Vernal Cinemas movie theater is the latest victim to the damage being caused by the accumulating snow. On Sunday morning, Vernal Fire was called out on a fire alarm at the Vernal Cinemas building at 1400 West Highway 40 at around 8:45am. “We have a roof collapse over...
Month: January 2023
Rangely Neighborhood Lockdown During Domestic Dispute
Residents in a Rangely neighborhood were asked to stay inside their homes or stay away from their homes during a domestic dispute on Wednesday morning. Rangely PD reports that at 11:33am on January 11th, they were dispatched to the intersection of West Main Street and...
Sunny Days Pushing Ozone Up; Storms/Unsettled Weather Keeps Clearing It Out
An inversion is forming again and with sunny days expected the risk of high ozone increases. Bingham Research Center Director Dr. Seth Lyman shares that while we have continued to stay below the EPA ozone standard for the last two weeks, there were some close calls....
Ashley National Forest Keeping Campgrounds Open To Support Ice Fishing Events
Ashley National Forest is keeping campgrounds and parking lots open through this month with two events in mind. The Pupulation/Mac Attack Derby is this weekend and the Burbot Bash is January 27th through January 29th. "We are very excited about supporting both of...
Library’s ‘Native Experience’ To Tell Story Of Three Generations Of Beaders
A special monthly event continues at the Uintah County Library and all are invited to today’s experience. For almost a year now, ‘The Native Experience’ has been held at least monthly as a celebration of Ute culture. Presented by Larry Cesspooch, the monthly event has...
‘Almost, Maine’ Opening Tonight At Vernal Theatre: Live
Vernal Theatre: Live has the cure to the January blues with their show opening tonight. ‘Almost, Maine’ is about a group of people living so far north, it’s almost Canada. One cold, clear winter night, under the northern lights, the residents of Almost, Maine find...
Roosevelt Fire Responds To Pit Fire North Of Industrial Park
Roosevelt Fire Department responded to a fire north of the Roosevelt industrial park on Thursday afternoon. According to Roosevelt Fire, the fire took place at about 1:14pm in a pit at a company that washes oilfield vehicles. The oilfield vehicles are backed up to the...
Congressman Blake Moore Elected To House Committee On Ways And Means
Congressman Blake Moore was elected to serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means on Wednesday, a position he plans to use to fight what he calls the debt culture in Washington. “Many of our nation’s debt drivers come under the Ways and Means Committee’s...
Roosevelt City Shares Snow Shoveling Tips
The snow keeps coming and shoveling could count as a part time job now for most Uintah Basin residents. Roosevelt City has shared some tips from stormwater professionals that are supposed to help alleviate demands on the city storm water system, recharge ground water,...
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Highlights Change To Big Game Application
There are going to be some changes to the timeline of the Utah big game application period in 2023 that the DWR wants to make hunters aware of. In the past, hunters applied for big game hunts between January and March. For 2023, that application period will take place...