A passenger who was also the vehicle owner was arrested on a variety of charges after a traffic stop in Ballard last week. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the stop was initiated due to a non-working headlight but things quickly escalated when it was...
Month: April 2024
Law Enforcement Issues Urgent Appeal For Information On Fatal Hit And Run
Citizens throughout the region are asked to please share any information they may have about a fatal hit and run that took place in Rifle, Colorado on Monday. The incident took place at around 4:50am when a suspect vehicle struck a pedestrian resulting in the...
USU Uintah Basin Graduation Celebrates Class Of 2024
Utah State University Uintah Basin held its 2024 graduation services on Saturday full of celebration and fanfare. The class of 2024 consists of 137 individuals earning 60 associate’s, 56 bachelor’s, 29 master’s degrees, and four undergraduate certificates. The...
Time For The Pasta And Bingo Fundraiser For Basin Boy Battling Leukemia
The time has come for the community to lend their strength and support to a brave young man in Duchesne County who is in a fight for his life. The Roosevelt Interfaith Council is hosting a Family Night Pasta & Bingo fundraiser to benefit Payton Arnold this week on...
Identities And Condition Released Of Hospitalized Officer And Suspect In Shooting
Agents from the Utah State Bureau of Investigation continue their investigation into the shooting incident that occurred in Vernal City on Sunday, April 28th. The identities and condition of the Vernal PD officer and man who opened fire on police was released on...
Ute Girls Softball Team Defeat a Tough Timpanogos Team in Orem
The Ute girls softball team traveled to Orem Monday to face the unbeaten at home Timpanogos Timberwolves. The T-Wolves beat the Utes 9-7 in Vernal in early April. The Utes trailed the Wolves 13-6 after five innings, then the Ute bats came alive as the Utes score 5...
Merle Springer Anderton Powell
Funeral services for Merle Springer Anderton Powell, age 91 of Cedarview, the wife of Boyd Powell, will be held on Wednesday, May 1, at 11:00 AM at the Neola Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Viewings will be held on Tuesday evening from...
Uintah County Man With History Of Fleeing From Police Arrested
A Uintah County man with a need for speed was arrested and booked into Uintah County Jail on Thursday for exhibition driving and reckless driving on Highway 40. 26-year-old Jason Alexander Jones has a history of running from police and reaching speeds of over 150...
Spring Rummage Sale Fundraiser This Saturday To Benefit Project Alley
The support of the community is greatly appreciated by the people behind Project Alley. Project Alley is actively working towards establishing a women’s recovery home to be located in Vernal, Utah. Similar to Thompson House of Hope that provides an option for...
Graffiti Not Welcome At Dinosaur National Monument; How To Help
Dinosaur National Monument welcomes all unless you have come to deface areas of the beautiful Monument, even in the name of love. On Friday, Dinosaur National Monument shared a public thank you to their Graffiti Removal volunteers who, in their words, love to break up...