Roosevelt Jr. High School was placed on lockdown on Thursday at around 1:00pm after Roosevelt City Police Department was made aware of a warning that had been circulated regarding threats of a shooting at the Roosevelt Jr. High School. “Officers were able to identify...
The Utah County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the public’s help in locating a missing Utah County man whose vehicle was last seen in the Uintah Basin last week. 44 year old Blayne K. Parkin was last seen on the evening of Wednesday, September 11th, in the Payson...
All schools in the Uintah School District went into lockdown on Tuesday afternoon as Vernal City Police responded to a report of a threat. The district-wide lockdown started at about 1:15pm after a student at Uintah Middle School received a threatening text message...
An inmate of the Duchesne County Jail has received an increase in prison time after a Judge heard victim testimony against him from three rape victims. 28-year-old Joshua Lloyd Homer is currently serving a prison sentence in the Duchesne County Jail of up to 5 years...
A wildfire burning west of Fish Lake in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest was called in on Saturday at about 11:30am. The Elizabeth Ridge Fire was initially reported as under 10 acres and moving east. Initial resources on the scene included 16 county engines, 2...
The biological but non-custodial mother of a Vernal child that was the target of a kidnapping attempt last spring has been arrested. 31-year-old Lindsey Colleen Morrell was taken into custody on September 10th on charges that resemble those of the group members...
Construction continues on the Indian Canyon Corridor and the current scope of work planned is anticipated to be complete this fall. The UDOT construction on the project started in 2023 with improvements meant to ensure the road withstands the projected additional...
A reckless driver traveling with the vehicle on fire was arrested for DUI last week in Duchesne County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to a call of a reckless driver of a vehicle that was unable to maintain its lane and was being...
Community members of Uintah County and beyond have been upset and disturbed to learn of the alleged actions of caretakers arrested over the weekend for abusing a nonverbal resident of a local group home in Vernal. North Eastern Services (NES), which has been providing...
Three caretakers at the North Eastern Services residence near 900 North 1500 East in Vernal were arrested on Friday for actions related to the physical beating of a non-verbal adult resident of the home. 33-year-old Kayla Jeanine Evans was arrested on September 6th on...