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A month on, the Moab community mourns murdered couple: Local businesses offer reward, memorial service held Friday

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

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….

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Details of unattended death referred to by Sheriff’s Office released

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

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…

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Changes made to MPD use-of-force policy: Community task force helped shape recommendations

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

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…

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Reward for information on double homicide: Anonymous donor offers 0,000 for information leading to conviction of killer

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

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…

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Few fast answers in Moab couple’s deaths

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

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…

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Candlelight vigil planned tonight for murdered couple

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

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…

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Ordinance bars slacklining from structures, ‘encouragement’ of code violations: County Commission makes two changes to public lands code

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

At their July 6 meeting, Grand County Commission voted to make two changes to code regarding the use of public lands. One makes it easier for the Grand County Sheriff’s Department to cite…

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The Book Cliffs Highway reappears: Notes from the Grand County Commission meeting, July 6, 2021

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

At the Grand County Commission meeting on July 6, the commission approved a lengthy consent agenda, which included a letter to the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee asking that Congress, in…

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Letter to the Editor: From a grateful & appreciative father

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Deputies from the Grand County Sheriff’s Department very recently assisted my daughter Alicia, whose motorhome broke down a few miles east of Green River. A mother of three, she was trying to get…

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Two die after vehicle falls from Moab Rim Jeep Trail

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Two Arizona men died when a vehicle they were in rolled off the Moab Rim Jeep Trail the afternoon of April 17, 2021. The Moab Rim Trail is a popular, rugged Jeep trail…

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