san juan county

Utah's voter turnout soars with over 520,000 ballots already cast, showing strong enthusiasm for the upcoming election.

A man accused of shooting at a federal officer in San Juan County last week is in custody in Colorado.  The Bureau of Indian Affairs says they caught Cecil Vijil last night near Towaoc, which is in the Ute Mountain Reservation in the southwestern part of the state.  ...

Two travelers who recently returned to Utah from China are being monitored for any signs of the novel coronavirus. San Juan County public health officials say the pair do not currently show any symptoms of the virus. However, they are being evaluated so that they can be isolated and treated if they begin to show symptoms...

Authorities in Eastern Utah are hoping a reward will help catch whoever is dumping dozens of appliances in San Juan County. The sheriff's office says over the past two weeks someone has dumped a refrigerator and 30 other appliances at the LeGrand Johnson Gravel pit in Spanish Valley...

Republican State Representative Phil Lyman has filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management after he was convicted for trespassing on federal lands.  Back in 2014, Lyman was a San Juan County Commissioner, and rode an ATV through Recapture Canyon to protest BLM policies.  ...

The ballot measure that could eventually lead to changes in government for San Juan County is failing in the early vote count. Under Proposition Ten, the county would authorize a study committee to look into potential changes from the current three-member County Commission...

Three people are dead after a crash on Highway 191 in San Juan County. The Utah Highway Patrol says a southbound pickup drifted into the northbound lane just after four o'clock Saturday afternoon. It struck a Ford Expedition towing a boat head-on, killing the Arizona couple inside...