1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (549+ words) Two new justices will join the Utah Supreme Court, filling a pair of seats officially expanding the court from five to seven justices, after the Senate voted Wednesday to approve Gov. Spencer Cox's nominees Jay Jorgensen and Stephen Dent. Senate…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (248+ words) Friday, June 19, 2026 As residents prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, the Grand County Commission is urging people to follow fireworks laws after fire officials warned that exceptionally dry conditions have created very high wildfire danger across Grand County." Commissioners…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (259+ words) The Moab City Council at its June 9 meeting voted 5-0 to approve a Pride Month Proclamation and in the process reminded Gov. Spencer Cox that fidelity is not a virtue that's exclusive to only one segment of the population. Councilor Kaitlin…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (416+ words) The Times-Independent MRH's new bone density scanner to enhance preventive care Moab Regional Hospital has installed a new DEXA (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) scanner, replacing the hospital's previous bone density imaging equipment with the latest technology available, according to Alina Murdock....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (305+ words) The Times-Independent Here's what's on tap in July at the MIC Here's who's speaking in July at the ongoing Lecture Series sponsored by Canyonlands Natural History Association and held at the Moab Information Center at 6 p. m. on Thursdays. On July 9 Blaine…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (419+ words) A total of 33 wildlife conservation projects across Utah will receive funding through a $5. 1 million state conservation program, including several efforts in southeastern Utah focused on bats, birds and rare plants. "Proactive conservation helps keep Utah's native species healthy," DWR Wildlife…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (206+ words) The City of Moab is poised to enter its next fiscal year beginning July 1 on a strong financial footing." "Anything over one hundred percent is good," deadpanned City Manager Michael Black at the city council's meeting held Tuesday, June 9 after…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (603+ words) The Times-Independent Enhanced Safety Settings is a way of life The night last week when the lights went out in Castle Valley could be one of many that we will experience before summer is over. Officially, Jona Whiteside of Rocky…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (372+ words) I have a few thoughts on Craig Weston's June 3 letter to the editor [Exploring new workforce housing ideas in Moab," The Times-Independent, June 4, 2025]." Mr. Weston is clearly trying his best to get the people of our community on his side....

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1337+ words) A renewed effort to develop a nuclear power plant north of Green River is moving forward with new partners, different reactor technology and a revised vision for a proposal first put forward nearly two decades ago. Announced in May, a…...