As Utahns wait for a good, drenching rainstorm, the Canyons School District has started using students to help find more ways to conserve water.  

It's time to take a fresh look at how we approach wildfires Utah Senator Mitt Romney said as he prepared to introduce a new bill to improve fire policies.  

The drought has forced wildlife into populated areas as they look for water and for one Summit County woman that led to a fight with a bobcat to save her pet. 

Gov. Spencer Cox and city officials are making a call for the Utah Legislature to ban fireworks this holiday season as the majority of the state experiences severe drought and dangerous fire conditions.

The extreme drought has already forced some Utah farmers to walk away from crops in thirsty fields just to get through a very dry year. 

Millcreek and two other cities announced new fireworks restrictions ahead of two major holidays next month.

The ongoing heatwave has set record temperatures all across Utah and now a professor at BYU, who studies drought, said he was not surprised by what Utah has seen over the last two decades. 

With temperatures soaring into triple digits across most of Utah and drought that has severely affected every county this summer, Herriman and Washington Terrace announced new measures to save water. 

Amid the drought and dangerous fire conditions, Governor Spencer Cox is asking Utahns to cut back on fireworks this year but says he hasn't decided yet if there will be a statewide firework ban.

One side effect of the heat and drought in Utah is more moose encounters. The Division of Wildlife Resources offered several tips on what to do if you find yourself face to face with one.