Downtown Vernal is transforming with the South Vernal Avenue and the Cobble Rock projects both advancing. The contractor for the Vernal Avenue project paved last week with concrete work on track to be completed before Holly Days which is taking place the day after...
A repeat DUI offender was arrested again this week for driving under the influence of alcohol in Duchesne City. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer ran the registration on an observed vehicle on November 12th and found that the registration was...
A woman with a local criminal history with drugs is facing a new charge in Uintah County. According to the Probable Cause Statement, on October 9th in Uintah County, 51-year-old Lori Diane Bailey distributed Methamphetamine to a confidential informant. As a result,...
Law enforcement seized a large amount of methamphetamine in Moffat County over the weekend. On Sunday, November 10th, the All Crimes Enforcement Team (ACET) arrested 77-year-old Hayden resident, John Gibson Lewis, after he was found to be in possession of...
Traction continues on Vernal City’s efforts to acquire the Lamplighter block on 120 East Main Street. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion shared on the USU and You radio program that within the next 2 months, they will be looking for community involvement and input on...
Property damage was part of a DUI arrest that occurred last week in Vernal. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 38-year-old Natasha Tetonia Cornpeach had backed out of a parking spot at Maverick gas station, hit a parked Ford F150, and dragged the Ford out...
The former manager of Roosevelt’s McDonald’s was recently arrested and is facing a felony theft charge from her time as a McDonald’s employee. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 29-year-old Nikita Ami Martin stole over $26,000 dollars from the store’s cash...
The switchbacks on Highway 191 south of Flaming Gorge and north of Vernal are notoriously dangerous and an accident that took place Wednesday morning certainly demonstrates that. According to Utah Highway Patrol, at approximately 11am a semi was traveling too fast and...
The election night preliminary results for Uintah County as of early Wednesday morning report the following. Uintah County voters aligned with the preliminary statewide results for the federal and state races, including majority vote for Trump as President, John...
What started off as students goofing around in the parking lot of Terra Academy ended with a student in the hospital on Monday morning. Vernal PD provided the details of what happened in a news release on Monday afternoon. “On November 4th, two juveniles were riding...