Washington County

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.

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.

The Salt Lake, Tooele and Washington county jails hold federal detainees for short periods, including those arrested by ICE.

“This is everywhere. Every community, every town, every state,” one of the suspect’s neighbors said. “It's going to be everybody's neighbor, everybody's classmate. It's not at all unusual anymore.”

Robinson was turned in by family members who reached out to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Gov. Cox thanked the family “who did the right thing in this case,” he said.

The sight of bulldozers leveling part of the popular Zen Trail has heightened concerns about the future of other recreation areas around the fast-growing city.

Utah’s reservoirs are at 67% capacity, but some people are tuning out the message to save water.

Two incumbent city council members are also one step closer to reelection after the Aug. 12 primary election.

Right now, air traffic controllers in LA watch the skies over St. George. By the summer of 2027, that work will be done locally.

The lawn rebate program in St. George, Utah, has replaced enough irrigated grass to save 125 million gallons of water each year.