Multiple media reports have shared that eighteen dead calves, so far, have been killed over the span of about two weeks in an area spanning only a few miles in Colorado and wolves have been named as the prime suspects. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has confirmed the...
Basin Now
Tonight’s USU Speaker Series to Feature Wes Porter
Utah State University will be having their monthly Uintah Basin Speaker Series tonight and the speaker is Vernal resident Wes Porter, the Utah Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Accelerator Director. Porter also serves as an officer in the Utah Army National Guard. He...
Electric Portable Space Heater Safety Tips
The Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department has shared tips for electric portable space heater safety. It is very common when the weather turns cold, that households supplement central heating or heat one room with portable space heaters. Two in five deaths in space heater...
Utah Cutthroat Slam Reaches Huge Milestone
It might have slipped past the radar of people in the Uintah Basin but the Utah Cutthroat Slam, a fishing challenge launched by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Trout Unlimited, reached a milestone last month. There have been 1,000 completions of the slam....
Drawings Show Western Park Ice Rink And Outlaw Trail Amphitheater Remodel
Planning continues on the remodel proposed for the Western Park ice rink and Outlaw Trail Amphitheater. Uintah County announced the project last spring and at the time Commissioner Haslem stated that there are no local tax dollars involved, only federal grant money....
Joint Task Force Executes Drug Bust In Rifle, Colorado Area
Months of investigation and coordination culminated in a mass execution of arrest and search warrants last week in the Rifle, Colorado area. The Rifle Police Department shares that investigators from the TRIDENT/TAG Join Task Force led an investigation of cocaine...
‘Admire the Survivors’ Campaign Featuring Breast Cancer Survivors
It is estimated that in 2022 there will be 288,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in women. Currently there are more than 3.8 million breast cancer fighters and survivors in the United States. Locals of course are among this statistic and Uintah Basin...
Inktober and Other Events at the Uintah County Heritage Museum
Locals have a place to share their art this month as part of Inktober! Inktober was created by art lover Jake Parker in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of...
Dinosaur National Monument in a Video Game?
Dinosaur National Monument is popping up in the gaming world if you can believe it. A research report from the University of Birmingham about assessing the educational potential of video games, analyzes the representation of paleontology in hundreds of video games. In...
Uintah Animal Control and Shelter Statistics
The Uintah Animal Control and Shelter Special Service District has released their statistics for August and September. Animal control officers answered 595 calls for service and drove 6,330 miles. At the Animal Shelter there were 166 felines, 145 canines and 5 guinea...










