A pair of juveniles committed loads of criminal activity on Monday in Wyoming’sSweetwater County. The Green River Police Department reports that on October 30th,Rock Springs and Green River had several incidents involving two juvenile suspects. InRock Springs, the...
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Comment Made During County Commission Meeting Sparks Public Response
A comment made during last week’s Uintah County Commission meeting has sparked a public response online. During the Public Hearing over the 2024 Budget, 6 citizens asked questions of the Commissioners and Clerk/Auditor, engaging in extensive discussion on the budget...
Uintah County Man Arrested After Beating And Detaining 15-Year-Old Victim
The law caught up to a Uintah County man with statewide warrants last week when police were called after he was seen allegedly beating and holding down a 15-year-old female victim. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 22-year-old Keagan Lee Mcdonald Knowles...
Commission Meeting Public Hearing On Budget And Truth In Taxation
The Tuesday Uintah County Commission meeting included a public hearing on the proposed 2024 budget and a Truth In Taxation presentation regarding the intent to increase property tax revenue by $5,653,500 dollars. Clerk-Auditor Mike Wilkins presented the tentative 2024...
Uintah County Couple Arrested For Tying Up And Starving Adopted Child
A Uintah County couple is being held in the Uintah County Jail on counts of Felony Aggravated Child Abuse. According to each Affidavit of Probable Cause, their adopted 9-year-old child was interviewed at the Children’s Justice Center on October 6th and the victim...
Three Who Stole $1M Worth of Dinosaur Bones/Sold To China, To Be Prosecuted
The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah released a press release on Thursday announcing they will prosecute four people with 13 count indictment charges for allegedly purchasing and selling over $1 million dollars in paleontological resources. Between March 2018...
Lisa Jo Vanderlinden Arrested On New Child Abuse Charge
A Duchesne County woman who pleaded Guilty to 1st Degree Felony Child Abuse Homicide in 2020, was arrested this week on a new offense of Child Abuse. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 46-year-old Lisa Jo Vanderlinden was arrested on October 18th for the...
Uintah County Woman Charged After Stabbing Boyfriend With Glass
A Uintah County woman has been charged with felony Aggravated Assault after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend with broken glass last month. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers located 27-year-old Daidre Isabel Arthur after receiving a report of a...
Local Lawyer Dennis Judd Charged Following Utah Attorney General Investigation
Local lawyer Dennis L. Judd has been formally charged after a 7 month investigation by the Utah Attorney General’s Office. On Wednesday, October 11th, the State of Utah Attorney General charged Judd with 2 counts of Voyeurism by Concealed Electronic Equipment and 1...
U.S. Senate Candidate Trent Staggs
U.S. Senate Candidate, Trent Staggs (R) visited the Uintah Basin Tuesday 9-12-23 to visit with local leaders, the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce, industry leaders and the local media. Staggs is running for for the seat beinig vacated by Utah Senator Mitt Romney....









