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(Brett Walton | Circle of Blue) Morning sun strikes the powerhouse on the Nevada side of Hoover Dam.

Utah House speaker criticizes Nevada’s Colorado River lawsuit for making a ‘difficult situation more difficult’

By Brooke Larsen | Aug. 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Lake Powell rental pontoon boat motors down the main channel of the reservoir on Saturday, April 25, 2026, as bathtub rings are indicative of how far the waters levels have fallen since being at full capacity in the early 1980s.

The Trump admin finalized a short-term Colorado River plan. Here’s what it means for Lake Powell.

By Brooke Larsen | Aug. 21, 2026, 9:31 p.m.

(Jud Burkett | Special to The Tribune) Bartender Alec Kener shakes cocktails behind the bar at Spiritual Speakeasy in St. George, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.

Tarot cards, secret doors and craft cocktails: Inside the speakeasy hidden in St. George

By Mark Eddington | Aug. 21, 2026, 7:57 p.m.

(National Park Service) Charles Hall Ferry.

Lake Powell’s falling water levels could sink Utah’s ferry service for good

By Leia Larsen | Aug. 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Photo illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

ICE arrests have quadrupled in southwest Utah under Trump. Most arrestees have no criminal convictions.

By Brooke Larsen | Andy Larsen | Aug. 17, 2026, 1:45 p.m.

(The Dyrt camper Chuck T.)

The collection of dispersed camping sites along the Valley of the Gods Road in southern Utah was named the best campsite in the U.S. in 2026 by campsite locator The Dyrt. Sites were chosen according to camper reviews.

This Utah campsite has no water, power or shade. It was just named the best in the U.S.

By Julie Jag | Aug. 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) People gather for the opening of Switchpoint Red Hills, St. George's first permanent housing development for people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

Can permanent housing help tackle homelessness in this Utah city? A new project is betting on it.

By Mark Eddington | Aug. 14, 2026, 1:15 p.m.

(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) A storefront in the St. George Place shopping center, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

REI planned to open in St. George in 2025. Here’s where things stand.

By Mark Eddington | Aug. 12, 2026, 4:41 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A boat makes its way to Bullfrog Marina on Lake Powell as high water marks indicate how much the reservoir has receded on Friday, April 24, 2026.

‘Pain and suffering’: What the feds’ Lake Powell proposal means for Utah and other Colorado River states

By Brooke Larsen | Aug. 12, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

The Southern Utah Tribune

What’s coming to southern Utah this month

| Aug. 10, 2026, 12:17 p.m.