The Duchesne City Mayor and Fire Chief announced over the weekend that personal fireworks will not be allowed within Duchesne City limits, following the statewide fireworks restrictions announced through July 5. The letter signed by Mayor Deborah Herron and Fire Chief...
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BLM Issues Stage 2 Fire Restrictions In Green River District
The Bureau of Land Management has issued Stage 2 Fire Restrictions due to a sustained increase in critical fire weather patterns and the cumulative drying of forest and rangeland fuels within the Green River District. The following acts are prohibited on all Bureau of...
Utah SD 20 Candidate Calls For Rejection Of Out-Of-State Wildfire Cost-Shift
Annette McRae, the Forward Party candidate for Utah Senate District 20, has called on the Utah Public Service Commission to reject any attempt by PacifiCorp to recover out-of-state wildfire liability from Utah ratepayers. This is in connection with the company's...
Commission Seat B Preliminary Results Too Close To Call
Very often the preliminary results from an election reveal the clear winner of a race for public office but occasionally the results are too close to comfortably say. The race for Uintah County Commission Seat B appears to be the latter. The preliminary results show...
Applications Open Tomorrow To Hunt Cranes, Grouse, Swans
The Division of Wildlife Resources has an announcement for those hoping to hunt cranes, grouse, and/or swans in Utah this fall. The 2026 application period for the greater sage-grouse, sandhill crane, sharp-tailed grouse or tundra swan Utah bird hunts opens on...
Vernal City Announces Designated Areas Where Legal Fireworks Still Permitted
Vernal City has announced the areas where personal fireworks may still be used as statewide fireworks restrictions allow municipalities to make the designations. Vernal City’s announcement states that the Vernal City Mayor and Fire Chief carefully reviewed low risk...
Gov. Spencer Cox Announces Temporary Statewide Fireworks Restrictions
Governor Spencer Cox announced Thursday temporary statewide fireworks restrictions, citing that “Utah faces extraordinary wildfire conditions that have produced hundreds of fires, exhausted firefighting resources and created some of the most dangerous fire behavior in...
Vernal On Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch List For Rocky Mountain Power
Vernal is on a list of Utah communities where Rocky Mountain Power has issued a ‘Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch/Warning’ for Friday through Sunday. What does this mean? Uintah County Emergency Management has provided the following answer to that question. “A Public...
Employment Update
Utah’s Department of Workforce Services has issued an updated employment report. Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for May 2026 increased an estimated 1.0% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 16,900 jobs since May 2025. Utah’s...
DWR Habitat Council Allocates Funding For Restoration Projects
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has announced that a little over $3.4 million has been allocated to 71 selected habitat restoration projects, including two projects in northeastern Utah out of six that are listed as high priority projects. Little Montes...










