A former employee of Swain’s Restaurant was found at about 2:15am on Sunday wearing a Denver Broncos football helmet and carrying a large piece of vacuum sealed beef while officers were downtown investigating a vehicle burglary. 25-year-old Glendon Hardy appeared to...
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JR Bird US Congressional Launch
In an interview with Steve Evans on Newtalk KVEL 104.5. JR Bird discussed reasons for switching from a US Senate run to canditate for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District which includes the Uintah Basin. Interview aired on January 3rd 2024 on KVEL.
John Curtis US Senate Campaign Launch
Listen to John Curtis’ campaign announcement for Utah’s US Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney. KVEL 104.5 aired this interview at 5 p.m. on Januay 3rd 2024.
Woman Steals Uintah County Man’s Vehicle And Cash
A woman has been arrested and charged after allegedly stealing a vehicle and large sum of cash from the Uintah County man she had been staying with. The Affidavit of Probable Cause states that police responded to a report of a vehicle theft on February 11th in which...
Felon Arrested On Firearm Charges After Allegedly Shooting At Children’s Feet
A disturbing accusation led to the arrest of a convicted felon in Duchesne County last week. Police were told that suspect Jason Curtis Blair had shot at a child’s feet, barely missing the child. Blair has previous felony convictions and is a restricted person that...
Drug Arrest Takes Place After Car/Semi Head On Crash In Duchesne County
An arrest was made following a head on crash on Highway 40 in Duchesne County on Monday. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a westbound passenger car crossed over into the eastbound lanes and hit an eastbound semi. “That spun the passenger car and it hit a second semi...
Driver Cited After Crash On SR45 In Uintah County
A crash on Thursday morning south of Naples in Uintah County involved 4 vehicles but only 2 drivers. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a Ford F350 pulling a car hauler trailer was traveling westbound on 5000 South approaching the SR45 intersection while a GMC Sierra...
Vernal Man Charged With Voyeurism
A Vernal man has been charged with Felony Voyeurism in 8th District Court. According to court documents, 25-year-old Trevor Sweat has been charged with 2 counts of Voyeurism by Electronic Equipment Concealed or Disguised and one of those is listed as a Felony...
Uintah County Drug Dealer Arrested
Law enforcement continues the battle to get drugs off the street and arrest those responsible for distribution. Officers arrested a man this month known to be dealing drugs out of Uintah County. 55-year-old Lewis Lorenzo Rivas was arrested by an Agent with the Uintah...
Man Arrested After Using Katana To Inflict Injury
A Vernal man was arrested last week after police were called to perform a welfare check at a residence. According to the KSL report, officers responded and found a man with visible injuries, including a cut across his ear and head, allegedly caused by a Katana sword....










