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A San Juan County man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. Johnston Blackhorse, 43, of Aneth, was convicted by a federal jury in April for receipt and possession of explicit photos of children. At the time of his offense, he was already on supervised release for a 2015 conviction of possession of child sex abuse material, federal prosecutors said.
A man from San Juan County is heading to federal prison after being convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) while already on supervised release for the same crime. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Utah, 43-year-old Johnston Blackhorse of Aneth, Utah, has been sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment and a lifetime of supervised release.
Zane C. Yazzie, 33, of Aneth, Utah, has been sentenced to 35 months in prison following guilty pleas for multiple violent assaults. The sentencing follows a series of incidents occurring within the Navajo Nation Reservation.
A San Juan County man was sentenced to 35 months in prison following a series of violent assaults involving victims and federal officers. The sentencing comes after the defendant pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges related to the incidents.
A San Juan County man was sentenced to nearly three years in prison after he assaulted several people over the course of several days. Zane C. Yazzie, 33, of Aneth, Utah, pleaded guilty on July 9 to assault resulting in serious bodily injury while within Indian Country, assault with a dangerous weapon with the intent to do bodily harm while within Indian Country, and assault on a federal officer.
MOAB, Utah – A San Juan County, Utah, man was sentenced to 35 months’ imprisonment today after, over the course of several days, he violently assaulted several people. The man punched, strangled, and threatened to kill a woman, struck a man over the head with a stick and threatened to kill him with a knife, and assaulted federal officers with the Bureau of Indian Affairs that
Preliminary results are in for the November 3 general election in San Juan County, but the figures include just a fraction of the total votes cast. Less than 1,000 ballots have been counted as of Tuesday evening and election officials state that it will be "several days" before final results are available.
A traveling, solar-powered open mic is putting emerging songwriters in the spotlight with a free outdoor show coming to St. George this month. The Great Wide Open Mic will bring its traveling music event to Tonaquint Amphitheater on Nov. 21 at 4:30 p.m.
Central Davis Junior High is holding a food drive through November 20 to support the Layton High School Food Pantry. Students can donate various items to their first period teachers to assist local families.
During Christmas break in 2025, the Paul and Rachelle Beck family gathered to talk about goals for the next year. Eli, their son, said, Let's do something epic as a family next year. With that declaration, the brainstorming started. The idea of competing in a half Ironman surfaced, and the family all voiced a resounding yes.
The Bureau of Land Management Utah is investigating two instances of vandalism involving prehistoric petroglyph panels in the Moab area. The incidents occurred along Highway 279 and near Hell’s Revenge in Grand County.
Playing in the same conference has returned No. 7 BYU and No. 3 Utah to equal footing in football, adding significance to their annual Holy War rivalry. The upcoming matchup between the Utes and Cougars will impact Big 12 Championship contention and potential College Football Playoff bids.
BYU is scheduled to face Utah on Saturday morning at Rice-Eccles Stadium in a rivalry game that marks the first time both teams hold a top 10 ranking. The matchup will significantly impact postseason opportunities, including potential berths in the Big 12 Championship Game or the playoffs.