A road rage incident covering over 5 miles and involving two vehicles in Duchesne County on Highway 40 ended in the arrest of both drivers on Monday. According to the Utah Highway Patrol booking affidavit, the trooper observed a white truck traveling in one lane and a...
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Search Warrant On Roosevelt Property Reveals Many Stolen Items And Vehicles
A search warrant issued on a Roosevelt address revealed many stolen items, including stolen vehicles. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 44-year-old Cliffton David Riker and 36-year-old Barbara Jo Bracken were arrested on June 19th after the search warrant...
Colowyo Wildland Fire Contained
High winds, high temperatures, and extra dry conditions meant fire personnel responded in force and worked diligently to control a new wildfire called in at approximately 2:32pm on June 20th west of the Colowyo Mine guard shack in Moffat County. On Friday evening, the...
Uintah School Board Public Hearing Scheduled For Proposed Judgement Levy
A public hearing has been scheduled concerning a proposed judgment levy in Uintah School District to make up for a $390,482 dollar budget shortfall caused by a recent property tax appeal. “A large company in Uintah County successfully appealed the state’s tax...
DUI Arrest Made Of Hit And Run Driver Who Tried To Evade Police
Officers eventually cornered and arrested a DUI driver in Uintah County that had initially been called in after running into a fence and then leaving the scene. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers received a call of a hit and run by a tan Chevrolet...
Man Who Made False Report Of Stolen Vehicle Gives Himself Away
A man whose vehicle had evaded the police in an early morning chase in May and claimed that the car had been stolen at that time, gave himself away rather quickly. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 24-year-old Dillan Avery was questioned about the vehicle...
Duchesne County Teen Enters Guilty Plea In Shooting Of Stepbrother
The Duchesne County 16-year-old initially charged as an adult with 1st Degree Murder in the fatal shooting of his 14-year-old stepbrother has entered a Guilty plea to a lesser charge. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office reported that on September 22nd, 2024, deputies...
Natural Resources Officer Found Justified In Shooting Armed Man
An officer with the Department of Natural Resources was found legally justified in the April shooting of an armed suicidal man the officer had pulled over for reckless driving in Duchesne County. On April 15th, an “Attempt to Locate” was broadcast in the Uintah Basin...
Further Expansion Announced For Uintah Community Center Property
Further expansion has been announced for the property surrounding the Uintah Community Center. Uintah Special Service District 1 made the announcement on Thursday that funding has officially been awarded for the construction of a new Indoor Sports Court Facility....
Convicted Sex Offender Facing Additional Felony Charge Behind Bars
A Duchesne County Jail inmate is facing a new Felony charge for actions repeatedly taken in the jail that constitutes Lewdness. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 42-year-old Michael Paul Nelder has been recorded on at least 4 occasions pleasuring himself...










