Ankle Breaking Season?
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team is warning locals and visitors to avoid a common injury this time of year: ankle-breaking season. “We’re beginning to see an unfortunate pattern play…
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Gas leak closes roads, strands campers
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Breaking: Sheriff’s Office to announce details of investigation into Moab couple’s death today
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office will hold a press conference today at 1 p.m. to announce details of the investigation into the murders of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Beck Turner. The Moab couple…
New info in La Sal murders: Family seeks answers in deaths of local couple
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release stating that they have identified persons of interest in the murders of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner. The local couple was found murdered in…
Memorial sculpture installed at library
The Grand County Public Library and La Sal artist Ekaterina Tatarovich invite the community to a reception marking the installation of a sculpture called “In Memory of Kylen and Crystal.” Tatarovich created and…
County Commission welcomes new chair: Notes from the Jan. 4 meeting of the Grand County Commission
The Grand County Commission voted in a new chair and vice-chair at their first meeting of 2022. Commissioner Gabriel Woytek, who had been serving as vice chair, was unanimously approved to serve as…
Remembering the light: Local artist creates sculpture in memory of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner
“When I looked at Kylen and Crystal’s pictures, there was so much light and beauty coming out of their eyes—such purity of love,” said Ekaterina Tatarovich. That’s what the La Sal-based artist tried…
Father hires PI to look into Moab couple’s murder: Visitors to the La Sals in mid-August asked for tips
The father of Kylen Schulte has hired a private investigator to look into the murders of his daughter, Moab resident Kylen Schulte, and her wife, Crystal Turner. The couple were found dead by…
Colorado town bans OHVs from streets: Through special ballot measure, Silverton streets close to OHVs
Over the past couple of years, Moab has been struggling to balance a boom in off-highway vehicles (sometimes referred to as UTVs or ATVs) with other outdoor enthusiasts’ and residents’ desire for quiet…
A month on, the Moab community mourns murdered couple: Local businesses offer reward, memorial service held Friday
It’s been a month since the murder of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner. The tragedy has rocked the Moab community—the couple, found murdered at their campsite in the La Sal Mountains on Aug….
Details of unattended death referred to by Sheriff’s Office released
At an Aug. 25 press briefing addressing the murders of Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte, representatives from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said the agency had investigated three suspicious unattended deaths over the…
Changes made to MPD use-of-force policy: Community task force helped shape recommendations
Following the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, citizens across the country joined demonstrations demanding reforms to police departments. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office held a community discussion to review its policies…
Reward for information on double homicide: Anonymous donor offers 0,000 for information leading to conviction of killer
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office announced on its Facebook page that an anonymous business contractor has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person or people…
Few fast answers in Moab couple’s deaths
People in Grand County are grieving the deaths of two local women, who authorities said died of gunshot wounds. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office has opened a homicide investigation into the murders. A…
Candlelight vigil planned tonight for murdered couple
Moab community members will come together for support at a candlelight vigil after the murder of two local women. The vigil will be held on Sunday, Aug. 22 at 8:15 p.m. outside of Moonflower Community…