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A codling moth, a common agricultural pest that attacks various fruit grown in Utah, is shown in a green apple. The pest is growing faster due to Utah’s warmer summers, causing more problems for fruit farmers.

Pests are loving Utah’s urban growth and hotter summers

A local pest control company owner says he’s never been busier, especially since Utah had a lackluster winter where temperatures started to climb early.

Evening Brief: June 12, 2025

KUER's evening headlines for June 12, 2025

The Color Country Interagency Fire Air Tanker Base in Cedar City, Utah, June 12, 2025. Aircraft like the tanker seen here have become a valuable tool for wildland firefighters across the West.

Aircraft are a big part of Utah’s wildfire plans. They don’t want drones in the way

“Anytime we have to ground resources because of unauthorized drones in a wildfire area, it delays the containment of that fire longer,” said one fire management officer. That can put nearby communities and firefighters at risk

FILE - Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, speaks during the confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 16, 2025.

Sen. Mike Lee adds his own plan to sell public lands to the GOP budget bill

The draft provision from Utah's senior senator comes after a similar proposal, backed by Rep. Celeste Maloy, was narrowly defeated in the House. Lee says the sales would target isolated parcels that could be used for housing or infrastructure.