VERMILION CLIFFS, Ariz. – As part of the Freedom 250 initiative, the Bureau of Land Management invites the public for a condor release at the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 26. The Peregrine Fund will release four captive-bred California Condors at noon MDT/Utah time. The 30th annual event will be held in person at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument at the Condor Viewing Site, with activities starting at 10:30 a.m. MDT/9:3

Eleven hikers were rescued and two hospitalized Monday, August 24, after heavy thunderstorms triggered flash flooding at Bryce Canyon National Park. Bryce Canyon’s hoodoos stretch below Sunset Point near the Wall Street section of the Navajo Loop Trail. Flash flooding Monday, Aug. 24, stranded 11 hikers in four groups on trails in the park, prompting a multi-agency rescue effort. Photo courtesy National Park Service. The hikers were traveling in four separate groups when floo

Human remains discovered at Lake Powell earlier this month have been recovered and sent to the Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office for possible identification, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. Low water levels are visible around Halls Crossing Marina on Lake Powell in May 2026. Human remains discovered August 14 in the Kane County portion of the reservoir remain unidentified. Authorities have not indicated whether declining lake levels played a role in the disc

KANAB – Coconino County leaders brought an update on recovery from last year’s devastating Dragon Bravo and White Sage fires to Kanab this month, telling local business leaders that reopening the Grand Canyon’s North Rim is only one piece of a much longer regional recovery. About 50 people attended the Kanab Area Chamber of Commerce’s August luncheon at the Hampton Inn, where Coconino County recovery leaders discussed long-term recovery from the 2025 Dragon Bravo and White Sa

KANAB — Zion National Park is still crowded, but for many Kane County tourism businesses, something has been noticeably different this summer. Business owners across lodging, restaurants and outdoor recreation are reporting a slower tourism season in 2026. Traffic moves through downtown Kanab on Monday, Aug. 17. Local tourism businesses are reporting a slow summer, even as visitor spending and regional tourism indicators paint a more complicated picture. Photo by Don Jennings

As wildfires burn across Utah, some of the state’s heaviest firefighting equipment is coming from the Utah National Guard. A Utah National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk collects water in a bucket from East Canyon Reservoir while aerial firefighting in Morgan County, Utah, August 9, 2026. Utah National Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chris Aylstock. Crews from the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion have deployed UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to assist civilian firefight

KANAB — Utah Democratic Party leaders from around the state gathered in Kanab on Saturday, August 8, for the party’s third-quarter State Central Committee meeting at the Kanab Center. According to the Kane County Democratic Party, state party leaders selected Kane County as the site for the quarterly meeting as part of an effort to increase involvement and support for Democratic organizations in rural Utah. The meeting was also available online to Democratic leaders around th