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Ford Ranger A Total Loss In Vehicle Fire Near Highway 40

Ford Ranger A Total Loss In Vehicle Fire Near Highway 40

Feb 3, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Emergency vehicles responded to a fire at the Ouray turnoff on Highway 40 on Friday where a parked vehicle was found fully engulfed in flames. Utah Highway Patrol reports that the incident took place at 7:43am and the vehicle on fire was a Ford Ranger. The cause of the fire is unknown but the Ranger […]

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Naples City

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Naples City

Jan 31, 2025 · Basin Now · News

An officer patrolling Naples City was in the right place at the right time to make our roads safer this week. On January 27th just before midnight, an officer observed a white Jeep swaying within its lane of traffic and then cross the center line and back over to the road’s shoulder. The officer initiated […]

Duchesne City Treasurer Arrested And Charged With Misusing Public Funds

Duchesne City Treasurer Arrested And Charged With Misusing Public Funds

Jan 30, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne City treasurer was booked into Duchesne County Jail on Tuesday and is facing felony charges related to the misuse of public funds. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, law enforcement was informed and began investigating the possible misuse of public funds in August of 2024. City records from 2019 to 2024 were […]

Man In Yellow Sweater Arrested For Brandishing A Gun During Bar Fight

Man In Yellow Sweater Arrested For Brandishing A Gun During Bar Fight

Jan 29, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A man is behind bars after brandishing a gun during a bar fight in Uintah County over the weekend. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were dispatched to the Gateway Bar during the early morning hours of January 26th on a report that a man wearing a yellow sweater had pulled out a […]

Ute Tribe Public Notice To Members On What To Do If Confronted By ICE Agents

Ute Tribe Public Notice To Members On What To Do If Confronted By ICE Agents

Jan 28, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Ute Indian Tribe Business Committee issued a public notice on January 25th giving tribal members instructions on what to do if confronted by ICE Agents. It reads, “The Ute Indian Tribe Business Committee is issuing this notice in response to concerns about potential interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents…What to Do if […]

Driver Evades Police At High Speeds

Driver Evades Police At High Speeds

Jan 27, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Tridell man is facing a felony charge for running from police after an officer attempted to pull him over for speeding in Uintah County. According to the Probable Cause Statement, on or about January 19th, an officer observed a vehicle traveling 80 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone. The officer […]

DevPipeline Apprenticeship Program Transforming Lives

DevPipeline Apprenticeship Program Transforming Lives

Jan 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

DevPipeline’s apprenticeship program continues to transform local lives and the organization has shared an inspiring example of this in a press release this week. After years of frustration in going the traditional route with higher education, Mike Caldwell discovered DevPipeline, an educational organization that combines coding education with practical work experience. The program’s approach, which […]

Roosevelt Woman Arrested In Uintah County On Outstanding Warrants

Roosevelt Woman Arrested In Uintah County On Outstanding Warrants

Jan 23, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Roosevelt woman was arrested this week in Uintah County on outstanding warrants and is facing new charges as well. According to the Probable Cause Statement, 42-year-old Jocelyn Shey Cesspooch was arrested on January 20th on outstanding warrants. Cesspooch informed officers that she had Methamphetamine and Marijuana on her person. At the jail, two clear […]

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Roosevelt

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Roosevelt

Jan 22, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A repeat DUI offender has once again been arrested and is facing new felony DUI charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 34-year-old Willie Joe Tapoof was detained during a traffic stop in Roosevelt on January 20th. A clear glass pipe with methamphetamine residue was on the floor of his vehicle. A second pipe […]

Public Tips Invited In Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex Destruction

Public Tips Invited In Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex Destruction

Jan 21, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Going joyriding can have consequences especially when it results in damage and on that note, the public is being asked to help identify a vehicle from several images. According to the announcement from the Buckskin Hills Recreation Complex, for several weeks someone has been causing Destruction to Public Property at the entrance to Buckskin Hills […]

Duchesne County On List Of Utah School Districts Compromised In Cyberattack

Duchesne County On List Of Utah School Districts Compromised In Cyberattack

Jan 20, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Duchesne County is unfortunately on a list of Utah school districts affected by a widespread cyberattack on a popular education platform. PowerSchool is a North American education technology software plan and the company announced the major data breach that took place on December 28th, 2024. PowerSchool shared that personal information including names and addresses were […]

Vernal Regional Airport Announces Service To Denver

Vernal Regional Airport Announces Service To Denver

Jan 17, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

When service changed at the Vernal Regional Airport from Skywest to Contour Airlines in early 2024, the hope of reestablishing flights to Denver was an expressed goal but not immediately possible. Well that goal has become a reality as the Vernal Regional Airport, along with Contour Airlines, announced this week that direct flights to Denver […]