St. George

In Washington County, projects like townhome developments are less common than they were two years ago. In 2023, two out of every five new homes built in Washington County were condos and townhomes. Now, it’s just one in five.

Both of the first-term incumbents, who ran on their opposition to tax increases, are in the lead to stay on the five-member council.

This year’s mayoral race was a rematch of the 2021 contest, when Randall defeated Hughes.

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.

Federal and local authorities have made headlines recently for clearing homeless camps from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles. That concerns advocates in St. George who hope it doesn’t signal a shift in how the country approaches homelessness.