An Altamont High School Senior who turned 18 in January was arrested this week for alleged crimes involving a 12-year-old victim. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, Wyatt Ringo Brown had been communicating with the victim on an app called Pengu that...
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4.7% Rocky Mountain Power Rate Increase Approved By Public Service Commission
Rocky Mountain Power rates have increased but by significantly less than requested by the company. Originally, a rate increase of 30.5% was requested, prompting outcry from Utah leaders and citizens. Last August, Rocky Mountain Power amended the request to an 18.1%...
Reward Offered For Information On Doc’s Beach Vandalism
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for vandalism at Doc’s Beach in Uintah County. Chad Boren reached out to the public via Facebook in a video that explains that someone has cut into the rock along a steep ledge to...
Smoking Meth And Marijuana Before Driving Leads To DUI Arrest
Just before 11pm on April 25th, Central Dispatch sent out an Attempt to Locate for a white Pontiac that had been called in for not being able to maintain its lane of travel and nearly hitting a guardrail. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an Officer...
Affidavit Provides Information On Officer Involved Shooting In Duchesne County
Court documents provide details on what led up to an officer involved critical incident that happened on April 15th in Duchesne County and the charges that have since followed. According to the Probable Cause Statement, West Valley City Police Department received a...
Senator John Curtis Hosts Radio Townhall; Interview Available To Listen Now
Senator John Curtis visited the Uintah Basin this week and held a radio townhall on Newstalk 104.5 FM KVEL. The conversation kicks off talking about President Trump’s tariffs and the economy. Curtis also discussed the Fix Our Forests Act that he has introduced as...
Roosevelt City Police Request Public’s Help In Identifying Individual
A local law enforcement agency has requested the public’s help. On Tuesday, Roosevelt City Police Department shared images to their online platforms, requesting the public check out the images and anyone who can identify the individual to please contact them. The...
Father Being Held On No Bail For Child Abuse And Abandonment
A Duchesne County father is being held without bail after being arrested on Child Abandonment and Child Abuse charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 40-year-old Jesse Colt Jensen was arrested on Monday after allegedly kicking out his teenage children...
Jury Find Duchesne County Liable In Madison Jensen’s 2016 Death
After 8 years of legal battles, a jury has found Duchesne County liable in the 2016 death of 21-year-old Duchesne County Jail inmate Madison Jensen. In December 2022, a judge declared Jana Clyde, the Duchesne County nurse charged in the death of Madison Jensen, Not...
DUI Arrest
A DUI arrest was made in Uintah County on Thursday with a 12 year old child as apassenger in the vehicle. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a Dodge Chargerwas noticed driving without tailights and traveling unusually slow on Highway 40 atabout 10:30pm last...










