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City approves Lionsback preliminary master plan
The proposed Lionsback Resort on Sand Flats Road, located where the old Lion’s Back Campground once operated, moved another step closer to final approval on Tuesday when the Moab City Council...
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Man killed in U.S. 191 collision
A man from Spain was killed when his car slammed into a semitrailer on U.S. 191 Monday afternoon, June 30.Lt. Todd Peterson of the Utah Highway Patrol said a 2008 Chevrolet Uplander driven by Enriq...
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Moab City animal control officer Jamie Hulce monitors a car with two dogs closed in on a hot day. A new city code gives animal control officers lattitude to assess each situation to determine whether the animals are in danger. It’s not against the law to leave dogs in a car, unless the conditions present an imminent danger. Animal control officers use an infrared thermometer to check temperatures, and they observe dogs for symptoms of heat stress. Photo by Ron Georg Hot dog: New city ordinance aims to protect pets from thoughtless owners
In the past, the only tool animal control had to deal with the issue of pets in hot cars was the state law on animal cruelty, which covers animals being contained in a manner hazardous to their hea...
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County approves new “parental defender” job
While Grand County gained a new parental defender on July 1, it could have lost its public defender in the process. Andrew Fitzgerald expressed his dismay to the Grand County Council that council a...
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A BASE jumper was rescued by helicopter on Sunday after experiencing problems with his parachute that caused him to drop about 300 feet onto a ledge near Updraft Arch on state Route 128. Robert Scheler, 46, of Leawood, Kan. told rescuers that his parachute failed to open properly, slamming him into the side of a rock wall before he hit the ground at a speed of 20-30 miles per hour. Scheler suffered a compound fracture to his lower left leg. Members of the Grand County Search and Rescue team, along with emergency medical personnel and law enforcement officers from the county and the National Park Service were called to the scene at about 7:27 a.m., according to a news release from the Grand County Sheriff’s Department. Rescuers located Scheler on a ledge about 350 feet above the canyon floor and began to hike to him, but determined that helicopter evacuation would be the best option, due to the challenges in navigating the treacherous terrain in the area. Scheler was hoisted in a rescue basket into a helicopter, stabilized, and flown to Salt Lake City for treatment. Photo by Curt Brewer
A BASE jumper was rescued by helicopter on Sunday after experiencing problems with his parachute that caused him to drop about 300 feet onto a ledge near Updraft Arch on state Route 128. Robert Scheler, 46, of Leawood, Kan. told rescuers that his parachute failed to open properly, slamming him into the side of a rock wall before he hit the ground at a speed of 20-30 miles per hour. Scheler suffered a compound fracture to his lower left leg. Members of the Grand County Search and Rescue team, along with emergency medical personnel and law enforcement officers from the county and the National Park Service were called to the scene at about 7:27 a.m., according to a news release from the Grand County Sheriff’s Department. Rescuers located Scheler on a ledge about 350 feet above the canyon floor and began to hike to him, but determined that helicopter evacuation would be the best option, due to the challenges in navigating the treacherous terrain in the area. Scheler was hoisted in a rescue basket into a helicopter, stabilized, and flown to Salt Lake City for treatment. Photo by Curt Brewer
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Employers use federal law to deny benefits (AP)

Melissa Amschwand-Bellinger shown Wednesday, July 2, 2008 in Houston. Dying of cancer, her husband did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)AP - Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer.


Sat Jul 05 08:04:43 -0700 2008
2 fires still raging along Calif.'s Central Coast (AP)

A firefighter walks along a large hill backfire on a wildfire burn in Big Sur, Calif., Friday, July 4, 2008. The raging blaze near Big Sur was one of more than 1,700 wildfires, mostly ignited by lightning, that have scorched more then 770 square miles and destroyed 64 structures across northern and central California since June 20, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. (AP Photo/ Tony Avelar)AP - Cool, damp weather early Saturday helped crews gain ground on the huge wildfire that wiped out this coastal retreat's holiday tourist trade, allowing some personnel and gear to be shifted to a growing blaze farther south


Sat Jul 05 11:04:04 -0700 2008
Colombia foils bomb plot after rescue (Reuters)

A Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla watches hostages being moved towards a helicopter during a rescue operation in Colombia July 2, 2008 in this frame grab taken on July 4, 2008. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Colombia found explosives set to be used in bombs across the capital in reprisal for this week's rescue of leftist rebels' highest-profile hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt, military officials said on Saturday.


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