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How agritourism is drawing thousands to Utah farms
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted July 15 - 8:56 p.m. | Save Story
Utah farms are getting a boost from agritourism despite hard times due to drought and fires.
Weather service issues flood watch, cautions communities near recent wildfires
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 15 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
The National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for most of southern Utah as monsoonal storms continue to pick up in Utah, advising stronger risks near recent wildfires.
Utah inland port pledges $7.5M to Great Salt Lake 'buffer,' seeks to improve water use
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 15 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Inland Port Authority announced new funding and partnerships that seek to improve the Great Salt Lake ecosystem.
Tribal leaders say they weren't consulted before Trump order shrunk 2 Utah national monuments
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted July 15 - 10:13 a.m. | Save Story
Tribal leaders for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments say they weren't consulted before the Trump administration signed executive orders drastically reducing their sizes.
Data center backer says foes' wishes should be honored if efforts to challenge plans proceed
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted July 14 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
A member of the body that voted for the controversial Box Elder County data center plans thinks if foes' efforts to challenge the plans proceed, their wishes should be honored.
This chaotic 2,000-pound seal has returned to sea – but leaves behind a conundrum
Jessie Yeung, CNN | Updated July 14 - 10:15 p.m. | Save Story
Without so much as a wave of his flipper, Neil the boisterous young elephant seal departed Tasmania this week, leaving behind a legion of fans – and questions about what happens when he gets even bigger.
Ogden fire sparks safety concerns, man charged in 18-acre hillside blaze
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Updated July 14 - 9:30 p.m. | Save Story
A 51-year-old man faces a misdemeanor charge after authorities say he sparked the Mountain Road Fire, which burned more than 18 acres and prompted evacuations.
Rare high flood risk for potentially 'catastrophic' impacts issued for already inundated parts of Texas
Meteorologist Chris Dolce, and CNN's Kate S. Petersen | Posted July 14 - 6:50 p.m. | Save Story
Parts of southern Texas are under back-to-back days of a rare "high risk" of flooding rain, spurring dozens of water rescues, as more rounds of slow-moving storms set off life-threatening and potentially catastrophic floods.
After record-breaking heat, doctors warn Utahns to watch for signs of heat illness
Emma Benson, KSL | Posted July 14 - 9:22 a.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City reached an all-time heat record on Sunday, hitting a historic 109 degrees. Now, doctors are reminding Utahns to stay alert as high temperatures continue.
2025 was Utah's hottest on record. 2026 is on track to be even hotter
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 14 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
Even before this weekend's hot weather, Utah found itself on pace to have its warmest year in over a century, which would break a record set just last year.
'Sacred,' 'pristine': Data center foes redouble calls to protect area where facility would be built
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted July 14 - 6:16 a.m. | Save Story
Foes of the Box Elder County data center proposal gave media representatives a tour of the area and redoubled their calls to protect the zone.
What went wrong in Yellowstone bison attack? Utah wildlife expert explains
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Updated July 13 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Days after a man was attacked by a Yellowstone bison, wildlife experts in Utah said the encounter underscores how quickly bison behavior can escalate, especially during breeding season.
The most adorable formidable predator: Hogle Zoo welcomes new sand cat kitten
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted July 13 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
The newest resident at Utah's Hogle Zoo is sure to steal the hearts of many with its adorably fuzzy appearance.
Trump shrinks sizes of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments — again
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated July 13 - 6:12 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump has once again ordered the sizes of two monuments in southern Utah to be reduced, but his new order will shrink them beyond his first order nearly a decade ago.
Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heat wave, data show
Kate Abnett, Reuters | Updated July 12 - 10:00 p.m. | Save Story
European countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heat wave that engulfed the west of the continent in late June, official data showed.
Lightning sparks wildfire near Currant Creek Reservoir in Wasatch County
Devin Oldroyd, KSL | Posted July 12 - 4:19 p.m. | Save Story
A new wildfire started Sunday in Wasatch County near the Currant Creek Reservoir.
How Utah can protect the 12 million birds that use Great Salt Lake, per new report
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 12 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
The National Audubon Society unveiled a new habitat assessment that outlines ways to maintain and improve the Great Salt Lake and its surrounding wetlands.
This summer ski destination in the Andes isn't getting enough snow
Cristopher Ulloa, CNN | Posted July 11 - 3:35 p.m. | Save Story
The classic postcard images of the Chilean capital of Santiago surrounded by the snow-covered Andes in winter now seem like pictures from the past thanks to a years-long drought.
