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Mom killed in flash-flooding incident remembered as fierce businesswoman, adventurer, mentor
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted July 19 - 10:39 p.m. | Save Story
Friends, family and employees gathered at a vigil to remember Katrina Gubler Long, one of five family members killed in a suspected flash-flooding incident in Wayne County.
Flooding forces I-15 closure and urgent water notice in Beaver
Kennedy Camarena, KSL | Updated July 19 - 10:14 p.m. | Save Story
Interstate 15 in Beaver was flooded as a Flash Flood Emergency was issued for residents of Beaver, specifically in the Grove area, on Sunday.
A Provo firefighter, his wife and 3 sons all found dead after a flash flood in southern Utah
Sicily Stanton, KSL and Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Updated July 18 - 6:47 p.m. | Save Story
A Provo Firefighter, his wife and three sons were all found dead after a flash flood in southern Utah.
Beaver mayor cautions residents flood risk will continue long after monsoon rains pass
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted July 18 - 2:03 p.m. | Save Story
With elevated flash flood potential extending into the weekend over the Cottonwood Fire burn scar, Beaver's mayor on Friday cautioned residents to be prepared and to be patient.
Boil order issued for Big Rock Candy Mountain area in central Utah
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Posted July 17 - 2:17 p.m. | Save Story
A boil order was issued Friday by the Sevier County Sheriff's Office following runoff impacting the water supply near Big Rock Candy Mountain.
St. George receives $23.5M federal grant for I-15 underpasses
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted July 17 - 10:11 a.m. | Save Story
The city of St. George announced Thursday that it has received a $23.5 million grant toward two I-15 underpasses located at 400 East and 900 South.
Eyes on skies as thunderstorm, flash flood threat looms over Beaver
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted July 17 - 6:17 a.m. | Save Story
Neighbors and community leaders were watching the skies amid thunderstorm and flash flood risks, and after a new debris flow came from the Cottonwood Fire burn scar.
New maps show landmarks removed from Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
Brenna Donnelly, KSL | Posted July 16 - 7:04 a.m. | Save Story
Newly released state maps are providing a look at which of southern Utah's landscapes would lose national monument protections under President Donald Trump's latest executive order.
Zion National Park no longer part of nearby fire evacuation warning
Kennedy Camarena, KSL | Updated July 15 - 10:27 p.m. | Save Story
A fire burning near Zion National Park on Wednesday prompted parts of the park and nearby areas to prepare to evacuate if needed.
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.
'Can hot dogs be art?' How one southern Utah museum is celebrating National Hot Dog day
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted July 15 - 10:34 a.m. | Save Story
The Southern Utah Museum of Art is hosting its fourth annual celebration of National Hot Dog Day by showcasing a unique piece of art it has had in its collection since 1979 — in conjunction with some real life, edible hot dogs, of course.
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.
More charges for Utah teacher allegedly soliciting teen girls online
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted July 15 - 9:24 a.m. | Save Story
A middle school teacher in southern Utah already facing charges for allegedly soliciting a teenage girl online is accused of soliciting two more girls.
Iron County Commission postpones meeting that was scheduled 'before Constantine was emperor'
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted July 15 - 8:34 a.m. | Save Story
The Iron County Commission moves to postpone its July 13 meeting due to technical error that set the meeting "before Constantine was emperor" in the year 226.
Beaver shuts off pressurized irrigation over flooding issues
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 14 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
City officials in Beaver said they had to shut off the area's pressurized irrigation system until further notice because dirty water from flooding has entered it.
11-year-old southern Utah boy to represent Team USA at BMX Racing World Championships
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted July 14 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Eleven-year-old Gavin Hernandez, of Hurricane, Washington County, will represent Team USA at the BMX Racing World Championships in Brisbane, Australia, this weekend.
Monsoon season has arrived in Utah, bringing much-needed rain and new threats
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 14 - 12:03 p.m. | Save Story
Monsoonal rains helped reduce fire behavior in southern Utah on Monday, but new starts were reported while communities brace for flooding risks, too.
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.
