Washington County

There have been two major cybersecurity incidents affecting Utah schools this school year. Names, addresses, birth dates, and in some cases, Social Security numbers, have been exposed.

Utah communities from Washington County to the Wasatch Front face some of the nation’s highest risk for wildfires. As the Los Angeles fires show, the off-season for wildfires is disappearing, but there are things Utahns can do to prepare.

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.

Some schools, parks and homes in St. George still use drinking water to water lawns. As the fast-growing desert community looks to stretch supplies, it’s connecting more of them to secondary water.

Water conservation is vital to southwest Utah’s future and removing irrigated grass at many of its golf courses would be a big step toward stretching that supply. But efforts have struggled to gain traction.

The Northern Corridor Highway alternative route chosen by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would avoid building a new road through prime Mojave Desert tortoise habitat.

If you choose to vote by mail, Washington County Clerk/Auditor Ryan Sullivan says not to wait. Drop boxes and voting in person are options as well.

The average number of monthly short-term rental listings in Utah, offered through sites like Airbnb and Vrbo, grew by 39.4% from 2021 to 2023.

After plans for a building in West Haven fell through, Weber County is out of compliance with the state winter homelessness response law. Salt Lake and Davis counties are tying up loose ends.

The countywide Seat C is up for a four-year term. The incumbent is Republican Adam Snow. He is being challenged by Democrat Chuck Goode.

For gateway and resort communities it’s a tale as old as time: High costs of living make it hard to attract the labor that keeps the wheels turning.

Zone 6 is a popular recreation spot and desert tortoise habitat that was protected as part of the deal to build a highway near St. George. Local leaders and the state now say if the highway doesn’t happen, the land is open for business.