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Courtesy Navajo Police Department Screenshot of video posted by the Navajo Police Department showing the rising water levels on Highway 162 in Montezuma Creek, Oct. 25, 2026. Highway 162 is closed. With more showers and thunderstorms moving through, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the Four Corners region — the meeting point of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
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Photos showed conditions in Montezuma Creek, Utah, on Sunday, Oct. 25, as the San Juan River continued to rise. Catastrophic flooding was forecast along the river corridor through Monday, and evacuation orders remained in place for Bluff, Montezuma Creek and Aneth.
The Navajo Nation Department of Emergency Management issued an evacuation notice for Bluff, Montezuma Creek, and Aneth, Utah, due to rising San Juan River water levels. A shelter has been established at the Aneth Community School to assist residents.
BLUFF, San Juan County — More than 150 people prepared to evacuate late Saturday night as high water levels threatened multiple Navajo Nation communities. Bluff, Montezuma Creek and Aneth were given an evacuation notice by the Navajo Nation Department of Emergency Management at 11:15 p.m. Saturday, according to a Navajo Police Department Facebook post.
The Navajo Nation Department of Emergency Management issued a notice of evacuation for Bluff, Montezuma Creek, and Aneth, Utah, due to expected high water levels on the San Juan River. An estimated 150 people from Montezuma Creek and Aneth alone will be evacuated.
Several schools in the San Juan School District will transition to at-home learning on Friday, Oct. 23, due to heavy rains and increased flooding. The district is monitoring weather conditions as multiple campuses implement remote instruction.
Several schools, including Whitehorse High School, will transition to virtual learning on Friday, Oct. 23, due to heavy rains and flooding. Students are advised to monitor email and Canvas for teacher instructions.
Fans at the Delta Center for Sunday matinee hoops were treated to a fireworks display. In a high-scoring affair between the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers, the visitors knocked down clutch shots to close out a 132-123 win.
Luka Doncic scored 52 points, marking the NBA's first 50-point performance of the season, to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 132-123 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. The win, which improves the Lakers to 3-0, saw Los Angeles overcome an 18-point second-quarter deficit led by Doncic's eight three-pointers and Austin Reaves' 29 points.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 25, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Tracy Aviary's southern ground hornbill chick has taken a step toward adulthood. " The newly named Echo started September inside an egg shell. Fledging means growing in adult flying feathers, and relying less on nest care.
The Moab Valley Fire Department has welcomed back the FireBREAK seasonal mitigation crew to continue wildfire prevention efforts. The crew will focus on removing hazardous, invasive fire fuels from creek corridors and areas near neighborhoods and infrastructure.
CARBON COUNTY, Oct. 25, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Wildlife Services plan to drop aerial herbicide treatments on approximately 3,875 acres in the Clark Valley area of Carbon County, about seven miles east of Wellington, “as weather permits.” The herbicide treatments start Monday, Oct. 26, and are expected to […] The post Bureau of Land Management, U.S.
In the spring of 1945, when the world was at war and the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, 14-year-old Hank Hoole rode a bicycle with metal rims 175 kilometers through the Dutch countryside after delivering food to his father so he wouldn't starve. Last month, 56-year-old Greg Hoole did the same ride, albeit with rubber tires.