Recent news in Moab, Utah

• Ken Sleight, the river guide who inspired Abbey's Seldom Seen Smith, dies at 97

  Sleight ran Glen Canyon before the dam drowned it and spent the rest of his life fighting for it from Pack Creek Ranch outside Moab.

  Moab Sun News · Oct 3, 2026

• New flights from Utah airports to destinations across the country

  The options for non-stop flights out of Utah are expanding, with destinations including Moab, Utah; Flagstaff, Arizona; and Raleigh, North Carolina.

  ABC4 Utah · Oct 2, 2026

• Affordable entertainment just steps off Moab's Main Street: Backyard Theater turns 13

  Its owners think it may be one of the only places like it in the country: free bluegrass on Wednesdays, a $15 magic show on Saturdays, a cottonwood overhead and Main Street a few steps away. Moab's Ba

  Moab Sun News · Oct 1, 2026