Hanksville News

When will this bone-chilling weather end? According to the Salt Lake office of the National Weather Service, relief should come Saturday, when a "balmy" daytime high of 39 degrees - along with snow - is predicted.

Interstate 70 which divides the San Rafael Swell is a unique road through some of the most scenic terrain in the United States.

Helicopters were used to rescue stranded hikers from the Robber's Roost area just outside Hanksville Sunday after the hikers spent the night on the mountain, officials said.

Search and rescue teams have located a hiker, lost since Saturday night, on a trail near the Robber's Roost area just outside Hanksville.

After five Utah locations soared to record-high temperatures Sunday, the state has cooled down to below normal as a storm system will deliver rain to much of Utah on Monday and Tuesday.

An injured hiker spent a stormy night in the central Utah wilderness Saturday before an early morning helicopter rescue Sunday brought him to safety.

Now THAT was cool! We didn't stay long though, and I didn't think about Hanksville for 12 years, until I met my now husband.

For a four-day weekend full of American beauty, wild fun and amazing food, look no farther than a road trip from Vail to Las Vegas.

In this June 19, 2008 photo Katie Tremaine, left, and Michael Henderson, center, from the Burpee Museum, wrap bones of a Camarasaurus in burlap dipped in plaster to stabilize them for a transport in Hanksville, Utah as Scott Williams oversees the dig.

Memorial services will be held at a later date at his home. Mr. Sheffield was born Feb.