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The projections say Washington County will need a lot more housing as its population expands. But after years of increases, the number of new residential units fell this year.

NuScale and Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems have called off their project to provide a new kind of nuclear power to many Utah communities.

While the debate mostly stuck to the city’s pressing issues like affordable housing and water, it also highlighted the sharp divisions that have formed over cultural topics.

Washington County is running out of water to support its rapid growth. But a new plan charts a path for reusing and conserving enough water to get by for the next 20 years.

Thanks to wet weather and prevention efforts, Utah’s had fewer fires this year than any other year since at least 2002.

The new, larger city hall under construction in downtown is a sign of the growing pains St. George is going through as it rapidly expands.

St. George just broke its all-time record for the most precipitation during a water year, which is measured from October to October.

Preliminary results indicate the three incumbent candidates will get enough primary votes to move on to this fall’s general election. They’ll face off against three political newcomers, including two who have made preserving Dixie heritage a centerpiece of their campaigns.

The new bus route is scheduled to begin next summer between St. George and the town of Springdale at the west entrance of Zion National Park. It's meant to make life easier for both tourists and residents.

Visiting Arizona on Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

Relentless heat waves across Utah set new records for daytime highs and overnight lows, creating dangerous health risks and speeding the return of drought.

Even with temperatures reaching well over 100 degrees, visitors continue to flock to Utah’s Zion National Park. That means park staff have to work extra hard to keep people safe.