A three-mile extension of the Moab Canyon Pathway to Utahraptor State Park could begin construction next spring, while Grand County moves toward a separate project to repair and seal roughly 10 miles of the existing pathway. A woman and child ride the Moab Canyon Pathway toward Arches National Park on Feb.
Susan R. Sept. 27 at Utah State University-Moab on Aggie Boulevard. Susan Madsen October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month offers an important opportunity to reflect on how domestic violence affects families and communities across Utah—and what each of us can do to prevent harm.
Veteran realtor Rachel Moody has made bold moves throughout her more than two decades serving homebuyers and sellers in the Moab-area market and that trend continues after leaving Berkshire Hathaway after six years to join KW Success Keller Williams Realty. Rachel Moody.
Amazon said Monday it will spend $20 million on Colorado River water conservation, launching a new corporate coalition that aims to raise $100 million over two years. Both projects the company named are in the Lower Basin states of Arizona and California.
Eric James Mockler, a longtime Moab Brewery employee and devoted father, passed away on Sept. 23, 2026, in Salt Lake City at the age of 45. He is survived by his daughter, Keeley Rose, and a large family.
MOAB, Utah, Sept. 22, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A Moab woman — who police say was shot by a man who forced his way into her home, then shot them both — has died. The victim was Anzhela “Angela” Pronina, 33. The man believed to have shot her then himself on Tuesday, Sept.
Meow everyone, it’s Cosmo the Library Cat, here with more great science news. -focused events coming up at Grand County Public Library! Water is so important in our everyday lives, but many of us simply take it for granted. How often do we lap water from our water dish without stopping to think about how it got there?
La agencia federal respondió además a declaraciones realizadas por autoridades locales sobre una supuesta falta de comunicación previa al operativo. Según ICE, entre los detenidos hay dos ciudadanos mexicanos que contaban con una orden final de deportación, antecedentes de salida voluntaria y posterior reingreso ilegal a Estados Unidos.
Las autoridades identificaron a la víctima como Anzhela Angela Pronina, de 33 años y residente de Moab. Las autoridades identificaron a la víctima como Anzhela Angela Pronina, de 33 años y residente de Moab. El presunto agresor fue identificado como Charles Anthony Tony Nelson, de 30 años, también residente de la ciudad.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it conducted a targeted enforcement operation in Moab on Sept. Wiggins said administrative warrants are signed by an agent, not a judge.
Anzhela Angela Pronina died Monday afternoon, six days after a man forced his way into her Moab home and shot her, police said. She was 33. Moab police announced her death in a written release Tuesday and named her publicly for the first time.
The Bureau of Land Management is taking nominations for its Resource Advisory Councils, the citizen boards that advise the agency on how public lands are managed, and anyone can nominate themselves or someone else. The agency published a national call in the Federal Register on Sept.
A woman has died nearly a week after she was hospitalized in an apparent murder-suicide shooting in Moab. on Sept. Upon arrival, first responders found two people with gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as Anzhela "Angela" Pronina, 33, was taken to the hospital where doctors determined she would not survive her injuries.
Grand County’s hospice program is eight staff members and six volunteers. In a year they care for about 30 people and their families, across Moab, Castle Valley and Spanish Valley in Grand County, out to Green River in Emery County, and down through La Sal and Island in the Sky in San Juan County.
The wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round — as long as someone keeps paying the bill. “Next year we do not have the funding for the MAT,” said Mayor Joette Langianese at a Sept. Moab Area Transit, or MAT, offers a fare-free, on-demand pilot program that serves both tourists and residents.
Two things take over town at once this week. The Red Rock Arts Festival brings workshops, vendors and a chalk-art competition to the MARC and downtown from Friday through Sunday, and Grand County High School runs Homecoming all week, from Monday's Powder Puff game to Friday's parade and the Whitehorse football game that night.
A Sept. 57 million in Grand County trail spending since 2019 came from Fund 47, a voter-approved quarter-cent sales tax that state law limits to transportation. After receiving a question from Grand County Commissioner Bill Winfield, the letter states that a trail qualifies only if it "connects an origin with a destination," and recommends the county examine its spending.
7 FM. Founded in the late 1990s, it is Utah's only all-volunteer air crew station, offering local news, eclectic music programming, and public affairs coverage from its studio at 1734 Rocky Road. The station is a nonprofit funded by listener donations and underwriting.
For the first time in four years, the Utah High School Cycling League hosted a youth mountain bike race in Moab last weekend. According to results posted on MyRaceResult, nearly 1,000 Region 2 riders finished races at Mud Springs—Moab's newest nonmotorized singletrack trail system—in an event put on in partnership with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA).
