Southern Utah

The new Zion Discovery Center is under construction on Zion National Park’s less-crowded east side. The park hopes it will relieve congestion in Zion Canyon and offer visitors a different experience.

The great horned owl was partially covered in concrete. Sanctuary workers removed the concrete after several grooming sessions. Its feathers are frayed, but the bird is expected to be released in late spring or early summer of next year.

October set the stage for Utah to have a solid spring snowmelt runoff. That is, if the state can catch enough snow this winter.

During droughts and disasters, the Washington County Water Conservancy District’s draft plan could cut up to 60% of the water cities get and leave it up to city leaders to figure out how to get by with less.

Incumbent Mayor Michele Randall faces a challenge in November from city councilor Jimmie Hughes. Both met in a debate at Utah Tech University the day before ballots were mailed.

KUER will have online coverage of the St. George mayoral debate on Monday, Oct. 13 at 7:00 p.m. MT.

KUER will have online coverage of the St. George City Council debate between Michelle Tanner, Natalie Larsen, Jami Leavitt and Greg Aldred on Monday, Oct. 13 at 6:00 p.m. MT.

The proposed road through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area has been a long-fought tug-of-war between administrations, courts, Congress and the threatened Mojave Desert tortoise.

Como locutora de radio y organizadora de eventos, Suleyma Plancarte quiere que la próxima generación disfrute de los espacios culturales que ella anhelaba mientras crecía en el suroeste de Utah.

As a radio host and event organizer, Suleyma Plancarte wants the next generation to enjoy cultural spaces she longed for while growing up in southwest Utah.

St. George’s Pride celebration comes less than two weeks after news that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s shooting was in a relationship with someone transitioning genders in southern Utah.

Centuries after devastating Medieval Europe, the Black Death is targeting Utah prairie dogs. Now, scientists are testing a new way to protect the threatened species before it’s too late.