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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
End of the month wrap-up — a closer look at May's weather
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — We made it through May! The first two-three weeks of the month were pretty typical for this time of year, with on-and-off showers and temperatures flip-flopping from hot to cool. The last 10 days dried out and warmed up, which threw our seasonally normal stretch off track. Salt Lake City only saw rain six out of the 31 days, and over half of our total monthly rain fell on the 18th alone. After that, we saw no measurable moisture in Salt Lake City. We closed out the month with 1.26 inches of rain, but the average total precipitation is 1.82 inches. While Salt Lake City itself stayed on the dry end, a lot of locations were much closer to average, and southern Utah actually far surpassed their average total rainfall. Cedar City averages 0.93 inches in May but over doubled that with 1.99 inches. Meanwhile, St. George more than tripled their average of 0.32 inches with 1.15 inches this month! So overall, we didn't do too bad in the precipitation department. Unfortunately, it still wasn't enough to break the extreme drought in southwest Utah. Temperatures were a bit of a roller coaster for the first three weeks. The most significant drop was between the 12th and 13th when Salt Lake City dropped from 89° to the mid 50s. The last week of the month had more consistently toasty temperatures and brought Salt Lake's first 90 degree day and St. George's first 100 degree day. Salt Lake hit its first 90 on May 29th, which is 10 days ahead of the typical timeline, and St. George hit 100 the next day, putting it six days ahead of schedule. Ultimately, Salt Lake City had an average temperature of 63.6° (including overnight lows), which is a little more than three degrees above average. The same is true for high temperatures — we averaged a high of 75° while the 30-year-average is 72°. We'll see what June has to offer! End of the month wrap-up — a closer look at May's weather Vehicle repair scams being done in local parking lots, police say Utah Democratic Party elects new leadership, Brian King Mama and baby bear cool off in California family's pool Last living grandson of 10th U.S. President John Tyler, dies at 96 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Cedar City man arrested for allegedly sending sexual photos to officer posing as 12-year-old
CEDAR CITY, Utah () — A Cedar City man was arrested after allegedly sending inappropriate photos to an undercover officer posing as a 12-year-old girl. Joshua Henry Quist, 27, is facing two charges of criminal solicitation-sexual exploitation of a minor and two charges of distributing materials harmful to a minor. According to arrest documents, a Cedar City officer was performing undercover operations on a website named ChatIB as a 12-year-old female. On May 27, 2025, a male with the screen name 'Cedar City' contacted his undercover account. Kanab sex offender arrested on 50 felonies for sexual exploitation of a minor The account description said that 'Cedar City' was a 27-year-old male in Utah. During a conversation with the undercover officer, documents say he was 'made aware and acknowledged' that he was speaking with a 12-year-old girl. At this point, he exchanged phone numbers with the officer, whom he believed was the minor. Police were able to verify Quist's identity through his phone number and a photo he shared of his face. According to police, during text conversations, the officer sent a fake photo of a 12-year-old (that was in reality a female Cedar City officer with an age filter) to Quist. In response, he shared a picture of his face and an inappropriate sexual photo of himself. Utah judge's sentence for child pornography offender sparks controversy, the court's response At this point, Quist asked for sexual photos of the 12-year-old girl, and the undercover officer declined. The next day, he would send another sexual picture of himself in a text and ask for pictures again, according to documents. On May 29, the Cedar City Police Department arrested Quist. According to documents, he admitted that he was chatting with who he believed to be a 12-year-old and that he had shared inappropriate pictures. He also confessed to the officer that he had 'done this previously 10 times to other minors.' Quist was booked into the Iron County Jail on May 29 and is currently being held without bail. South Jordan man apprehended after fleeing from traffic stop, shelter in place order lifted Cedar City man arrested for allegedly sending sexual photos to officer posing as 12-year-old Charges filed against Utah man who allegedly messaged missing 15-year-old before her disappearance Weber County School District considering tax increase Hill Air Force Base's Mazer Chapel reopens after 2 years of renovations Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
E&E News
12-05-2025
- Business
- E&E News
Field hearing will tackle barriers to geothermal energy
A House Natural Resources subcommittee will hold an oversight field hearing Monday in Utah to discuss strategies for removing barriers to geothermal energy development on federal lands. The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources hearing in Cedar City, Utah, follows the full committee's passage last week of its portion of the massive reconciliation budget bill that includes a section addressing increased geothermal lease sales. The Bureau of Land Management during the Biden administration approved 14 geothermal power projects that would have the capacity to power about 700,000 homes. BLM in the first few months of President Donald Trump's second term has similarly advanced geothermal. Advertisement The agency last month held a large lease sale in Utah that generated $5.7 million in bids on 14 parcels covering more than 50,000 acres, and it has announced plans to hold additional geothermal lease sales this year in Idaho, California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada. BLM in March also approved the Newcastle Geothermal Development project in Cedar City, Utah.