Ten children in Grand County are waiting for a mentor. That list won't shrink until new mentors step up. Grand Area Mentoring is holding a New Mentor Orientation on Monday, Sept. 29, at Margaret L. Hopkin Middle School and is looking for at least 10 new volunteers to come through it.
MOAB — The Carbon Lady Dinos traveled to Moab on Thursday, Sept. 17, earning a straight-set victory over Grand County in their final non-region match of the season. Coming off momentum-building wins over Richfield and Emery, Carbon kept its foot on the gas and never looked back against the Red Devils.
Carbon dominated the Red Devils, taking the quick win in three straight sets. The Lady Dinos sit at 10-5 overall and hold the No. 7 spot in the latest rankings from the Utah High School Activities Association and MaxPreps. The straight-set win didn't tell the whole story, as each set was a battle, but the Dinos found the wins and came out on top in the end.
The Margaret L. Hopkin Middle School girls cross country team won the Blue Mountain XC Classic team title Friday in Monticello, edging the host school by one point, according to a parent who submitted the results. 7-mile loop with significant elevation gain.
A search for suspects is underway following a drive-by shooting in Sandy that injured one person with non-life-threatening injuries. Sgt. on Thursday. The victims — identified as two men in their 20s — were out walking when a care pulled up near them and opened fire.
Revenue from the first three months of Grand County’s expanded rural health care sales tax has helped EMS staff a third ambulance more consistently and Moab Valley Fire advances plans to replace its only ladder truck. Moab Valley Fire demonstrates its 2001 ladder truck at the 2025 Grand County Fair.
Moab Sun News asked candidates in each 2026 Grand County race a question tailored to their office. This installment asked commission candidates how they would manage a budget that swings with tourism and federal money, sheriff candidates whether a new sheriff’s office and jail should go to voters, and clerk-auditor candidates how they would handle a claim they had recommended against.
On Tuesday, the Lady Spartan tennis squad traveled to Moab to take on the Grand County Red Devils. With the year winding down, every match counts as they march toward the postseason. The Red Devils were ready for the Spartans, taking four matches as Emery fell, 4-1.
Note to readers • This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. It didn’t take long for the first mining claims to crop up on the lands that were previously protected in Bears Ears National Monument.
Margaret L. Hopkin Middle School has named Tayton Dowd and Winter Hannigan its September Students of the Month. Both were recognized for the way they treat the people around them — jumping in to help classmates, speaking up in discussions and making the classroom a better place to be.
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For its eighth annual Harvest Festival, the Youth Garden Project is bringing back some classic Moab traditions with a twist. "Because it's our thirtieth anniversary, we're celebrating a little bit of YGP's history through some Pumpkin Chuckin'-inspired things," said Kayley Boddy, the garden's outreach and development coordinator.
Nelson died at the scene. Investigators said evidence collected at the home indicated Nelson likely shot the woman before taking his own life. This is a tragedy any way you look at it, Moab Police Chief Lex Bell said. Our community has been deeply affected by this gut-wrenchingly traumatic and devastating act.
MOAB, Utah, Sept. 16, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Moab City police have released information after a Tuesday shooting that left one person dead and another with extremely critical injuries. The deceased person was Charles Anthony Tony Nelson, 30, the MCPD statement says.
Six Grand County Commission candidates outlined their priorities at a Sept. 15 Moab Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Element Moab. The Grand County Courthouse in Moab on April 8. Voters will decide three of the seven seats on the Grand County Commission in the Nov.
The man police suspect might have shot her before turning the gun on himself has been identified as Charles Anthony Tony Nelson, 30, of Moab. Moab Police Chief Lex Bell wrote in an email that a neighbor reportedly saw Nelson exit his vehicle and ram through the door before hearing the woman inside scream.
(Moab, UT) — One person is dead and another is hurt after a shooting in Moab. yesterday on West Williams Way. Investigators stress that there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Por el momento, los investigadores no han revelado las identidades de las personas involucradas ni las circunstancias que llevaron al tiroteo. en la zona de 290 West Williams Way. La investigación está siendo realizada por el Departamento de Policía de Moab, con apoyo de la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Grand y la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Grand.
One person is dead and a second was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a shooting Tuesday afternoon at 290 W. Williams Way in Moab, according to a press release from the Moab City Police Department., the department said in a release signed by Police Chief Lex Bell and posted to the department's Facebook page Tuesday evening.
Tayton Dowd Tayton Dowd The seventh grade Student of the Month is Tayton Dowd. Tayton is a good-natured student whose willingness to help his classmates makes him a truly wonderful addition to the class. Confident, polite, and respectful, Tayton brings a positive presence to our learning community every day.
