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John was a true visionary in the outfitting world. He worked alongside his parents at Tag-a-long Tours before carrying on the family legacy, creating NAVTEC Expeditions in the house his grandfather, Doc Williams, lived in.
At a special meeting on June 4, the Moab City Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend annexing two properties on Cermak Road into city limits. The vote supports a proposal by the National Ability Center to offer expanded adaptive recreation programming and overnight accommodations for people with disabilities.
A group of hikers was rescued June 5 from an embankment in Big Horn Canyon after a powerful flash flood cut off their return route, Utah Bureau of Land Management officials reported. The group had crossed a dry wash when a sudden surge of water swept in, making it impossible to get back to their vehicle.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously to lift a stay on construction of the Uinta Basin Railway—a proposed 88-mile rail line that would carry up to 350,000 barrels of oil per day…
A team from the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education made its first visit to the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project this month to independently verify that the federal government’s cleanup is working as intended.
Crews were honored for saving a man who suffered “a broken femur, broken tailbone, fractured pelvis, 7 fractured vertebrae, 9 broken ribs, a broken wrist, a broken nasal cavity, a full rotator cuff tear, and a collapsed lung” in a fall at the Tombstone, a popular BASE jumping exit.
Utahraptor State Park has officially opened to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Located 15 miles northwest of Moab, this 6,500-acre park features red rock desert and is significant for its fossil history and World War II relevance.
The amendment, introduced by Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT), was added to H.R.1— the Trump Administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act—earlier this month. It would have allowed the sale of certain public lands in southern Utah and Nevada to local authorities for “community and economic development” purposes without triggering environmental review or public notice.
Benzene from a 23,000-gallon gasoline spill is apparently creeping toward the Animas River, as Southern Ute tribal leaders say cleanup work by the state and the pipeline owner is moving too slowly.
The controversial development formerly known as Kane Springs—now rebranded as “Echo Canyon”—has been dealt a setback in its efforts to incorporate as a new municipality just outside of Moab. On May 5, the…
