David Condos

2 weeks ago | cedarcityutah.com | David Condos

There’s a harmful fungus lurking in the dirt around St. George. It enters people’s lungs when it becomes airborne, causing valley fever. The fungus isn’t like the apocalyptic zombie strain made popular by the TV show and video game “The Last of Us.” But if left untreated, valley fever can still lead to hospitalization and even death, according to infectious disease specialist Ginamarie Foglia.

2 weeks ago | stgeorgeutah.com | David Condos

There’s a harmful fungus lurking in the dirt around St. George. It enters people’s lungs when it becomes airborne, causing valley fever. The fungus isn’t like the apocalyptic zombie strain made popular by the TV show and video game “The Last of Us.” But if left untreated, valley fever can still lead to hospitalization and even death, according to infectious disease specialist Ginamarie Foglia.

2 weeks ago | kuer.org | David Condos

A proposal to sell more than 10,000 acres of public land in southwest Utah didn’t make it into the “Big Beautiful Bill” that President Donald Trump has been pushing for. The federal budget reconciliation bill squeaked by on a 215-214 vote in the House of Representatives, but the land sale amendment co-introduced by Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy was removed. That was welcome news to conservation groups, who described the plan as an existential threat to the future of public lands across the West.

2 weeks ago | kuer.org | David Condos

There’s a harmful fungus lurking in the dirt around St. George. It enters people’s lungs when it becomes airborne, causing . The fungus isn’t like the apocalyptic zombie strain made popular by the TV show and video game “The Last of Us.” But if left untreated, valley fever can still lead to hospitalization and even death, according to infectious disease specialist Ginamarie Foglia.

3 weeks ago | kuer.org | David Condos

Most Utahns think of iguanas as exotic, tropical creatures, but there’s one tiny spot near St. George where scientists can find them. What they discovered has inspired the launch of a four-day marathon of community science when researchers, students and volunteers survey the area for desert iguanas and gather data that’s vital to helping them thrive here. “We live in an amazing place, and it has a lot of species that you might not expect,” Utah Tech University assistant professor Geoff Smith said.