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6 groups sue feds over decision to reapprove Washington County highway plan
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 6 - 6:09 a.m. | Save Story
Six environmental and conservation groups are challenging the government's decision to move forward with a road project through a section of a conservation area in southwest Utah.
San Juan County confirms 3 measles cases in out-of-town residents
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 4 - 7:45 p.m. | Save Story
Health officials in San Juan County have confirmed three cases of measles among residents, according to a press release issued Wednesday. It marks the first confirmed cases in the county.
Pet owners run in memory of loved ones lost at unique St. George event
Arianne Brown for KSL | Posted Feb. 4 - 6:40 p.m. | Save Story
St. George created a 5K/10K race for pet owners to show their love for their pets, present and past.
Utah woman missing after mysterious route change; family desperate for answers
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted Feb. 3 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
A desperate search is underway for 69‑year‑old DeEtte Spencer, who vanished after leaving her daughter's home in Colorado. Investigators say she was last seen at a Walmart in Price.
Pilot suffers critical injuries in southern Utah helicopter crash
Curtis Booker, KSL | Updated Feb. 3 - 4:23 p.m. | Save Story
A helicopter crash in southern Utah has left pilot hospitalized in critical condition.
AI cameras now watching for wildfires in southwestern Utah
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted Jan. 31 - 10:56 a.m. | Save Story
Four new high‑tech AI camera stations have been installed as part of a pilot project aimed at detecting smoke from wildfire almost instantly.
Feds reverse decision again, reapprove plan for Washington County highway
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 25 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Federal land managers have signed off on a controversial road project in southwest Utah in a move celebrated by local leaders and lambasted by conservation groups that have protested the project.
St. George man with one leg climbs 23 flights of stairs in 'Stair Climb' challenge
Arianne Brown for KSL | Posted Jan. 24 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
On Jan. 17, Chase Kelly, 29, set out to do the second annual Dragon Stair Climb Challenge in St. George. The challenge is to complete 25 laps of 300 stairs each.
41-year-old St. George man earns extremely prestigious spot at Boston Marathon
Arianne Brown for KSL | Posted Jan. 24 - 9:40 a.m. | Save Story
Aaron Metler, 41, was chosen to run with the pros at the 130th annual Boston Marathon. He was one of eight selected internationally in his age group.
'I would do this the rest of my life': St. George all-abilities park employs all-abilities staff
Arianne Brown for KSL | Posted Jan. 20 - 8:00 a.m. | Save Story
Thunder Junction All Abilities Park in St. George was built in 2016 to provide attractions that accommodate the physical abilities of all visitors, and it has extended that to its employees.
Utah filmmakers highlight rural Utah mechanic in award-winning film
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 19 - 11:13 a.m. | Save Story
An award-winning documentary detailing the unique story of an immigrant mechanic from a small town in rural Utah almost made it to the short list for the Oscars this year.
Missing woman found dead in southern Utah
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Jan. 14 - 9:45 a.m. | Save Story
A missing woman was found dead in Washington County early Wednesday.
66-year-old man killed in crash on I-15 on-ramp in St. George
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated Jan. 12 - 7:32 p.m. | Save Story
A 66-year-old man was killed in a crash in St. George on Monday morning, police say.
ATV collision at Sand Hollow State Park leaves several injured
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Jan. 12 - 7:30 p.m. | Save Story
Multiple people were injured after two side-by-sides collided at Sand Hollow State Park on Monday.
Snowmobiler 'lucky' to be alive after getting swept up in Utah avalanche, experts say
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 12 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
A snowmobiler was lucky to avoid serious injury after being partially buried by a large avalanche in southeastern Utah, prompting officials to highlight the risks posed by the state's latest wave of snow.
1970 southern Utah cold case reopened; detectives prepping to exhume remains
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Jan. 10 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's Washington County Sheriff's Office is preparing to exhume the remains of a woman whose body was found in 1970 in an effort to identify her and determine her cause of death.
Mother killed 6-year-old, then took her own life in Canyonlands, police say
Pat Reavy, KSL | Updated Jan. 9 - 2:06 p.m. | Save Story
San Juan County sheriff's detectives the deaths of a 6-year-old boy and his mother in Canyonlands National Park was the result of a murder-suicide.
Congress rejects Trump's $1B cut to National Park Service in latest spending bill
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 6 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
The National Park Service will maintain its current budget after congressional appropriators rejected a request from President Donald Trump to slash the agency's budget by $1 billion for the 2026 fiscal year.
