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Making friends despite language barrier

Students from Beijing #4 High School visit Park City earlier this week. The PCHS students went to China in October as a part of an exchange program.

COLUMN: Shrimp pad Thai made hot and fresh at local restaurant

Bad restaurants can oftentimes be overrated, and good restaurants are sometimes underrated.

Mineral leases to be suspended in some BLM areas while leasing reform analysis is underway

The Bureau of Land Management’s Canyon Country District will be preparing a master leasing plan for additional planning and analysis of oil and gas and potash leasing on approximately 783,000 acres of public lands in Grand and San Juan counties.

In-home preschool option combines technology, early learning

As lawmakers discuss preschool options and school technology aids this session, one program that already combines the two is more than halfway through its trial.

Rare Visions & Roadside Revelations

Randy, Mike, and Don the Camera Guy visit the Hole n’ the Rock near Moab, UT, the Gilgal Sculpture Garden in Salt Lake City, the Idaho Potato Expo in Blackfoot, ID, a nuclear submarine in Arco, ID, and Cleo’s Ferry Museum on the Snake River near Melba.

New for 2012 in Moab, Utah – Moab Adventure Center Announces High…

Building on a growing corporate meetings market, bolstered now with the convenience of direct commercial flights into Moab, Utah, Moab Adventure Center has developed a three-day / two-night Moab Corporate Retreat adventure package.

University of Utah appoints biologist Sylvia Torti to head Honors College

Torti joined the university in 2003 as a research assistant professor in biology and is currently the associate director of the University of Utah Rio Mesa Center, a research and education center near Moab.

University of Utah professor warns tar sands process could taint water

The citrus-based chemical that a Canadian company plans to use to strip oil from eastern Utah tar sands will leave tailings that could leach cancer-causing compounds into the groundwater, a University of Utah scientist warns.

Water deal big win for nuke plant

With the state’s approval of plans for water to operate a proposed nuclear plant just outside Green River, Utah, the developer cleared a major hurdle.

Forecast: Fresh snowfall expected for northern Utah

OK, let’s not call it “Snowacalypse.” But Utah is in for a major winter storm as it moves toward the weekend.

City to consider resolution declaring that – corporations are not people’

The Moab City Council this week directed city staff to begin drafting a resolution that would support a nationwide movement aimed at ensuring that corporations are not treated as individuals and that money does not constitute free speech.

School board outlines process for superintendent search

Members of the local community are invited to participate in the search for a new Grand County School District superintendent to replace Margaret Hopkin, who announced her upcoming retirement last week.

Plans for proposed – Moab Giants’ dinosaur park move closer to reality

A proposal to build an open-air dinosaur museum and park north of Moab is back on track, developers said Tuesday night.

Our Pick: Sorrel River Ranch Resort and Spa

That most-beloved of all holidays, Valentine’s Day, looms on the horizon. This year, forget the flowers and the chocolates.

The 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Backhands the Rockies Video

Do not buy this Jeep! Nope, don’t do it! Do NOT buy this vehicle if you never intend to go off road.

Video: 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor tackles Hell’s Revenge Trail

We recently went off the beaten path with a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor in Moab, Utah to test the 2012 model’s improved off-road chops.

Utah ready to finish Moab, Uinta Basin land swap

Utah is weary of waiting for federal funds to complete a heralded swap of recreational lands near Moab in exchange for energy swaths in the Uinta Basin, so state school trust officials plan to start paying appraisers themselves to seal the deal.

Utah forecast: Snowy commuter specials on the way

Northern Utah was in for not one but two “commuter specials” in the coming days as a major winter storm moved into the region.

Utah forecast: Dry weekend, then snow on MLK Day

A partly cloudy and dry weekend for northern Utah will give way on Martin Luther King Day to morning and afternoon snow showers, the National Weather Service says.

Holiday traffic stops result in multiple DUI charges

Multiple weapons and bags of marijuana were seized from a vehicle during a traffic stop over the holidays, Grand County Sheriff’s Office officials said.

Utah forecast: Cloudy, near-freezing in north, sunny and windy south

Utah‘s mid-week forecast calls for partly cloudy and near-freezing daytime high temperatures in the north, while the state’s southern reaches will bask in sunny but windy weather with highs in the 50s.

Dust Up

Biologist Jayne Belnap warns of the consequences for the American West if we don’t preserve a home for the minute organisms that live in desert topsoil Research focus: Study of the biological crusts that hold in place desert dust and their ecological impact on human activities One fine afternoon last may, Jayne Belnap drove north [...]

Finally, snow! Two-fisted storm blankets northern Utah

Heavier-than-expected snowfall covered much of Utah Saturday as the first blow of a two-fisted storm system struck the region.

The deadliest day: 5 Utah officers have died on Janury 5th

SALT LAKE CITY – What we’re about to tell you may make the hair stand up on the back of your neck.

Music: Moab Music Festival Board of Directors supports arts education in Grand County School District

Every September for what will be 20 years this summer, the Moab Music Festival presents chamber music in the stunning red rock canyon country of Moab.

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