Outdoors & Recreation

Officials with the the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Resources are...

Mark Jones

Officials seeking information regarding deaths of two California condors

Officials with the the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Resources are seeking information regarding the deaths of two California condors in southern Utah.

5 months ago

Emery County's Search and Rescue Team and Department of Public Safety officials worked to rescue a ...

Carlysle Price

Three rescued from Zero Gravity slot canyon

A man was rescued by Search and Rescue after he was "wedged between canyon walls," Monday night, according to Emery County Sheriff Tyson Huntington in a Facebook post.

5 months ago

An air tanker is seen dropping retardant into the Speirs Fire. (U.S. Forest Service.)...

Alexander Campbell

Speirs fire grows past 750 acres, closures in place

As the Speirs fire in Ashley National Forest has grown past 750 acres, the Forest Service has announced a temporary closure order.

5 months ago

A woman is dead and her parents in critical condition after temperatures crossed a deadly threshold...

Kiersten Nunez

Young woman dies, parents critical after deadly hike in Snow Canyon

A deadly weekend for hikers in Utah has left three people dead in less than 48 hours, including a father and daughter in Canyonlands.

5 months ago

Colorful layers of rock line the dome.
(Veronica Verdin, National Park Service)...

Mark Jones

2 hikers dead after getting lost in Canyonlands National Park

Officials at Canyonlands National Park say two people were found dead inside the park on Friday.

5 months ago

Ariel view of the 40-year-old Alta Canyon Sports Center in Sandy, Utah. (KSL TV, Chopper 5)...

Brittany Tait

Sandy City Council to vote on rec center renovation

The renovation of the 40-year-old Alta Canyon Sports Center will dot the agenda of the city’s upcoming council meeting on July 23 at 5:15 p.m.

5 months ago

This photo provided by the National Park Service shows a wildfire burning about a mile north of Den...

Jillian Sykes and Dalia Faheid, CNN

Denali National Park to reopen about a week after rare wildfire started outside entrance, officials say

A popular national park in Alaska will reopen Wednesday after a rare wildfire near the park’s entrance was reported last week, officials said.

6 months ago

The 67 children at Camp Hope in the Uintas, which hosts a week long camp for children who are victi...

Daniel Woodruff

Young victims of crime and domestic violence find hope in Utah’s mountains

Utah's mountains can be healing, which is the focus of a youth camp for victims of crime and domestic violence.

6 months ago

A once beautiful mountainside is completely torched, as the Silver King Fire in South Central Utah ...

Dan Rascon

Marysvale residents recount the impact of the Silver King fire

A once beautiful mountainside is completely torched, as the Silver King Fire in South Central Utah continues to burn out of control.

6 months ago

Mark Jones

Texas man dies along the Bright Angel Trail within Grand Canyon National Park

Officials at Grand Canyon National Park announced Monday the death of a 50-year-old man inside the park.

6 months ago

Wasatch County Search and Rescue helping a stuck driver on a dirt road near Strawberry Peak....

Michael Houck

Driver gets stuck on Strawberry Peak road thanks to a Google ‘shortcut,’ officials say

A man needed rescuing from a dirt road on Strawberry Peak after Google recommended it as a shortcut to take on Thursday morning.

6 months ago

The Bear River Health Department said a group of young women from Box Elder County were staying at ...

Emma Benson

Youth group getting treatment after possible exposure to bats

The Bear River Health Department said a group of young women from Box Elder County were staying at a cabin at Camp Chi-Keena in Soda Springs, Idaho that was apparently infested with multiple bats.