Wednesday August 25, 2021

In a press conference outside the Grand County Sheriff’s Office yesterday, law enforcement said they have not yet identified a suspect in the double homicide of two local women. Agents from the State Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Investigation are assisting Grand County with the case. Sheriff Steve White says they have stepped up patrols in the La Sal Mountains in response to community safety concerns. Plus, Moab City will not institute a property tax increase after elected officials say they failed to adequately communicate what projects that revenue could fund. And, a report on mining clean-up on Navajo and Hopi lands from our radio partners.

Show Notes:

Photo: Captain Shan Hackwell reads a statement regarding the double homicide in the La Sal Mountains, standing outside the Grand County Sheriff’s Office on August 24th. Visible behind him (from left) are Sheriff Steve White, FBI special agent Rachel Butler, and Grand County Attorney Christina Sloan. Anthony Militano/KZMU News

If you have information relevant to the recent double homicide, please call the Grand County Sheriff’s Office at 435-259-8115

8/24/21 Grand County Sheriff’s Office Press Conference (video)
https://www.facebook.com/utahgrandcountysheriff/videos/269801227998223

8/24/21 Grand County Sheriff’s Office Press Conference (transcript)
https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-24-21-GCSO-Press-Conference-Transcript.pdf

Moab Property Tax Info
https://moabcity.org/582/Property-Taxes

KJZZ: Years After Coal Mines Close On Navajo And Hopi Land, Some Are Concerned About Cleanup
https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1706997/years-after-coal-mines-close-navajo-and-hopi-land-some-are-concerned-about-cleanup?_ga=2.9001653.1615904818.1628797415-384238978.1615335712