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ST. GEORGE, Utah — A man was arrested in Las Vegas on February 2 after robbing a small St. George business at gunpoint. Dennis Solares, 30, was taken into custody at a hotel in Las Vegas after a multi-agency investigation led to his identification and location. The incident occurred on January 30 at the Tiendita Luzita Mini-Market in St. George. Officers with the St. George Police Department responded to the scene after receiving reports of a robbery. The suspect, later identified as Solares, fled the scene before authorities arrived. Following the robbery, the St. George Police Department partnered with several…

MAGNA, Utah – Nearly two decades after the brutal murder of Jason Royter, investigators have made an arrest in the case. Royter, 33, was found dead in his Magna home in August 2005, having been beaten and stabbed. Despite collecting DNA evidence at the crime scene, authorities were unable to make a match at the time. However, in 2024, that same DNA evidence led to a breakthrough when it was matched through the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), ultimately identifying Mark Nelson Munoz, 53, as a suspect in the case. Munoz was arrested after a lengthy investigation that involved coordination…