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Man Arrested In Uintah County On DUI, 2nd Offense

Man Arrested In Uintah County On DUI, 2nd Offense

May 14, 2025 · Basin Now · News

An officer was at the right place at the right time on Saturday when he initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle with an unsafe driver. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the officer initiated the stop in Naples and the vehicle pulled into a gas station parking lot. The officer “detected the strong […]

Vernal Man Facing Rape Charges

Vernal Man Facing Rape Charges

May 13, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Vernal man is facing rape charges for alleged actions that took place at the end of April. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a sexual assault was reported, naming Kelby Wade Lane as the perpetrator. Lane was arrested on May 6th and agreed to be interviewed by investigators. Lane admitted that the sexual […]

Uintah County Man Arrested On Aggravated Assault And Reckless Driving

Uintah County Man Arrested On Aggravated Assault And Reckless Driving

May 12, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A man was arrested last week after an alleged domestic assault at his home in Uintah County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to the home and spoke with the victim and multiple witnesses, stating that the assault occurred after Jesse Roy Nash became angry about trash and beer cans left in […]

Duchesne County Man Arrested For Drug Distribution After March Overdose

Duchesne County Man Arrested For Drug Distribution After March Overdose

May 7, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Duchesne County man was arrested over the weekend on drug distribution charges after an investigation revealed he was the prescription drug supplier in a recent overdose. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a prescription bottle prescribed to Cole Warner containing Percocet as well as a baggie containing crushed white pills was laying next […]

Man Arrested After Scaring Others With Glock 9MM Looking BB Gun

Man Arrested After Scaring Others With Glock 9MM Looking BB Gun

May 6, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A man was arrested in Uintah County on Saturday after scaring others with a BB gun that looked like a Glock 9mm pistol. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to a ‘brandishing a weapon’ call that originated in Naples in the area of 2450 South 1500 East. It was reported that the […]

Duchesne County Man Facing 11 Felony Charges Of Alleged Child Sex Abuse

Duchesne County Man Facing 11 Felony Charges Of Alleged Child Sex Abuse

May 5, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Duchesne County man is facing 11 charges of felony child sexual abuse and is being held in Duchesne County Jail without bail. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 30-year-old Isaac Eduardo Jaramillo was arrested on April 28th after interviews took place by the victim at the Roosevelt Children’s Justice Center. The affidavit requested […]

Altamont High School Senior Arrested For Allegedly Enticing 12-Year-Old

Altamont High School Senior Arrested For Allegedly Enticing 12-Year-Old

May 2, 2025 · Basin Now · News

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 included Brown sending nude pictures of himself. In March, Brown offered to […]

4.7% Rocky Mountain Power Rate Increase Approved By Public Service Commission

4.7% Rocky Mountain Power Rate Increase Approved By Public Service Commission

May 1, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

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% increase which was still unprecedented. State leaders promised to fight that increase as well, […]

Reward Offered For Information On Doc’s Beach Vandalism

Reward Offered For Information On Doc’s Beach Vandalism

Apr 30, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

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 make the obstacle less challenging in an […]

Smoking Meth And Marijuana Before Driving Leads To DUI Arrest

Smoking Meth And Marijuana Before Driving Leads To DUI Arrest

Apr 29, 2025 · Basin Now · News

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 initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle and […]