Cedar City

Utah’s drought conditions could deteriorate even more as temperatures start to climb. NOAA’s latest seasonal outlook expects above-average heat through July.

“We can't post policemen at every rock art or rock writing site,” said Southern Utah University's Samantha Kirkley. So the key is helping kids develop a link to the past.

St. George is on track for its driest winter ever, and southwest Utah’s snowpack stands at record lows.

There was little respite from the heat in Utah last year, even with overnight lows. Salt Lake City, Bountiful, Provo and Kanab all saw their warmest minimum temperatures on record, too.

Rural recycling is a challenge and it comes down to money and demand. Even southwest Utah’s largest city has to cross state lines to give its milk jugs and tin cans a new life.

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the nationwide Christmas Bird Count. The data volunteers gather in Utah helps scientists understand how climate change and other factors threaten bird habitats.

Wreath ceremonies to honor fallen veterans are scheduled for Dec. 14 with several occurring in Utah, including in Salt Lake City, Ogden and St. George.

From conflicts of interest to public lands ownership to social media, four candidates for attorney general presented their case on why they should be Utah’s leading lawyer.

From Salt Lake City to Brigham City to Cedar City, average temperatures were up both day and night over the summer. And according to forecasts, the above-average heat may not be over yet.

The university in Cedar City expects the new officers will allow its police force to better handle investigations and cover campus events like the Utah Shakespeare Festival.

“It's happening now. We're experiencing it,” said a Utah researcher. Heat higher than historical averages is another sign of how climate change is impacting the state one step at a time.

A recent University of California, Santa Barbara study found that 30% of the world’s aquifers — including several in western Utah — have seen accelerating declines since 2000.