Southern Utah Breaking News & Latest Stories

Guatemalan engineer unicycling from Alaska to Argentina makes his way through Utah

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 19 - 7:06 p.m.  |  Save Story

Guatemalan engineer Raúl García is unicycling 30,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina. He is currently making his way through Utah. García's journey highlights kindness around the world, and he said he hopes to promote energy sustainability in rural businesses in Guatemala.

Woman accused of intentionally crashing into Cedar City bowling alley faces felony charge

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 19 - 5:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman accused of crashing her vehicle into a Cedar City bowling alley on purpose has been charged.

Utah Tech adds clinical psychology, counseling master's in effort to expand mental health access

Logan Stefanich, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 19 - 6:40 a.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Tech University on Tuesday announced it received approval to offer a counseling and clinical psychology master's program, starting in fall 2027.

'Our beliefs are going to change': Meri Brown of 'Sister Wives' reflects on life in her Utah home

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 18 - 10:01 p.m.  |  Save Story

Meri Brown lives in Parowan in Iron County in a 150-year-old family home. In her interview with KSL, she emphasized the importance of change.

Woman accused of crashing into bowling alley twice, causing $130K in damage

Kennedy Camarena, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 18 - 3:09 p.m.  |  Save Story

A woman was arrested Friday and accused of crashing her vehicle into the Cedar Bowling Center twice, causing up to $130,000 in damage Friday night.

'They deserve this': Southern Utah animal sanctuary hoping to move to forever home

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 18 - 2:34 p.m.  |  Save Story

For the past five years, southern Utah resident Emily Potter has been running The Salty Sanctuary, where she rescues farm animals.

Tropical Storm Rachel pushes ocean birds into Utah

VideoGarna Mejia, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 17 - 9:40 p.m.  |  Save Story

Tropical Storm Rachel brought an unprecedented group of seabirds to Utah, giving birdwatchers a first-of-its-kind opportunity to spot a species normally found far from shore.

Fervo's 4-gigawatt geothermal plant in Utah will power everyone but Utahns — for now

Leah Bowers, Deseret News  |  Posted Oct. 17 - 12:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Fervo Energy's planned 4.3-gigawatt geothermal plant in southwestern Utah has secured major power agreements with Google and California utilities, while Utah ratepayers could eventually benefit from its remaining capacity.

Man accused of threatening Springdale restaurant owners, again

Pat Reavy, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 17 - 11:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

A man charged two years ago of making terroristic threats two years ago is accused of threatening the same victims again.

Paiute Tribe opposes Iron County's proposed zoning changes near tribal lands

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 16 - 7:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Iron County Commission met Monday to discuss the proposed Strategic Development Zone overlay ordinance, which could potentially add new zoning regulations to developments, including data centers.

Judge reopens lawsuits challenging cuts of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante

Annie Knox, Utah News Dispatch  |  Posted Oct. 16 - 5:21 p.m.  |  Save Story

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan lifted stays on lawsuits against President Donald Trump for downsizing Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments on Tuesday.

St. George man sentenced to jail after falsely claiming his wife planned to kill him

Emily Ashcraft, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 16 - 1:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A judge ordered a man spend more time in jail than recommended by attorneys on charges of fraud, witness retaliation, tampering with evidence and violating a protective order.

Free weekly 5Ks in Cedar City and Provo aim to unite communities one run at a time

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 15 - 8:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

Cedar City and Provo now offer free weekly 5Ks, also known as a parkrun. Parkrun originated in London, England in 2004 with just 13 runners. Now it has 2,850 events across more than 22 countries with an average weekly participation of approximately 450,000 runners and walkers. Provo Mayor Marsha Judkins said she plans on being at the inaugural event this Saturday.

Veyo mom enters plea in toddler's hot-car death

Staff  |  Updated Oct. 15 - 6:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

A southern Utah mother charged after her 3-year-old son died in a hot car last year has accepted a plea deal.

Nicaragua man given 3.5 years in prison for trafficking 104K fentanyl pills

Cassidy Wixom, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 15 - 5:46 p.m.  |  Save Story

A man from Nicaragua was sentenced Wednesday to almost 3.5 years in prison for trafficking around 104,000 fentanyl pills into Utah.

Recent rain brings renewed hope despite low water levels at Piute Reservoir

VideoAlex Cabrero, KSL  |  Updated Oct. 14 - 10:42 p.m.  |  Save Story

Despite low water levels at Piute Reservoir, Piute State Park Manager Lance Eliason says recent rain has brought renewed hope.

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New weather station aims to inform water decisions in Monument Valley

Staff  |  Updated Oct. 14 - 6:43 p.m.  |  Save Story

The Navajo Nation is getting a new tool to help track weather and drought conditions in Monument Valley.

Rocky Mountain Power plans 54-mile transmission line along I-15 in southern Utah; public input sought

Arianne Brown, KSL  |  Posted Oct. 14 - 4:31 p.m.  |  Save Story

Rocky Mountain Power plans a 54-mile transmission line in southern Utah, and is seeking public input throughout the proposed project.

Utah Tech University helps special needs community get into the Halloween spirit

KSL Staff  |  Posted Oct. 13 - 5:04 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah Tech University helped people get into the spooky spirit this week by hosting an adaptive carnival for the special needs community.