America’s favorite off-road racing series is headed to Uintah County this weekend and thousands will be in the area to race and watch. WORCS Racing is bringing Round 7 of the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC World Off Road Championship Series to Uintah County’s...

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Duchesne Roosevelt Ranger District Planning Prescribed Burning And Pile Burning
Prescribed burns are planned to start the last week of September on the Duchesne Roosevelt Ranger District. This year the prescribed fire will cover 300 acres in the Beaver Creek Drainage West of Strawberry Peak. There are also plans to burn the Moon Lake...
White Freightliner Semi Runs Off US-191 North Of Vernal
While it is a scenic drive, Highway 191 north of Vernal can be dangerous in some locations, especially for industrial vehicles. This proved to be the case for a semi on Sunday night. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a white freightliner semi was traveling north near...
Shooter In Rock Springs Restaurant Detained
Rock Spring Police Department reports that at approximately 12:40pm on September 9th, officers were dispatched to Santa Fe Trail Restaurant. Dispatchers were informed that there was a male suspect walking around the restaurant with two guns and that shots were fired....
Get Healthy Utah Redesignated Vernal as a Healthy Utah Community
Get Healthy Utah and the Utah League of Cities and Towns announced cities this week that have been redesignated as Healthy Utah Communities and Vernal is one of them. “The Healthy Utah Community program recognizes cities and towns that are promoting policies and...
Community Mourns Teen On What Would Have Been His 16th Birthday
The community is mourning the loss of a young man gone far too soon. Students and community members wore red on Tuesday in memory of Domanic Charles Cole on what would have been his 16th birthday. Dominic was riding his bike with a friend when he became the victim of...
Woman Arrested After Hitting Boy On Bike In Uintah County; Boy Passes Away
A 14-year-old boy hit by a vehicle while riding his bike in Ballard on September 2nd suffered fatal injuries and the driver of the vehicle is now behind bars. According to court documents, 34-year-old Monie Rose Manning-Miller was arrested on the charges of...
UDOT Aims To Reopen US-6 At Reduced Speeds By Noon; US-191 Reopened
A plan to reopen Highway 6 with vehicles traveling on gravel at a reduced speed limit of 25mph is moving forward. UDOT representative John Gleason shared with Evans Family Media on Monday morning that crews laid down road base Sunday night to open it to emergency...
Mudslides Close Highway 6 and Highway 191; Flooding Damages Highway 6
Mudslides closed several roads on Sunday. At 3:30pm on Sunday afternoon, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office announced that Highway 6 was closed in Price Canyon due to flooding. The Utah Department of Transportation released further information by 5:00pm that the road...
Smoke In Uintah Basin Coming From Wildfire In Desolation Canyon Wilderness
Smoke sticking around in the Uintah Basin is coming from a lightning caused fire that started in Emery County on August 16th. UtahFireInfo reports that smoke from the Lighthouse Fire is visible at times in parts of Carbon, Duchesne, Emery, Grand and Uintah Counties....