Homes and other structures were lost over the weekend as thunderstorms have sparked multiple wildfires in Colorado’s Rio Blanco County and surrounding region. Reports of smoke started coming into the Rio Blanco County Communications Center on Saturday. The...
Congressman Dr. Mike Kennedy has spent several days in northeastern Utah this week hosting town hall meetings and visiting constituents. Among his stops, Representative Kennedy visited the KVEL studios and discussed the Big Beautiful Bill, Uinta Railway, responsible...
Due to an increase in extreme wildfire behavior, Stage 2 Fire Restrictions have been put into effect across much of Utah. "Utah’s lower-elevation rangelands are critically dry, and fire behavior across the state has been extreme this year,” shares BLM Fire Management...
Roosevelt City has provided an update on the Highway 40 paving project between Antelope Creek and Roosevelt. “Over the next couple of weeks, crews will continue intermittent daytime work, with nighttime paving scheduled to resume on Sunday, August 10th. Once paving is...
A local teacher is among the finalists for Utah’s Teacher of the Year. The Utah State Board of Education announced this week that Ashley Elementary teacher MarKay Anderson is among the top five finalists. MarKay has been teaching for over 33 years and is especially...
Dinosaur National Monument is looking for volunteer campground hosts for the Green River Campground. The Green River Campground is located along the banks of the Green River below the beautiful Split Mountain. The position lasts until the campground closes in...
A case of malicious livestock killing has occurred locally. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office reports that on July 31st, the Sheriff's Office received a report regarding a calf that was tragically shot and killed with a rifle in the Tabiona area. “We are asking for...
The Indian Canyon Corridor Project continues to advance with traffic delays and stops ongoing during work hours. There are three separate construction zones with reduced speed limits and two of those zones have traffic control stops. At Milepost 291 on Highway 191,...
UBTech is honoring the memory of a man who had a real impact on the school’s growth and history. Richard Jones, UBTech’s 5th President, passed away on July 28th. “Mr. Jones began his presidency in 1997, during the institution’s time as the Uintah Basin Applied...
Final numbers are in and Uintah Basin Healthcare has announced how much was raised for Brody’s Fund during the annual UBMC Golf Classic earlier this summer.Brody’s Fund is a charity named after Brendon and Tiffany Crozier’s angel baby. The fund covers the medical and...