Southern Utah

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services is asking people to check to make sure they’re vaccinated against the disease.

The addition of the two southern Utah schools will give the conference 11 full members following Sacramento State’s departure for the Big West in all sports except football.

So far, 13 homes have been lost. Larry Gardner has lived here for 75 years and says their pioneer heritage will help the community rebuild.

The Forsyth Fire started Thursday in the Pine Valley Mountains and has already burned about 2.3 square miles. It has forced people to evacuate from the Pine Valley community and nearby campgrounds.

The company uses three types of power cuts to prevent fires. Outages are a health and safety risk, so utilities should use them “surgically,” said Utah’s utility consumer advocate.

“If I can bring something beautiful to them, it tells them they matter,” said music thanatologist and Zion National Park artist-in-residence Catharine DeLong. “It tells them that they are alive.”

“Anytime we have to ground resources because of unauthorized drones in a wildfire area, it delays the containment of that fire longer,” said one fire management officer. That can put nearby communities and firefighters at risk

The legal opinion released Tuesday disavows a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous president can’t be revoked.

A booming population and changing climate have strained water supplies in St. George. The bet is that recycled wastewater can keep the city's taps flowing.

The timing and intensity of desert monsoons are notoriously hard to predict. But signs point toward some rainy relief for Utah communities in the grip of drought.

The Temple of Sinawava dam, built in 1957, kept native fish like flannelmouth suckers pinned downstream on the Virgin River.

Zion National Park’s staff numbers haven’t kept up with rising visitation, and the Trump administration’s federal hiring freeze hasn’t helped. Park officials say visitors should help prevent search and rescue operations by planning ahead.