January’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.2%. The Department of Workforce Services reports that approximately 59,230 Utahns are unemployed. Utah’s December unemployment rate has been revised to 3.3%. The January national unemployment rate was...
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is requesting public assistance in the search for a missing man. Onni Raassina was last seen in the Talmage/Mountain Home area of Duchesne County. Onni is a 28 year-old male from Finland with blue eyes, blonde hair, and is 5’9”...
Funeral services for Lynn Goodrich Benson, age 89 of Roosevelt, will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Central Park Ward Chapel in Roosevelt (32 S. State Street). There will be a viewing at the church that morning from 10-10:45 a.m. Burial will...
The driver of a white Ford F-150 that crossed oncoming lanes of Highway 40 in Uintah County before hitting a building was arrested on Monday. The crash took place at approximately 150 East Main in Vernal and according to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the driver was...
A DUI arrest in Uintah County on Tuesday was especially serious as minors were also in the vehicle. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 28-year-old Deon Jordan Murray was pulled over for a traffic stop near 350 West and 400 North when the officer asked if...
Each year, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources captures big game animals to perform important health assessments and to place GPS collars on the animals and this year a record number of assessments were performed. According to the DWR press release, this winter...
The Uintah Schools Foundation announced in a press release this week that a recent donation from Aaron’s Rent-to-Own in Vernal is expected to help the Foundation put more violins in the hands of Uintah School District music students. Aaron’s general manager Spencer...
When it comes to exciting things happening at the Vernal Regional Airport there are a few topics to choose from. Perhaps top of the list is that Denver flights are just two weeks away. When service changed at the Vernal Regional Airport from Skywest to Contour...
Police are expected to release information today on an incident that occurred on Tuesday in Uintah County and resulted in at least one person being treated at Ashley Regional Medical Center. Community members certainly took notice of the scene on Tuesday afternoon...
Ammunition was found at Vernal Middle School on Monday, prompting the school to be placed on a HOLD status during an investigation. Vernal Middle School Principal Aaron Olsen sent an email to parents and guardians sharing that “a teacher found two .22-caliber bullets...