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Grand County Investigating Race Team For Petroglyphs Vandalism

Grand County Investigating Race Team For Petroglyphs Vandalism

(Moab, UT) — Investigators in Grand County are trying to figure out if a Baja off-road racing team defaced some ancient petroglyphs outside of Moab. The damage was spotted in the Tusher Tunnel area. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office says the race team appears to have carved their information into […]

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Utah House Votes 67-3 To Censure Judge Over Comments

Utah House Votes 67-3 To Censure Judge Over Comments

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah House of Representatives voted 67-to-3 to censure a district court judge in Grand County over comments he made about a child pornography case. The judge twice noted that the defendant came from a background of “privilege” before refusing to sentence him to any […]

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Grand County Leaders Don’t Want Reservations At Arches National Park

(Moab, UT) — Grand County leaders don’t want a reservation system at Arches National Park. The Grand County Commission voted five to two last week to send a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. The letter asked Burgum to consider options other than timed-entry, such as a modern shuttle system […]

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Grand County Studies Arches Timed-Entry Impact on Moab Economy

Grand County Studies Arches Timed-Entry Impact on Moab Economy

(Moab, UT) — Grand County commissioners are exploring the link between the Arches National Park timed-entry system and the Moab area’s economy. The system, which requires reservations during certain months, has led to some local businesses seeing a decline in visitors. New changes for 2025 will require timed entry tickets, […]

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Utah Finalizes Federal, State Land Transaction

Utah Finalizes Federal, State Land Transaction

On Feb. 22, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum joined Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Utah Senator John Curtis to sign an agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and the Utah Trust Lands Administration to complete the final step of a historic land exchange. According to a press release, […]

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Woman Dies At Arches National Park

(Grand County, UT) — National Park Service rangers are investigating the death of a 58-year-old woman who was visiting Arches National Park earlier this week. Rangers say the woman required emergency medical care on Tuesday at the park’s popular Delicate Arch Trail. Multiple law enforcement and rescue agencies performed life-saving […]

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This Thursday, July 12, 2018 photo released by Benji Xie shows flooding from a waterfall on the Havasupai reservation in Supai, Ariz. About 200 tourists were being evacuated Thursday from a campground on tribal land near famous waterfalls deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon. (Benji Xie via AP)

Cox Issues State Of Emergency For Southern Utah Flooding

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox wants to make it easier for southern Utah communities to get help as they recover from severe flooding. The governor issued a state of emergency declaration for Grand, Emery and Wayne counties yesterday. The order allows state agencies to offer aid to the […]

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Gunfire Uncovers Possible Target Shooting Near USU Moab Campus

Gunfire Uncovers Possible Target Shooting Near USU Moab Campus

(Moab, UT) — Deputies in Grand County are investigating after gunfire was reported near the Utah State University campus in Moab. Investigators reached the campus about three minutes after the gunfire was reported last night and found signs that a shooting range had been set up nearby. New and used […]

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Man dies in Grand County BASE jumping accident

Man dies in Grand County BASE jumping accident

GRAND COUNTY, Utah (AP) — Utah officials say a 51-year-old man died in a BASE jumping accident in a remote part of Grand County. Grand County Chief Deputy Sheriff Darrel Mecham told KUTV 2News that the man crashed around noon Friday while attempting a 1,100-foot jump. BASE jumping stands for […]

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Deputies arrest 2 for smuggling after finding 12 in van

MOAB, Utah (AP) — Grand County sheriff’s deputies arrested two people on charges of smuggling after finding 12 people crammed into a van with darkly tinted windows. A sheriff’s deputy who stopped the van Friday because of the tinted windows says in court papers that the passengers were lying on […]

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