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Damage from a June 15 wildfire in Westwater Canyon - on the western edge of Blanding – was kept to a minimum by a large firefighting effort. Approximately 20 acres burned.
Flames broke out on the afternoon of Fathers Day in the canyon near the Utah State University Blanding campus and spread north...
A wild fire on the eastern edge of Monticello has consumed less than five acres of grass and several outbuildings. The fire broke out at about 10 a.m. on June 13 in windy and dry conditions. Several fire engines and tankers responded to the blaze, and the crews were still fighting the flames as...
Monticello native Brian Redd has been named police chief for the Salt Lake City Police Department.
Redd is currently serving as the executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections. Before that appointment, he worked as vice president of Goldman Sachs’s Compliance Division.
Previously, he...
by David Boyle,
News Director
Interviews about high school sports, Bears Ears National Monument, local cities and schools were among the top listened-to programs of the Redrock Morning Show in 2024.
The morning show is broadcast on 92.7 FM each weekday at 9 a.m. and features news for the Four...
Blanding Mayor Logan Monson is strengthening his lead in the race for the local Republican seat in the Utah House of Representatives as votes continue to be counted from the June 25 primary election.
Monson’s narrow 27-vote lead over Lynn Jackson grew to 112 votes after several hundred additional...
A massive voter turnout in the Blanding area may have been the key factor in tight race in the Republican effort to replace Phil Lyman in the Utah House of Representatives.
After primary election ballots were counted on June 25, Blanding Mayor Logan Monson has a razor-thin advantage over Moab...
As of 10:15 p.m. on election night, there are still several hundred uncounted votes, largely from the Blanding area, after San Juan County Republicans participated in a primary election on June 25.
As a result, it is still too soon to call the race to replace San Juan County Commissioner Bruce...
35-year-old Blanding man Charles Youngkuom Yoo now faces additional charges in the case of the murder of his two roommates William Bull and Christopher Owens in March.
While Yoo had previously been charged with two counts of aggravated murder, and obstruction of justice.
Yoo has now also been...
Cas Melanson White has been appointed to Utah’s Seventh District Juvenile Court, filling a vacancy created by Presiding Judge Mary L. Manley’s retirement. Judicial appointments are made by the Governor and are subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate.
“I am thankful Cas Melanson White is willing...
by David Boyle
News Director
Blanding resident and Republican Primary Gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman announced Natalie Clawson as his selection for Lieutenant Governor running mate on May 3. The announcement came following a ruling that declared Layne Bangerter ineligible for the position based...
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