David Condos
Southern Utah ReporterEmail: dcondos@kuer.org
David Condos is KUER’s southern Utah reporter based in St. George. He covers the dynamics shaping life in communities across the southern part of the state with a focus on environmental issues. His reporting has earned several prestigious honors, including four National Edward R. Murrow awards, nine Public Media Journalists Association awards and eight Regional Edward R. Murrow awards. His radio stories have also regularly aired on NPR’s national programs Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now. Prior to joining KUER, Condos spent two and a half years covering rural Kansas for High Plains Public Radio and the Kansas News Service. He grew up in Nebraska, Colorado and Illinois and graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Record-warm temperatures have made March feel more like summer. But it may not be tomato time yet. -
Search and rescue crew leaders from national parks across the West converged at Zion this week to share tips and tricks for how to keep people safe. -
The slump in Utah park tourism comes as American politics and rhetoric keep many international visitors away. Locals around the parks are feeling the impact. -
A Trump executive order directs the National Park Service to review displays and signs that may cast the American people or landscapes in a negative light. Critics call it an “attack on the discipline of history itself.” -
Desde Salt Lake City hasta St. George, las comunidades de todo el estado vivieron el invierno más cálido registrado. El manto de nieve, la calidad del aire y las tiendas de esquí se vieron afectadas. -
Utah’s congressional delegation introduced a resolution to roll back the rules that govern the vast monument. Conservation groups worry the move will harm southern Utah’s landscape and protected areas across the West. -
From Salt Lake City to St. George, communities statewide experienced their warmest winter on record. Snowpack, air quality and ski shops all took a hit.
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Las históricas guías de viaje para personas afroamericanas, como el Green Book no incluían muchas opciones seguras de alojamiento en el suroeste de Utah. Sin embargo, el albergue del Parque Nacional Zion fue un refugio poco común. -
The Colorado River Basin appears to be gearing up for a legal fight. And the federal government is weighing its options for making the states share the shrinking river. -
Conservationists view the Trump administration’s move as another attack on the national parks. But southeast Utah officials say there may be other ways to ease crowding at Arches. -
Historic Black travel guides, like the Green Book, didn’t list many safe accommodation options in southwest Utah. The Zion National Park Lodge, however, was a rare refuge.
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New data shows how the number of residents walking and biking around town keeps growing. And the southern Utah city plans to add even more miles in 2026.
