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South Carolina Sex Offender Newly Charged In Uintah County

South Carolina Sex Offender Newly Charged In Uintah County

Jul 22, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Sex Offender on the South Carolina registry is facing new charges in Uintah County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers received a Child Abuse and Neglect Report regarding sexual abuse of a minor and the distribution of harmful material to a child. 43-year-old Hadgi Donsha Robinson was arrested on July 17th in […]

Uintah County Sex Offender Arrested On New Charges Targeting 11-Year-Old

Uintah County Sex Offender Arrested On New Charges Targeting 11-Year-Old

Jul 21, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Uintah County man currently on the Sex Offender Registry who was Guilty of Felony Forcible Sexual Abuse of a Minor in 2022 has now been arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of an 11-year-old with Autism he met while in the boy’s home working as a handyman. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 23-year-old […]

Repeat DUI Offender Charged In June DUI Rollover Accident

Repeat DUI Offender Charged In June DUI Rollover Accident

Jul 18, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A repeat DUI offender has been charged with another DUI among other charges connected to a June car accident. According to the Probable Cause Statement, officers responded to a single vehicle rollover in Jensen on June 21st. 46-year-old Maria Buckingham was found to be the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. “Investigation revealed that […]

Video Shows Victim In Bow And Arrow Shooting Had Hands In The Air

Video Shows Victim In Bow And Arrow Shooting Had Hands In The Air

Jul 17, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment on Wednesday charging a Northeastern Utah man with first degree murder after he allegedly killed another man with a bow and arrow last month. The United States Department of Justice issued a release stating that 42-year-old Leroy Casper Poowegup Reed of Whiterocks, Utah, was […]

Duchesne County Teen Sentenced In 2024 Shooting Death Of Stepbrother

Duchesne County Teen Sentenced In 2024 Shooting Death Of Stepbrother

Jul 16, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne County 17-year-old who entered a Guilty plea to Manslaughter in the 2024 shooting death of his stepbrother has been sentenced. 17-year-old Haegan Ray Sagers was initially charged as an adult with 1st Degree Murder but accepted the lesser charge in a plea deal. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office reported that on September 22nd, […]

Pipe Found In Vehicle After Stop, Driver Explains It Is “Just Meth”

Pipe Found In Vehicle After Stop, Driver Explains It Is “Just Meth”

Jul 15, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A man is facing charges in Duchesne County after being pulled over. It was found that the driver, 68-year-old Terry Glen Thayn, had a suspended driver’s license for previous DUIs. He was arrested and while conducting a vehicle inventory, a glass pipe with white crystal substance was located. When asked about the pipe and the […]

Semi Tanker Burns Up On Side Of Highway 6 Due To Mechanical Error

Semi Tanker Burns Up On Side Of Highway 6 Due To Mechanical Error

Jul 14, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A semi truck with a tanker on fire burned up on Highway 6 late Saturday night due to what was reported as a mechanical error. A long line of vehicles were stopped and had to wait as emergency vehicles arrived. Multiple videos were posted on the ‘Eastern Utah Road and Weather Conditions Reports Updates’ Facebook […]

Two Boys Seriously Injured After Farm Truck Accident In Duchesne County

Two Boys Seriously Injured After Farm Truck Accident In Duchesne County

Jul 11, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Two boys were seriously injured on Thursday in a farm truck accident in Duchesne County. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office shared the following: On the evening of July 10, 2025, the [Sheriff’s Office] responded to a serious incident in the 4000 North area of Tabby Lane, in the Tabiona area… A 19-year-old male was operating […]

Man Arrested After Starting 3 Wildfires With Fireworks In Moffat County

Man Arrested After Starting 3 Wildfires With Fireworks In Moffat County

Jul 10, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Considering the conditions, it wasn’t terribly surprising when a wildfire was called in on Highway 40 in Moffat County on Sunday at 10pm and crews responded immediately. It didn’t take long to conclude that fireworks were the cause. A second wildfire was reported soon after in the area just west of Maybell and again crews […]

US-191 Realignment Construction Reduces Traffic To Single Lane

US-191 Realignment Construction Reduces Traffic To Single Lane

Jul 8, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The US-191 realignment construction will reduce US-191 to a single lane as crews work to integrate the new alignment with existing alignment. As part of the US-191 realignment project, UDOT will reduce the road to a single one-way lane at milepost 365, just north of Red Fleet State Park on Tuesday, July 8th. The closure […]