could have huge consequences for thousands of companies.

MORE banks are now offering mortgages specifically designed for older borrowers and retirees, figures reveal. Lenders are clamouring to launch new products and change existing terms to meet an ageing population.

No secret that this country has been experiencing rainfall of biblical proportions and that this has caused very widespread flooding of roads and towns, with consequent misery for everyone affected, many of whom are not even insured.

For decades, even centuries, we British have prided ourselves on being the free-est people in the world, subject only to the laws passed by our democratically elected parliament. But can we really go on preaching what has now become a canard?

THE GREAT majority of us like it when the things we are being told actually make sense. I certainly do. So when the scary bulletins and instructions pouring out of government do not do that, I experience "red light" syndrome.

AMONG the many foolish vanities to which Mankind subscribes is the belief he can foretell the future. He has been trying since time immemorial. First there were chicken entrails, then animal bones, progressing to the stars, palms, crystal balls, tarot cards and tea leaves. All methods were consistent to 90 per cent - they were all bunkum and remain so. Now overtaking them all is the pseudo-scientist/boffin.

THERE seems to be a growing mood in public and media to the effect that lockdown has now gone on too long and is probably doing more harm than good. I wholly agree.

THERE is a steadily growing groundswell of opinion in this country that refuses to diminish or be silenced. I hope I may claim to have been a pioneer.