Moab News

Utah state government is planning to increase travel expense reimbursement for its employees and is accepting comments about that through June 14.

On February 3rd, Scott Ibex kicked off his national "Dragonbreath" tour at the MARC before an amazing audience.

Flames engulf a wooden cabin on property owned by Christy Williams and Micheal Dunton in Castle Valley.

"We love The Independent and are always anxious for that Thursday paper," said Kathy Pfeifer.

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Are you seeking a pickup with the off-road capability of a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, but are disappointed that all the compact, midsize, and half-ton pickups for sale in the U.S. rely on an independent front suspension? The 4x4 experts at American Expedition Vehicles have the solution to your dilemma.

Retired river guide Ken Sleight shares a laugh with friends at his home in Pack Creek Ranch outside of Moab while being taped for a documentary being made about Sleight, who guided river trips on the Colorado River before the Glen Canyon Dam was built in the early 1960s.

The Salt Lake Tribune) SIx inches of snow on highway 162 near Power Mountain ski resort, just above Eden, Utah, Sunday, May 27, 2012.

Bekah Jones rides Jazz Chromoly, a mountain bike trail near Red Fleet State Park north of Vernal, on Thursday.

The summer season begins with the Memorial Day holiday and people are looking for a fun event to kick-off the summer.

A tiny Canadian company announced Thursday it had raised enough money to start producing oil from Utah's tar sands for a first-of-its kind project in the U.S. U.S. Oil Sands Inc.

Note: Ben Huh posted this account of his jump off the 150-foot Corona Arch to The Best Thing This Year, a mailing list that allows members to post one note per year.

After years of disputes and analyses, the controversial Coyote Canyon trail was reopened for motorized use on Saturday, May 5. The action by the Moab office of the Bureau of Land Management drew mixed opinions from area property owners and four-wheeling enthusiasts.

High winds, hot temperatures and bone-dry high desert rangelands and forests are translating to a Memorial Day weekend of high wildfire danger.

If you've ever camped, you know how difficult it can be to stay organized. There's so much gear that you need just to eat, sleep and relax, and if you lose just one piece, it could ruin your whole trip.

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The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters have a parade during a rally near the proposed construction site for nuclear reactors in Green River, Utah on May 19, 2012.

Utah Highway Patrol officials say a 1998 Jeep Cherokee driven by a 50-year-old Colorado man was traveling northbound in a construction zone on SR-191 near milepost 129 just after 1 a.m. when his vehicle drifted out of its lane into the construction zone.