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The 8th annual Moab Pride Festival kicks off today with workshops, music and dancing. There are many events and performances, from workshops on book binding and songwriting, to a queer poetry slam, to the community visibility march and all-day celebration at Swanny City Park. It's a labor of love for Moab Pride's volunteers, who say they are passionate about creating queer visibility and safe spaces for LGBTQ youth, not only this weekend but throughout the year. Tune in and learn more at moabpride.com.

The 8th annual Moab Pride Festival kicks off today with workshops, music and dancing. There are many events and performances, from workshops on book binding and songwriting, to a queer poetry slam, to the community visibility march and all-day celebration at Swanny City Park. It's a labor of love for Moab Pride's volunteers, who say they are passionate about creating queer visibility and safe spaces for LGBTQ youth, not only this weekend but throughout the year. Tune in and learn more at moabpride.com.

It's been a rough summer for most western rivers. Drought conditions are pervasive throughout the region, and in some places still getting worse. One tributary within the Colorado River watershed has been particularly hard hit on a few fronts over the last few years. And, experts say it might've finally hit rock bottom. Our partners at KUNC in northern Colorado have the story.

It's been a rough summer for most western rivers. Drought conditions are pervasive throughout the region, and in some places still getting worse. One tributary within the Colorado River watershed has been particularly hard hit on a few fronts over the last few years. And, experts say it might've finally hit rock bottom. Our partners at KUNC in northern Colorado have the story.

Every year more and more people visit Utah's National Parks. Locally, Canyonlands National Park saw 450,000 visitors in 2012. Five years later that jumped to 740,000 visitors. Similarly, there were 1 million visitors to Arches National Park in 2012. By 2017, that increased to 1.5 million. What are the impacts of such increased visitation? Today we revisit UPR's original series, "Loving Our Lands To Death." The last piece in their series features the third most visited park in the entire country - Zion National Park. Through the lens of Zion , we'll hear about several issues faced by America's parks that are caused by an increase of humans on the landscape.

Every year more and more people visit Utah's National Parks. Locally, Canyonlands National Park saw 450,000 visitors in 2012. Five years later that jumped to 740,000 visitors. Similarly, there were 1 million visitors to Arches National Park in 2012. By 2017, that increased to 1.5 million. What are the impacts of such increased visitation? Today we revisit UPR's original series, "Loving Our Lands To Death." The last piece in their series features the third most visited park in the entire country - Zion National Park. Through the lens of Zion , we'll hear about several issues faced by America's parks that are caused by an increase of humans on the landscape.

Here in Moab, we think a lot about water, especially during a hot and dry summer. It's been a drought year for farming communities in the Four Corners region too. During dry times like these, some people are willing to do just about anything to get more of it - including stealing. Our partners at KUNC in northern Colorado have more on what happens to some communities when water is scarce in the West.

Here in Moab, we think a lot about water, especially during a hot and dry summer. It's been a drought year for farming communities in the Four Corners region too. During dry times like these, some people are willing to do just about anything to get more of it - including stealing. Our partners at KUNC in northern Colorado have more on what happens to some communities when water is scarce in the West.

KZMU welcomes Times-Independent staff writer Rose Egelhoff to the studios to discuss some important issues in Moab this week. The latest drama over HB 224 dominates the discussion, as well as Moab City's request to classify testimony in the Rebecca Davidson case. Other items of note - locals can now check out wifi hotspots from the library, a county committee intends to study tourism impacts, and trail mix might now be housed in Grand County. Tune in!

KZMU welcomes Times-Independent staff writer Rose Egelhoff to the studios to discuss some important issues in Moab this week. The latest drama over HB 224 dominates the discussion, as well as Moab City's request to classify testimony in the Rebecca Davidson case. Other items of note - locals can now check out wifi hotspots from the library, a county committee intends to study tourism impacts, and trail mix might now be housed in Grand County. Tune in!