Scammers are hard at work doing what they do best. Finding ways, old and new, to suck the money from their latest victims. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public of an old scam making the rounds again. “If you receive a call from someone saying they...
The Ute Indian Tribe issued a news release on Wednesday calling out what it considers the EPA’s “crusade to seek and destroy fossil fuel production on tribal lands.” The release states that nowhere is this more evident than in the EPA Region 8’s inspection and...
Having a built-in GPS in a piece of oil field equipment helped investigators arrest the alleged thief in Duchesne County this month. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the theft occurred on a Four Point oilfield location close to Dart Lane in January. A...
The TriCounty Health Department has notified the Uintah School District that two students at Uintah High School have tested positive for measles. The Uintah School District announcement shares the following: The students were present at Uintah High from February 23 to...
Senator John Curtis released the following statement on the U.S. and Israel strikes in Iran: “For decades, Iran’s regime has acted as a destabilizing force—arming terrorist proxies, mass slaughtering its own people, and pursuing nuclear capabilities with explicit...
A Duchesne County man arrested and being held for alleged abuse to a child with a disability is now facing an additional felony charge of Tampering With A Witness. 55-year-old Roy Dennis Tibbets, who was on Adult Probation and Parole, was investigated after it was...
The Roosevelt man arrested in the fall after a search of his phone revealed over 8000 items of child pornography has been sentenced. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, in February of 2024, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a...
An accident on Tuesday afternoon in Uintah County temporarily closed North Vernal Avenue and was believed to be caused by a medical episode. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a pickup truck in the southbound lane ran off the road at 1600 North on Vernal Avenue,...
A probation check in Duchesne County ended in arrest and additional charges earlier this month. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, during the AP&P compliance check it was discovered that Jeremias Brian Mullins had been using and was in possession of...
A compliance check with AP&P in Duchesne County ended in arrest after drugs were found in the home. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a K-9 conducted a search of the residence and alerted to two areas which were searched. Two small bags positive for...