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From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski comes Disney/Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger.” Tonto (Johnny Depp, left), a spirit warrior on a personal quest, joins forces in a fight for justice with John Reid (Armie Hammer), a lawman who has become a masked avenger. The movie will be filming in Moab in July. (Photo courtesy of Disney/Bruckheimer Films)

Utah unmasks film incentives; industry to boost economy

Last updated Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 6:35am

SALT LAKE CITY — The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has approved incentives for eight more films that plan to shoot in Utah.

That’s the largest number of films approved at once, although only one of the movies is a big-budget film poised to be a blockbuster.

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Body of missing snowmobiler found in near Moab

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Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 2:46pm

MOAB — Authorities are releasing the name of an 18-year-old snowmobiler who was buried in an avalanche in southeastern Utah.

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Marc Baker

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 9, 2011 - 6:05pm

Marc Baker died Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. A celebration of his life will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the Alpine Church in Riverdale. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Marc’s honor to the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Society online at www.lls.org or mailed to P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Death of Moab skydiver probable suicide

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 2:49pm

MOAB -- The death of a champion skydiver whose body was found beneath a cliff outside Moab has been ruled a probable suicide.

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Leslie Jo Moon

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 4:30pm

Leslie Jo Moon, born Jan. 4, 1939, in Moab, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the Salt Lake Stake Center, 142 W. 200 North, where the family will greet friends and family from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. before the service. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Ben Lomond Cemetery, 526 E. 2850 North, North Ogden. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Myers Ogden Mortuary. Condolences may be posted at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Missing skydiver's body found near Moab

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 1:23pm

MOAB -- The family of a renowned 37-year-old Canadian skydiver missing since late June says his body has been found in southern Utah.

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Hook and Ladder -- an ATV adventure in Moab

Lynn Blamires Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 5:35pm

With all of the Moab OHV trails the Northern Utah ATV Trail Riders could have picked to ride, I was comfortable with the Hook and Ladder Trail. It did not sound life threatening like the other choices -- Hell's Revenge, Metal Masher, or Steel Bender.

Traveling south of Moab on Highway 191 past Wilson Arch, we turned east on State Road 179 where we unloaded and started our ride. Traveling north, we soon found ourselves climbing rock benches through scrub juniper. Sandy trails dotted with patches of slick rock took us around sandstone hoodoos and over landscape for which Moab is famous.

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(NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner) Dayna Urquhart (left) and Jim Urquhart photograph Balanced Rock with the stars in the background in April in Arches National Park near Moab.

Stargazers, parks officials hope to save the night

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 9:57pm

CEDAR CITY — Gazing skyward from his backyard, longtime Southern Utah resident Abe Heck used to marvel at the Milky Way. Now he can’t even see it.

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Moab gears up for 1st gay pride march

Josh Loftin, Lynn DeBruin The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 1:19pm

MOAB -- A gay pride march in conservative southern Utah was so unlikely that the idea started as a joke.

But Amy Stocks figured it was about time, especially after the positive feedback she received online when she posted a satirical video about a small town that threw a pride festival for its one gay resident.

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(The Associated Press) Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar tours the new Dinosaur National Monument Visitors Center near Vernal during its dedication on Wednesday.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar visits Utah

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 11:33pm

MOAB — On a cliff overlooking a potential wilderness area in Southern Utah’s red-rock country, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar emphasized the economic value of outdoor recreation and the need for local input for conservation efforts.

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Recent storms plague Utahns at the gas pump

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 10:57pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah gas prices continue to rise, and Utah AAA officials say storms in the Gulf and along the East Coast may share some blame.

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Moab man dies in rollover crash

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Last updated Monday, August 1, 2011 - 8:47am

MOAB -- A man from Moab has died in a weekend rollover crash that also injured his passenger.

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This undated photo provided by Brian Buckwald via the Canadian Press shows Dave Brown, a skydiving instructor in Moab who hasn’t been seen since June 29. The search has been going all all week.

Paragliders join search for missing Moab skydiver

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Last updated Saturday, July 9, 2011 - 6:56pm

MOAB — Paragliders joined a search Saturday for a Moab skydiving instructor missing more than a week.

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Family, friends search for missing Moab skydiver

Lynn DeBruin The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, July 9, 2011 - 6:57pm

MOAB -- Family members are canvassing Moab's main strip and paragliders plan to scan the foothills of the southeastern Utah town for any sign of a skydiving instructor missing more than a week.

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Moab man missing for 6 days

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Last updated Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 11:51am

MOAB, Utah -- Authorities say a Moab man has been missing for six days.

Family and friends describe Dave Brown as a well-liked extreme athlete and sky diving instructor. ABC TV 4 reports he was last seen last Wednesday afternoon around the Skydive Moab facility where he worked.

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