The Salt Lake City park honors a single mother who once lived on the site, and it's the only dedicated kids' playground south of 1700 South.

A 25-year-old grad student named a snake after Wil Myers. His team tracks red diamonds several times a week to see how hikers affect them.

The Coastal Commission's unanimous vote clears San Diego to chase grants for a 500-acre Mission Bay makeover decades in the making.