(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 […]
(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 […]
(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, […]
(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 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. officials have dropped plans to sell energy leases in a popular Utah recreational area that’s renowned for its mountain biking trails. The reversal by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management comes after local businesses, officials and Gov. Gary Herbert raised concerns about potential effects […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man and woman who died last week while hiking in a popular area of Arches National Park in Utah were a couple from California. Grand County Sheriff Lt. Kim Neal said Monday that the two who died Nov. 29 while hiking to Delicate […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah community leaders have asked the National Park Service to reconsider allowing off-road vehicles inside the parks. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Wednesday that elected Grand County leaders passed a resolution Tuesday to ask park officials to reevaluate the order. Mayors from Moab and Castle Valley say […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Water officials are not quite ready to declare an end to the drought in Utah, even as the state sees its deepest snowpack in years. The Salt Lake Tribune reports federal hydrologists say in a water report released Thursday that this year’s statewide snowpack ranks substantially better […]
