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First female mayor to serve in St. George’s 160-year history ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — For the first time since the city of St. George was founded in 1861, a woman will serve as mayor.  The Spectrum newspaper reports city councilwoman Michele Randall was appointed mayor of St. George in a four-to-one vote Tuesday afternoon. She will serve the 11 months remaining in the term of mayor Jon Pike, who stepped down on Jan. 4 to run the Utah Insurance Department under newly elected Governor Spencer Cox.  Councilwoman Danielle Larkin said Randall best qualified person for the role, and also makin...

State New Utah Governor On Violence And Trump Support Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said President Donald Trump incited the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. But he argued there isn’t time to remove him from office in the next two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated. Cox was outspoken and critical of Trump when he first ran for office, but he eventually changed course and said last year he supported the President during the election cycle. Cox argued that as the leader of Utah’s Republican party, it’s his job to support the national leader of the party, bu...