In 2018, a murder shocked a small Navajo community just south of Bluff. Federal agents arrested a suspect later that year. But since then the victim’s family has lived without closure – and in fear. Said one family member, "I am scared. I live with that scare of having to look over my shoulder wondering who's going up the road. I have that every day.” Today on the news, we report from Mexican Water on the Navajo Nation.
// And later, the Weekly News Reel where we check in with reporters on their latest stories about the Moab area. Doug McMurdo of The Times-Independent talks fire fuel mitigation, the busy spring tourism season, murals in area pit toilets and local housing discussions. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News discusses USU-Moab’s new building, the return of Green River Rocks and the cowboy-focused work of two local photographers.
// Show Notes
// Photo: Rebecca Green lives on a remote stretch of the Navajo Nation bordering Utah and Arizona. Four years ago, her common-law husband was killed not far from her home. A jury trial in this case has been postponed due to the pandemic. KZMU/Justin Higginbottom
// Weekly News Reel Mentions
// The Times-Independent: ‘Getting stuff done’ along Pack and Mill creeks
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/getting-stuff-done-along-pack-and-mill-creeks/
// The Times-Independent: March Madness
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/march-madness/
// The Times-Independent: ‘Choose a loo with a view’ says Moab artist Pete ‘PiMo’ Apicella
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/choose-a-loo-with-a-view-says-moab-artist-pete-pimo-apicella/
// The Times-Independent: Moab rule on housing occupancy requirement nears completion
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/moab-rule-on-housing-occupancy-requirement-nears-completion/
// The Times-Independent: ‘Bunkhouse housing’ on Moab City Council’s radar
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/bunkhouse-housing-on-moab-city-councils-radar/
// Moab Sun News: USU Moab’s new building to open April 1
https://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_069ba228-ab9a-11ec-9f95-cb58d71cc146.html
// Moab Sun News: Green River Rocks returns
https://www.moabsunnews.com/get_out_and_go/article_937fd080-ab98-11ec-b7bf-57e3dfd60722.html
// Moab Sun News: The process of creating ‘Cowboy Stories’
https://www.moabsunnews.com/get_out_and_go/article_afe0ef68-ab96-11ec-b063-37614ddb45d7.html
