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(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Construction for a new overpass in St. George, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.

Despite Trump funding cut, a key St. George highway project may not be dead

By Mark Eddington | Feb. 20, 2026, 10:13 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lake Powell near Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Threat of a Colorado River lawsuit looms. Here’s how Utah is preparing.

By Brooke Larsen | Feb. 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) St. George on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

St. George’s new mayor outlines plans to tackle housing affordability and traffic

By Mark Eddington | Feb. 18, 2026, 5:38 p.m.

(Greater Zion Convention and Tourism Office) Filming of "The Promised Land" TV show in Washington County in an undated photograph.

John Wayne, Gary Cooper and other stories from southern Utah’s Hollywood heyday

By Mark Eddington | Feb. 18, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) The entrance of a new Costco location in St. George, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.

St. George is on the cusp of being a two-Costco town

By Mark Eddington | Feb. 16, 2026, 4:04 p.m.

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New restaurants, clothing stores, and more: New businesses and construction projects happening now

By Macrae Heppler | Special to The Southern Utah Tribune

(Chris Caldwell | Special to The Tribune) The Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, where the Northern Corridor is to be built, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.

A highway through tortoise habitat? What the Northern Corridor’s revival means for southern Utah

By Brooke Larsen | Feb. 15, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Greater Zion Convention and Tourism Office) Director Kevin Costner on the set of "Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2" in Washington County in 2023.

Can a $100 million bet by Kevin Costner revive southern Utah’s movie legacy?

By Mark Eddington | Feb. 15, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Lexy Borgogno | The Southern Utah Tribune) Paradise Canyon Elementary teacher Michelle Bryner shows students in her kindergarten class how to find familiar words in bigger words.

One Utah school district is outpacing the rest of the state when it comes to reading scores. Here’s how.

By Lexy Borgogno | The Southern Utah Tribune | Feb. 14, 2026, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz., on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Lake Powell sinking toward record low as states miss deadline for Colorado River drought deal

By Brooke Larsen | Feb. 14, 2026, 12:34 a.m.