Population Growth

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 city says paid parking will increase turnover and help businesses. The owner of Serendipity, however, sees it as a threat and has decided to close her shop’s physical location.

The push to build homes on federal land is gaining momentum. But just because Utah has plenty of public land, that doesn’t mean it’s ripe for development.

More than a quarter of Utah’s new residents last decade were Hispanic, according to recent U.S. Census data. That’s more than the rest of the country and most other western states.

The new public transit route connecting southwest Utah’s largest city and one of America’s most-visited national parks is expected to launch by late July. It could remove cars from congested roads and help tourism workers get to their jobs.

With lots of new growth and a hot dry summer ahead, Utah fire departments are working to mitigate fire risk, and helping people prepare in case of an emergency evacuation.

Cities around Phoenix are spending billions to develop water infrastructure. Local leaders say it's a necessary step as the Colorado River shrinks and groundwater dries up.

Community members worry the new bridge will increase traffic speeds, and usher in the further expansion of all of 800 North.

Estimates indicate that visitors and seasonal residents make up more than a quarter of the people in the St. George area on a typical day during peak season.

The largest Asian grocery store chain in the country, H Mart, is set to open its first Utah location later this year. Grocery stores have served as an important community meeting place for not just minority communities, but for Utahns as a whole.

A new report from the Bureau of Land Management highlights how a proposed highway through protected land north of St. George could increase wildfire risk and harm endangered desert tortoises.

Drought, growth and overuse across the West have strained the Colorado River. That’s why KUER has joined a new journalism collaboration focused on exploring the river’s challenges and solutions.