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Add Fox 13 as a Google Preferred Source BLUFF, Utah — Trudging through thick layers of mud is Larena Benn's new normal when it comes to getting to her house, which appears to be on its own island surrounded by water. However, it isn't supposed to be that way.
Dark orange water filled the parking lot of the post office and fire station in Bluff on Monday, Nov. 2. Dirt roads were washed out and impassable across Navajo Nation chapters in southeastern Utah. And residents homes and businesses were flooded yet again after rain poured down on the Four Corners area over the weekend.
BLUFF, San Juan County, Nov 2, 2026 — After this weekend storms in the San Juan area, additional flooding has introduced fresh runoff, sediment, and debris into the river, making it very likely that river E. coli levels have spiked again. Field crews are actively collecting a new round of river water samples to determine current bacteria levels. As soon ...
Emergency orders were lifted for Bluff residents after Cottonwood Wash flooded from heavy rain moving through southeast Utah. San Juan County officials issued a shelter in place just after 3 a.m. on Monday, telling residents to either stay in place or move to higher ground if it was safe to do so.
Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson orders emergency voter accommodations for San Juan County residents impacted by October flooding, alongside details on flood response, health risks, Navajo Nation measures, and recovery efforts.
San Juan County faces ongoing emergency conditions as flooding from Cottonwood Wash triggers evacuation orders and road closures in Bluff. The Utah Division of Emergency Management has issued emergency alerts for residents to shelter in place or move to higher ground as the region deals with the aftermath of historic precipitation.
The mayor of Bluff expects several years of rebuilding following numerous floods. He is preparing for potentially more damage, closely monitoring rising levels of the San Juan River.
State championship berths are on the line this weekend in Utah. The state semifinals for classes 3A, 2A, 1A, and 8-Player are scheduled to be played at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
Virginia Pinder, age 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Park City, Utah, in the early hours of October 25, 2026, with her dedicated caretaker by her side. Born on January 28, 1930, to Millard Nelson and Winifred Olivia Hales Nelson, Virginia grew up in the small southern Utah town of Beaver.
Park City Mountain and Deer Valley Resort have turned on their snow guns for the first time this fall, about a month before opening day. Park City Mountain snowmaking crews began blowing snow at the top of the Payday lift and Homerun trail Monday, Nov. 2, to prepare for skiers and riders first turns ahead of Thanksgiving.
The Silver Creek sewer facility expects to release more nitrogen than allowed. It wants the public's help finding the source of contamination. Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District General Manager Mike Luers says the facility in Silver Creek started seeing elevated ammonia levels the second week of October.
The Price River Water Improvement District scheduled a board meeting for Nov. 3, 2026, to discuss various items including the 2027 budget and an annexation request. The meeting is set to take place at 265 South Fairgrounds Road in Price, Utah.
Wasatch County School District leaders want to keep a homebuilding program — and the legacy of its mentor — alive. The Wasatch County School District’s homebuilding program is running out of land. High school students build one home a year through the program.