Utah

New lidar-based maps show active fault zones across central Utah, giving communities and developers clearer guidance on earthquake risk and safer growth.

Federal auditors say that Congress could use an obscure law called the Congressional Review Act to throw out the Utah monument's resource management plan, which sets which activities are or aren't allowed on the 1.9 million acres.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife launches a status review for Wilson’s phalarope, citing habitat loss and climate threats tied to the future of Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

Park staff uncovered the remains of a long-necked dinosaur beneath a parking lot near the Quarry Exhibit Hall, marking the first excavation in the area in more than a century.

Concerns about violence have prompted the Ute Mountain Ute tribal council to implement a nighttime curfew on the reservation.

Utah is using new AI-powered roadway sensors at ports of entry to detect flat or failing truck tires before they cause highway crashes.

Snow tapers off today with slick mountain roads and colder temps. More mountain snow arrives Tuesday through Thursday, with a cool, unsettled pattern into the weekend.

This week’s Water Wednesday Outdoor Report looks at early-season snowpack levels across the San Miguel, Dolores, Animas, and San Juan basins, recent precipitation totals around the region, and how upcoming moisture may influence drought conditions.

A Moab resident discovered spray-painted graffiti in Arches National Park in the middle of the 44-day government shutdown. National parks have remained open during that time with little to no staff.

KSJD’s Andie Ravensbergen talks with Sarah Burak, Education Director at the Bears Ears Partnership, about Bluff, Utah’s recent designation as an International Dark Sky Community and the town’s first-ever Dark Sky Festival on November 14th and 15th. Burak — a self-proclaimed “Dark Sky Enthusiast” — shares her passion for astronomy, community collaboration, and preserving the beauty of the region’s star-filled skies.