The heat is on in Utah. St. George could see record-breaking temperatures

The hot summer is set to kick it up a notch as most of Utah will be stuck on high heat Thursday through Monday.The state will see the worst of it through Saturday, particularly in southern Utah — there’s an excessive heart warning in Washington County. Near record highs are anticipated through the first half of the weekend.The forecast highs for St. George are 109 degrees on Thursday, 110 on Friday and 111 on Saturday. The records in place for those days are 113 (1995), 110 (1996) an