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 10 Utah counties have declared themselves a sanctuary for the Second Amendment, which means they won’t enforce gun restrictions. -
Some Washington County residents are looking to expand the number of seats on the commission, which they say will include more rural and diverse voices.
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Hot, dry conditions across Utah could spell trouble for this year’s fire season. Here are the answers to some frequently asked questions about wildfires.
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To get a handle on growth, the Washington County Commission has placed a moratorium on short-term rental applications and permitting.
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Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced over the weekend that the Manti temple would be preserved, as well as the murals inside.
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St. George is known as a desert tourism hotspot and a retirement destination, but business and city leaders are hoping to rebrand it as a tech hub. To do that, they want to turn the 180 acres around a shuttered airport into a multi-use community.
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Ironman 70.3 triathlon is back in southern Utah after being canceled because of the pandemic. County and city leaders say they’re excited about the boost it brings to the local economy.
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Natasha Helfer has been “excommunicated” from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. KUER’s Caroline Ballard talked with her about her experience.
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The lab is based in Cedar City and will serve rural, southern Utah communities.
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The Pika’aya Tooveep project involves surveying Paiute land for desert tortoises and collecting stories of the animal from elders.
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Sex therapists who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are concerned about why one woman is being disciplined by leaders.
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Utah cities are implementing water restrictions because of the drought in the state. “Time of day watering” ordinances is one way cities are trying to conserve water, but preliminary research from Utah State University questions the effectiveness of these regulations.
