Lexi Peery
Reporter, Southwest Utah BureauLexi Peery joined KUER in June 2020 as the Southwest Bureau reporter. She is also part of Report for America, a public service program that partners with local newsrooms to bring reporters to under-covered areas across the country. Prior to KUER, she reported on the environment, politics and development for The Spectrum & Daily News, which is the USA Today paper in St. George. She’s a Salt Lake area native but studied journalism at Boston University, and spent time at WBUR and The Boston Globe. She loves exploring the beauty and quirks the southwest corner of the state has to offer.
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At least two counties have passed resolutions opposing President Biden’s Bureau of Land Management pick. They raised concerns about her past connection to a radical environmental group and her stance on grazing. -
Parts of Cedar City flooded Monday leaving homes and businesses damaged, and around 200 Southern Utah University students displaced. Local leaders are preparing for potentially more flooding later this week.
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Two Cedar City businesses are struggling to attract workers in Utah’s current tight labor market, but they hope things will eventually level out.
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People who frequently recreate at Lake Powell say getting on the water is more difficult and takes more planning now, but lower water levels have also allowed them to see previously hidden sights.
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A flash flood caused a freight train to derail in Iron County Thursday night. Southwest Utah has been pounded by thunderstorms in recent days as monsoon season gets underway.
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Southern Utah is seeing frequent flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service. Conditions are made worse because of the drought in the state.
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise in Utah and Gov. Spencer Cox is urging people to get vaccinated ahead of the summer holidays.
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Fireworks are now on sale for the summer holidays while sellers deal with pandemic-related supply problems and a focus on fireworks amid Utah’s historic drought.
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Dixie State University trustees approved Utah Tech University as a new name Tuesday, opting to avoid Utah Polytechnic State.
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People are the leading cause of wildfires in Utah, and they can be lit in a variety of ways. Target shooting is one of them. Here’s how fires can spark in this way, from the finger to the flame.
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Dixie State officials have recommended renaming the school Utah Polytechnic State University. Students and community members rallied Wednesday against the name.
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One in five Generation Z members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual — or any other sexual orientation besides heterosexual, according to analysis of a national survey conducted ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Jana Riess and Benjamin Knoll analyzed the data for Religion News Service. They discussed their findings with KUER.
