Moab

Tourism is replacing mining as people discover the central Utah town’s mountain biking and OHV trails.

Tribune reporter Emily Anderson Stern and Moab Times-Independent reporter Andrew Christiansen join UPR’s Tom Williams, who broadcast live from Moab this week, to talk about the latest news.

In other news, Moab trailer park residents are facing eviction on July 1 due to insurance issues after six years of work on a promised affordable housing project.

The Science Management Policy Exchange conference in Moab places scientists and policy makers in a single convention for environmental discussion.

A developer plans to build a large luxury home and commercial development on scenic agricultural land in the Colorado River floodplain just outside Moab, and a residents’ group, as part of a groundswell of local opposition, has formed to oppose the development. KZMU's Molly Marcello and other guests join to discuss.

The Joe’s Valley Festival was created to strengthen and celebrate the relationship between those who come to Emery County to climb and the locals who live there.

In other news, a Moab neighborhood will lose most water service today during construction. And the Utah Pride Center has furloughed the majority of its remaining staff.

The Salt Lake Tribune will transition the Times-Independent to a nonprofit, following their own nonprofit transition three years ago.

In other news: Long-time KSL anchorman Dick Nourse passed away Thursday at the age of 83.

Conservation groups say more needs to be done to protect the natural and cultural resources of Utah's Labyrinth Canyon from off-road vehicles.