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West Nile virus reported in Moab
Another person has been diagnosed with West Nile virus in Utah. The Southeast Utah Health Department reported yesterday that an adult was diagnosed with the virus in Moab. Unlike a case reported in Salt Lake County on Monday, the new case does not involve the neuroinvasive form of the disease...
West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes near Moab
West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes collected near Moab, officials said Thursday. The mosquitoes were collected by the Moab Mosquito Abatement District in the Scott M. Matheson Wetlands Preserve. The agency pulled samples on July 2, and Thursday the samples came back positive for West Nile...
27 kids who have lost a parent in the line of duty given police escort to rafting trip
27 kids who have lost a parent in the line of duty given police escort to rafting trip
A special procession celebrated a special group of kids over the weekend. On Saturday, a police escort accompanied a busload of 27 kids who lost a parent in the line of duty. Officers from Moab City Police Department, Grand County Sheriff’s Office, Utah Highway Patrol, Moab Valley Fire Department and Grand County Emergency Medical Services escorted the kids from Grand Junction, Colorado to Bluff,
Update: Missing Grand County plane found, 2 dead
Update: UPDATE: Officials say the missing aircraft was located around 9:20 a.m. Monday morning. The Department of Public Safety personnel hiked to the airplane and say the two individuals on board are deceased. Authorities identified the men killed as Kevin Carroll, 53, of Moab, and Jay Camberlango, 42, of Lindon...
Man Critical After Being Hit by Boulder
A Canadian man is in critical condition in Grand Junction, Colorado, after he was struck by a loose rock while hiking with his wife near Moab. Officials say the pair were hiking in the Fisher Towers area when a basketball-sized boulder detached from a cliff above them and hit the man in the side...