Doug McMurdo

The Beehive State ended at 100% of normal after an up and down 12 months. By Doug McMurdo | The Times-Independent

The perpetrators were adults, male and female, and the description in court documents of what was depicted on those videos and photos is disturbingly graphic.

Grand County voters continued to buck the trend in Utah by favoring Democratic candidates up and down the ballot, from governor to the State House District 69 race between Davina Smith and Logan Monson.

Finlayson witnesses reported that Lopez was riding at a high speed and video cameras along the highway showed him “weaving in and out of traffic” in the moments before the accident.

"A straightforward application of those factors confirms that plaintiff’s claims must be dismissed.”

Moab Police argue they cannot be “held liable for Laundrie’s brutal crime" and have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against them brought by Gabby Petito’s parents.

Highway 191 motorists in the Moab region will soon have to slow their roll as the Utah Department of Transportation prepares to implement speed limit changes from roughly Old Airport Road south of Moab nearly to the entrance to Arches National Park in the north.

“There are many what ifs, primarily would Gabby be alive today if the case were handled differently. Nobody knows and nobody will ever know."

Seventh Judicial District Judge Don Torgerson on Wednesday, Nov. 20, ruled that the Moab Police Department could not be held accountable for the murder of Gabby Petito due to the Government Immunity Act of Utah, which protects officers from liability.

We were forcefully reminded that more frequent and more severe storms are indeed the new norm, revealing that Moab is far behind the curve when it comes to flood mitigation.