KANAB — A 70-year-old hiker was airlifted from Peekaboo Slot Canyon north of Kanab May 14 after being injured during a guided tour through the popular sandstone canyon system, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. Members of Kane County Search and Rescue, Kanab Fire, Intermountain Flight and Ambulance Services and other responding agencies gather near a medical helicopter following a May 14 rescue operation at Peekaboo Slot Canyon north of Kanab. A 70-year-old hiker

KANAB — Kane County has secured recognition of its historic right-of-way on Sand Dunes Road, a deci­sion local officials say could help move long-discussed improvements to the heav­ily traveled corridor closer to reality. Entrance signage for Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park is shown near the Sand Dunes Road corridor west of Kanab. A recent federal court decision confirmed Kane County’s historic right-of-way on the route, which serves as a primary access road to the state par

SALT LAKE CITY — Ne­gotiations over the future of the Colorado River remain unresolved, but western states recently introduced a new short-term proposal aimed at stabilizing the river system while larger disputes continue. The Colorado River sup­plies water to roughly 40 million people across seven western states and parts of Mexico. In Utah, the river system plays an important role in agriculture, rec­reation, hydropower and long-term water planning, including the Lake Powel

KANE COUNTY — Southern Utah’s tourism season be­gins shifting into high gear over the next several weeks, with a mix of outdoor recre­ation events, western heritage activities, arts programming and community gatherings filling the calendar across Kane County. A rider competes during a past Kanab rodeo event as Kane County prepares for another busy summer tourism season filled with rodeos, outdoor recreation events, heritage celebrations and community gatherings across the reg

APPLE VALLEY — One person died and several others were injured following a major multi-vehicle crash Friday morning on State Route 59 between Hurricane and Apple Valley, according to preliminary information released by authorities and regional media reports. A stretch of State Route 59 near Apple Valley. A multivehicle crash Friday near milepost 14 left one person dead and several others injured, according to regional reports. The crash occurred May 1 near milepost 14 on SR-5

KANAB — Chef Shon Foster of Sego Restaurant has been recognized with a Golden Spoon Award from the Utah Res­taurant Association, marking a notable statewide honor for the Kanab restaurant. Shon Foster, chef/owner of Sego in Kanab, and his wife Elizabeth pose with his Golden Spoon Award from the Utah Restaurant Association. The Golden Spoon awards highlight top restaurants and cu­linary professionals across Utah, with rec­ognition typically go­ing to larger metro ar­eas such a

Drawing visitors from across the nation, a free public festival celebrating national and state parks, for­ests, monuments and public lands marks its 20th consecutive year in Kanab, May 7-10, 2026. The nonprofit organization Amazing Earthfest produces the festival each year with a small team of local or­ganizers. Twenty-eight scheduled experiential learning activities dis­tinguish the commu­nity festival this year. Several luminaries hailing from Utah and Colorado are travelin