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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Mail from Southern Utah is often postmarked in the northern part of the state, which has some election officials telling people to get their ballots in sooner rather than later. But the U.S. Postal Service will postmark ballots locally if it’s close to Election Day. -
‘Above Average’ Red Flag Warnings Issued In Utah This Year As State Sees Record-Breaking Fire SeasonRed flag warnings are issued by the National Weather Service when it’s unusually windy or dry. This year there have been 46 warnings in Utah which is “above average.”
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Rep. Chris Stewart reintroduced a bill that would create Utah’s sixth national park, as well as codify the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument boundaries.
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Encircle St. George is the third LGBTQ resource center in Utah. The new location is meant to serve Southern Utah youth and their families.
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The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths is increasing in Southwest Utah. The region’s health department spokesperson said it’s largely due to outbreaks at long-term care facilities.
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It’s estimated that the vice presidential debate brought in over $7 million to local Salt Lake City hotels and businesses. But Salt Lake County has lost at least $339 million in bookings due to COVID-19.
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During General Conference this weekend, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ President Russell M. Nelson said he grieves seeing the “pains of racism” inflicted on Black people. He called on members to abandon prejudice, but some wish he had been more direct in calling out white supremacy.
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The October General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is this weekend. As the world grapples with the pandemic and civil unrest, some are wondering what leaders will say about these issues.
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Grand Staircase Escalante Partners is looking for help from the public to be part of a photo monitoring project in the area. Photos taken at the same angle over time show the changes the landscape is going through.
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Parts of the Emerald Pools trail system have been closed since 2010 when mudslides devastated the area. Now, 10 years later and with $1.2 million spent in reconstruction, one of Zion National Park’s most iconic trail systems is open.
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From Salt Lake City to St. George, Utahns gathered to protest and remember Breonna Taylor. The events came just hours after a Kentucky grand jury charged one officer involved in the shooting and killing of Breonna Taylor.
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Usually in the fall, temperatures decrease and precipitation increases, keeping wildfires in check. But the National Weather Service predicts warmer, drier weather, which could prolong Utah’s fire season.
