Warning: Flash flood alert along Pack Creek
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning today for the Pack Creek Fire burn area in the Spanish Valley area of Grand & San Juan counties. The warning is expected to…
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Murphy fire destroys six homes, cause unknown
At 2:05 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, the Moab Valley Fire Protection District was dispatched to a fire in the Pack Creek Mobile Home Park. A thick black column of smoke piled into the…
Restoring the creekbed: Volunteers and donated funds support Pack Creek stabilization project
The Pack Creek Fire scar is stark along the creek bed above the Pack Creek neighborhood: charred cottonwood trunks support bare crowns, crispy brown leaves cling to blackened scrub oaks, and the red-brown…
Native plants helping recovery: Volunteers spread seeds in areas affected by Pack Creek Fire
About 20 volunteers gathered at the Pack Creek Picnic Area on Thursday, Nov. 18 to help Forest Service personnel spread native seeds over areas affected by the Pack Creek fire and along riparian…
Hello? Can you hear me?: Commissioners vote ‘no’ on cell tower
In 2018, a company called Insite Development approached the Old Spanish Trail Arena with a proposal to lease a 2500 square-foot parcel on the arena property to erect a 130-foot tower that would…
Honor doesn’t burn
The Utah American Legion Post 54 in Moab, represented by Ron Irvin, presented a flag to Michael Paul, Jeremy White, Esther Paul and Skylin White in honor of their father and grandfather, World…
Hazy days
The Pack Creek Fire has subsided to minimal interior burning, but continuing high temperatures and smokey conditions attest that wildfire season continues in the West. Where has all the smoke this week been…
Letter to the Editor: Fire and water
I am guessing that I’m not the only person who has become (even more) motivated to conserve water with this Pack Creek Fire. To watch helplessly as our beautiful mountains burned was an…
Letter to the Editor: Free dispersed camping is neither dispersed nor free
The Pack Creek fire — caused by an unattended campfire lit on a red-flag day — has already cost more than $4.5 million in firefighting costs, burned more than 8,000 acres and destroyed…
Hundreds of firefighters continue work on Pack Creek Fire: Fire over 60% contained, officials say
Since last week, the Pack Creek Fire in the La Sal Mountains has grown from 8,518 acres to 8,952 acres. Fire officials reported that the fire is now 66% contained as of June…
Wearing your heart on your sleeve: Locals grieving damage to the La Sals launch t-shirt fundraiser
Many Moab residents and visitors have watched the progress of the Pack Creek Fire with a sense of sorrow and loss, wondering how their favorite trails and natural refuges in the mountains will…
Health department warns of smoke dangers: As wildfires burn, air quality becomes an issue to monitor
With 8,000 acres of the La Sal Mountains ablaze, smoke inhalation has become a concern for Moab residents and visitors alike. “We’ve had people come in complaining of these symptoms and thinking they…
Pack Creek fire at 8,000 acres; Investigators seek tips on campfire that sparked blaze
U.S. Forest Service investigators are asking the public for information on the start of the destructive Pack Creek Fire that continues to burn south of Moab. Investigators have confirmed the fire began as…
Pack Creek fire breaks through Geyser Pass Road; new evacuations ordered
The Pack Creek Fire continues to burn over 5,400 acres on the slopes of the La Sal Mountains south of Moab. While residents of the Pack Creek subdivision were allowed to return, on…