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12 articlesRecent coverage of Moab City from local and regional media.
Utah begins construction of small Moab trail connection that has larger impacts
MOAB — The race to build a statewide trail network is on.Gov. Spencer Cox joined state transportation leaders on Tuesday to celebrate the beginning of construction on a 0.7-mile trail connection along state...
Grand County's biggest challenge: candidates in their own words
Candidates in the 2026 Grand County races answer our second question — the single most important issue facing the county, and what they'd do about it from office — in their own words.
A closer look at how the BLM leases land for oil and gas development
President Trump released a set of executive orders that could reduce the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monuments. Those orders could open up that land to private companies and oil drilling.
Trump's Utah monument cuts put a century-old law under the microscope
SALT LAKE CITY — The perpetual tug-of-war over American monuments like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante have many Americans up in arms over the 1906 Antiquities Act.Questions about the century-old...
200 homes impacted by Beaver flooding; water order still in place, mayor says
BEAVER — Approximately 200 homes were impacted by flooding after quick, heavy rain fell on the Cottonwood Fire burn scar on Sunday, city officials said.Part of the Grove neighborhood remained evacuated south...
Moab-area ICE action prompts dust-up, mild rebuke from Grand County Sheriff's Office
MOAB — The presence of federal immigration officials in Grand County on Monday prompted a dust-up among some and a rebuke from the Grand County Sheriff's Office.Immigration and Customs and Enforcement, meantime...
A new way to reach Arches National Park is now available from Moab
MOAB — An experiment to improve transportation challenges at Arches National Park is now available, albeit for a limited time, while local leaders test the concept.Moab to Arches Shuttle officially launched on ...
Can Grand County's transportation tax pay for recreational trails? State auditor's office says it depends on how they connect
You Asked, We Answered — The state auditor's office says a recreational trail qualifies if it connects to other roads or trails, and that the county decides what that means for $1.57 million already spent and for next year's trails budget.
Oct 20, 2026Moab’s long-closed Pack Creek bridge moves toward replacement
The long-closed walking and biking connection to downtown Moab is moving closer to reopening after the Moab City Council unanimously approved a $527,943 construction contract Oct. 13 to replace the Pack Creek pedestrian bridge. The bridge is located ...
Oct 19, 2026A day on the Moab-Arches shuttle: Easy trips, frustrating waits
Six weeks into the Moab-Arches shuttle pilot, passengers interviewed Oct. 15 described both the convenience of leaving their vehicles behind and frustration with waits that cut into their plans. Sev Giesswein, visiting Arches National Park from Colog...
Oct 19, 2026Senior campus planning aims to help older residents stay in Moab
Consultants have begun work on a plan for eight remaining acres of Moab’s senior campus, advancing a longstanding effort to give older residents more options to stay in the community as their needs change. The Canyonlands Health Care Special Service ...
Oct 19, 2026Read the transcript: What Grand County candidates said at the Moab Chamber of Commerce’s Oct. 15 debate
Candidates for Grand County Commission, clerk/auditor and sheriff, U.S. House District 3 and Utah House District 69 answered questions on tourism revenue, housing, county audits, deputy retention and child care at the Moab Chamber of Commerce’s Oct. ...
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