Public Lands

Almost 700,000 acres of public land in the Western United States could be leased to energy developers before the end of 2020, including 51,000 acres in Utah.

Thursday evening, August 27, 2020Utah Weekly Unemployment UpdateOver 60,000 Utahns are still out of work, according to the latest unemployment numbers…

Tuesday morning, July 7, 2020Cox Wins Republican Nomination For GovernorUtah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox has won the Republican primary for governor, according…

Tuesday morning, June 16, 2020U Scholarship Honors George FloydThe University of Utah started a new scholarship last week in honor of George Floyd, who…

Thursday morning, June 4, 2020COVID-19 SpikeFor the past week, Utah has reported more than 200 new COVID-19 cases each day. Wednesday health officials…

MOAB — As Arches and Canyonlands national parks prepare to reopen this weekend, Gov. Gary Herbert has rejected a request from Grand County officials to…

ST. GEORGE — In the eight years Sgt. Darrell Cashin has worked search and rescue, Sunday was the busiest day he’s ever had on the job.The first call came…

ST. GEORGE — When Bryce Canyon National Park opened Wednesday morning, there were cars waiting outside the gate.It was the first time the park had…

Wednesday morning, May 6, 2020Census To Resume Field OperationsThe Census Bureau will resume counting homes across Utah in person this month, after…

ST. GEORGE — Best Friends Animal Society is the new owner of roughly 1,600 acres of former state trust lands outside of Kanab.In a $6.3 million deal inked…

ST. GEORGE — Bryce Canyon National Park closed indefinitely to the public on Tuesday afternoon, National Park Service officials announced in a…

ST. GEORGE — Zion National Park closed indefinitely on Friday in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.Gov. Gary Herbert announced the…