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Uintah County Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Parking Lot Scammers

Uintah County Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Parking Lot Scammers

Nov 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

For several weeks, posts have been shared on Facebook community pages warning of individuals approaching people in local parking lots asking for help. The individuals claim to be in a hard circumstance and hope to sell their gold jewelry for cash in order to purchase food for their child. The warnings on Facebook have stated […]

Uintah County Woman Back In Jail; This Time On Theft Charge

Uintah County Woman Back In Jail; This Time On Theft Charge

Nov 21, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A Uintah County woman is back in Uintah County Jail this month, this time on a felony theft charge. On October 30th, 64-year-old Joanne Lanette Manwaring was taken into custody after showing signs of being under the influence of a controlled substance during a meeting with Adult Probation and Parole, resulting in a charge of 2nd […]

Vernal Exxon Fire Damage Estimated At $450,000

Vernal Exxon Fire Damage Estimated At $450,000

Nov 20, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The recently reopened gas station located next to the T-Rex on Highway 40 in Vernal is closed down once again following a fire that happened early Tuesday. Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond shares that at approximately 5:18am on November 19th, the Vernal Fire Department was paged to the Exxon gas station at 850 West […]

Man Being Held On No Bail After Assault Of Pregnant Woman

Man Being Held On No Bail After Assault Of Pregnant Woman

Nov 19, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A Uintah County man arrested last week is facing a felony charge of Assault of a Pregnant Person. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer responded to a 9-1–1 call for help on 3500 West in Maeser around 5am on November 13th. While in the area, a third party called dispatch reporting that […]

Vernal City South Vernal Avenue And Cobble Rock Parking Update

Vernal City South Vernal Avenue And Cobble Rock Parking Update

Nov 18, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

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 Thanksgiving. The contractor for the Cobblerock project will have concrete installed […]

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Duchesne City

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Duchesne City

Nov 15, 2024 · Basin Now · News

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 revoked with no insurance on file. A traffic stop was initiated […]

Woman With Local Criminal History Facing New Felony Drug Distribution Charge

Woman With Local Criminal History Facing New Felony Drug Distribution Charge

Nov 14, 2024 · Basin Now · News

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, Bailey is charged with 1st Degree Felony Distribution of a Controlled Substance. The […]

665 Grams Of Methamphetamine Seized During Moffat County Drug Arrest

665 Grams Of Methamphetamine Seized During Moffat County Drug Arrest

Nov 13, 2024 · Basin Now · News

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 approximately 665 grams or 1.46 pounds of suspected methamphetamine. Lewis was booked into the Moffat […]

Update On Vernal City Lamplighter Block Acquisition

Update On Vernal City Lamplighter Block Acquisition

Nov 12, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

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 what citizens would like to see done on the Lamplighter […]

Parking Lot Crash Leads To DUI Arrest In Vernal

Parking Lot Crash Leads To DUI Arrest In Vernal

Nov 11, 2024 · Basin Now · News

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 of its parking space due to the Dodge’s hitch […]

Former Roosevelt McDonalds Manager Confesses To Stealing Cash To Pay Bail

Former Roosevelt McDonalds Manager Confesses To Stealing Cash To Pay Bail

Nov 8, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

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 deposits and the owner of the Roosevelt McDonald’s had a signed confession and […]

Speed a Factor In Wednesday Semi Crash On Highway 191 Switchbacks

Speed a Factor In Wednesday Semi Crash On Highway 191 Switchbacks

Nov 7, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

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 couldn’t negotiate a curve. The semi ended up on its side with the […]