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Story As historic flooding continues to overwhelm San Juan County and southeastern Utah and a flood watch extends to Monday night, donations for the rural and tribal communities there are still needed. But, amid road closures and other limitations, some instructions are changing.
San Juan County is responding to flooding affecting the town of Bluff and causing road closures. The Utah Division of Emergency Management issued alerts regarding Cottonwood Wash and Highway 163, while the San Juan School District announced school closures.
BLUFF, San Juan County — All Bluff residents were asked in an emergency alert to shelter in place or move to higher ground Monday morning due to floodwaters. Residents received the request at around 3 a.m. after the slot canyon Cottonwood Wash began flooding, according to a San Juan County Facebook post and the Utah Division of Emergency Management.
SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — The National Weather Service announced that parts of San Juan County, including Bluff and Blanding, will be under a flood warning until Monday afternoon. The NWS says the flood warning will be in effect until 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
Residents of San Juan County were warned not to travel Sunday evening, because of impassable roads and “significant and historic flooding,” county officials said. The county in Utah’s southeast corner was expected to see more widespread rain through Monday with “excessive runoff” that would increase flood risks, the county posted Sunday afternoon on Facebook.
The San Juan River is expected to exceed flood stage at Shiprock on Monday evening following heavy rainfall. Significant flooding and road damage occurred Sunday in communities still recovering from storms in October.
Significant and historic flooding is occurring across southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado, with roads flooded, impassable or washed out, the National Weather Service said Sunday. The flood warning was in effect until 4:15 p.m. Monday for southern San Juan County in Utah and parts of Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma and San Miguel counties in Colorado.
Today, the Justice Department announced charges involving 63 individuals, including four illegal aliens, in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes across the country. The cases include voting by aliens in federal elections, false claims of U.S. citizenship to register to vote or to vote, and the fraudulent submission of a
A 7-year-old boy remained in critical condition Monday after he was struck by a vehicle Saturday evening in Spanish Fork. Spanish Fork police said officers, firefighters and EMS crews responded to the crash near 875 North Spanish Fork Parkway at about 7:13 p.m. Oct. 31.
Payson Police Department is searching for information on a dirt-biker who has been seen causing damage at a local park. According to police, the rider has been seen riding through Payson Hollow Park causing damage and narrowly avoiding collision with people and children on the walking trail.
Think You Can Crack the Code? Thirty hidden treasure chests. Thirty tricky riddles. One City turning 30. It’s time to put on your thinking cap, Eagle Mountain! To celebrate our City’s 30th anniversary, we’ve hidden 30 treasure chests in parks, trails and landmarks across the community. Each one is waiting for a resident clever enough […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A small plane reportedly veered off the runway and into the grass at Salt Lake International Airport. According to airport officials a single engine general aviation aircraft landed on runway 35 and "slipped" off the runway upon landing.
SALT LAKE CITY — Organizers of an annual walk to raise awareness about domestic violence prevention expanded their focus this year to include community violence. The walk was held Saturday, the last day of October and the last day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.