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FILE - Delicate Arch is seen at Arches National Park on April 25, 2021, near Moab, Utah. Attorneys representing the family of a Ugandan activist who was killed by a swinging national park gate said Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, that they were pursuing $140 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government. (AP Photo/Lindsay Whitehurst, File)

National Parks Admission Free This Saturday

(Springdale, UT) — Admission is free tomorrow at Utah’s “Mighty 5” and all other national parks and monuments. It’s National Public Lands Day. Admission is waved at Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands national parks. The day will include commemoration events, along with volunteer opportunities at parks and […]

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Free Admission At Utah National Parks This Weekend

Free Admission At Utah National Parks This Weekend

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Admission to Utah State Parks will be free this Saturday. Park entry will be made free in recognition of National Public Lands Day, which promotes the enjoyment and conservation of public lands. Hikers will have a great opportunity to check out spectacular scenery at parks […]

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Flash Floods Likely At Utah National Park Today

Flash Floods Likely At Utah National Park Today

(St. George, UT) — Flash floods are likely to sweep across all of Southern Utah’s national parks and national monuments today. The Southern Utah Flash Flooding Potential Rating shows floods are probable at Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands along with Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Glen Canyon […]

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Vandals deface monolith at Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park

Vandals deface monolith at Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park

CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Officials say vandals have etched an image of an eye onto a sandstone rock formation at Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park. Park visitors reported the graffiti on the Temple of the Moon monolith in the remote Cathedral Valley on June 6. Park officials […]

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Wayne County retires well-known highway patrol mannequin

Wayne County retires well-known highway patrol mannequin

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — There’s a job opening at the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, one where being a dummy is an advantage. Law enforcement officers in the south-central Utah county, which includes the north entrance to Capitol Reef National Park, are looking for a new mannequin to place in […]

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Plans for gravel pit near Capitol Reef National Park nixed

Plans for gravel pit near Capitol Reef National Park nixed

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials have reached a deal to sell a land parcel to a group of residents instead of a construction company, effectively scrapping plans for a gravel pit near Capitol Reef National Park. The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration approved a $525,000 bid Thursday […]

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