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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Home builders and developers want assurance early on that there’s enough water to continue building in fast-growing Washington County. -
They signed onto a letter that calls on the National Park Service to extend reservation windows up to a year out. -
The losing candidate for state House District 72, Willie Billings, called for the recount and wanted it to be by hand. County elections officials said they couldn’t do that. -
New businesses are livening up an important east-to-west thoroughfare through the city. -
Washington County election officials say for the first time they’re holding a recount for a razor-thin race, and the losing candidate wants it to be done by hand. -
Of the 26 wildfires that started over the weekend, all but three of them were human-caused. There are five still burning. -
Wildfires are increasingly threatening Utah homes and communities. Here are some things to help you prepare. -
The church is against abortions, except in instances of rape, incest and if the pregnant person’s life or the fetus’ is in danger. -
Utah’s near-total abortion ban took effect Friday night. Here’s how Utahns reacted across the state. -
Utah water officials say they’re concerned about the move, and that it will diminish the voices of Colorado River Basin states. -
Fires are monitored after they’re contained, but hot spots can spread when there’s high wind and temperatures, as well as low humidity. -
National Park Service officials in Utah don’t expect a catastrophic flood, but they are preparing for other calamities.
