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Salt Lake City Fire Department preparing now for potential wildfires in the future
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted May 9 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
With recent snow in Salt Lake City, wildfires are not something many residents have to worry about right now. However, Salt Lake City firefighters have been.
Federal government awarding grants to improve wetlands
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted May 9 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
The Department of the Interior Wednesday announced more than $87 million in funding has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission.
8 tornadoes confirmed in Ohio, 3 in Michigan as severe storms cross central US
Joey Cappelletti, Ed White and Sean Murphy, Associated Press | Posted May 8 - 6:03 p.m. | Save Story
Tornadoes were first reported after dark Tuesday in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, while portions of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri were also under a tornado watch.
Utah finalizes 2024 big game permit amount, sets new shed hunting rules
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 8 - 5:35 p.m. | Save Story
Utah wildlife officials approved a plan to add 6,800 new general season buck deer hunting permits this year, on top of a few other changes.
Latest storm produced 3 feet of snow at Alta; reservoirs reach highest mark in 4 years
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 8 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
A multiday storm system that primarily impacted Utah's northern half from Sunday through Tuesday was quite productive.
Box Elder County experiences multiple earthquakes
Shara Park, KSL-TV | Posted May 8 - 6:55 a.m. | Save Story
Have you felt shaking in Box Elder County? In the past three days, 75 small earthquakes have been measured by University of Utah Seismograph Stations southwest of Tremonton.
Pelicans return to nest at Great Salt Lake island for 1st time in 81 years
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 7 - 8:04 a.m. | Save Story
About 1,300 American white pelicans were found nesting on Utah's Great Salt Lake's Hat Island during a survey that state wildlife biologists conducted last week.
2 Utah projects get federal funding to help improve water systems in the West
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted May 6 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Monday $147 million in federal grants to help underserved communities dogged by water scarcity issues.
Winter storm warning extended; freeze watch issued for parts of Utah
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 6 - 7:06 p.m. | Save Story
A late-season winter storm that arrived in Utah this weekend has already produced plenty of rain and snow, and there's more on the way.
How often does Utah get valley snow in May? Here's what the record book says
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 6 - 1:24 p.m. | Save Story
A weather phenomenon more common in spring caused snow to fall in many valleys this weekend, causing a rare but not unheard of sight for Utahns.
4.3-magnitude earthquake hits northern Utah
Sicily Stanton, KSL.com | Posted May 5 - 6:45 p.m. | Save Story
An earthquake measuring in at a 4.3 magnitude was recorded near Thatcher in Box Elder County Sunday evening.
Why Colorado River basin states are split on long-term plan to manage its water
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 5 - 12:20 p.m. | Save Story
The Upper and Lower basin states are split on a long-term plan to manage Lake Powell and Lake Mead, but meetings between the two sides are expected to pick up this month.
Warning issued for parts of Utah ahead of 'significant' late season winter storm
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted May 4 - 8:32 a.m. | Save Story
A storm arriving in Utah has the potential to deliver 1 to 2 feet of snow in parts of Utah's mountains by Tuesday, while an inch of rain is possible in the valleys.
How Utah is helping imperiled species with big money
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted May 4 - 7:16 a.m. | Save Story
A total of $5.5 million has been allocated to dozens of wildlife-related projects at the recent annual Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Endangered Species Mitigation Fund meeting in April.
Advocates speak out as wild horse populations continue to decline in the West
David Louis for St. George News | Posted May 3 - 7:59 p.m. | Save Story
The Bureau of Land Management has released its plan to gather and remove approximately 20,000 wild horses and burros and treat 1,400 horses with fertility control in 2024.
Romney, other US lawmakers seek to overturn EV mandate
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted May 3 - 6:16 p.m. | Save Story
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of colleagues to block President Joe Biden's electric vehicle mandates.
UDOT launches volunteer litter-cleanup program to Keep Utah Beautiful
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 10:24 p.m. | Save Story
Gov. Spencer Cox helped the Utah Department of Transportation launch its new litter-cleanup program, Keeping Utah Beautiful, by helping to clean up some Salt Lake County roadways.
Health advisory for Salt Lake parks lifted after last week's fuel spill
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted May 1 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake County Health Department lifted its advisory for three parks after a fuel spill last week contaminated a creek.
