On this week's "Behind the Headlines," Salt Lake Tribune journalists discuss defaced petroglyphs, Utah homelessness and how to protect Bears Ears’ cultural relics.

The route to Newspaper Rock – so named because it’s carved with ancient petroglyphs – from the tiny city of Monticello, Utah, follows a narrow two-lane road through a breathtaking… ...

This March, we are grateful. We are grateful for the blessing of much-needed snow in our communities, and we are grateful for the blanket of snow that now covers Bears Ears.

I wanted to see this part of Bears Ears for myself, before it is opened for uranium and oil and gas development. The day before we put in at Sand Island with our camping gear, food supplies and ...

Art World Trump’s Assault on Bears Ears National Monument Could Threaten Ancient Native American Petroglyphs. Experts warn the 2,000-year-old rock carvings could be lost forever.

Native American and conservancy groups disagree with the expected change — -- The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah is home to tall red cliffs, deep canyons, mesas, desert land and the two ...

The Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in southern Utah encompass more than 3.2 million acres — an area nearly the size of Connecticut — and were created by Democratic ...

Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk, whose grandmother grew up in the Bears Ears area, ... kivas, petroglyphs — need to be preserved, she adds. “Our legacy is on the walls of the canyon.

President Biden Friday restored the protected Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments after former President Trump dramatically slashed them in an effort to open more sensitive … ...

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BLUFF, Utah — Bears Ears is a 1.35 million acre national monument that holds different meanings to different people. For one, it’s a backpacker's remote paradise with endless trails to explore ...