A Salt Lake City man has been charged after an incident in which he fled after being pulled over by police and disposed of large amounts of drugs out the car window. According to the Probable Cause Statement, an officer pulled over a vehicle for speeding in Uintah...
An extensive investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Vernal man on charges related to child pornography and its distribution. On May 7th, Vernal Police Department received a referral from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children regarding a social...
Over 230 teams made up of over 1000 total people took to the city streets, country roads, nooks, and public spaces in Uintah County over the weekend in pursuit of some quick cash. In fact, teams participating in the 3rd annual Outlaw’s Lost Treasure Hunt stayed out...
A signature gathering effort to repeal a 0.3% Sales and Use Tax increase in Uintah County and have the matter placed on the November ballot is down to its last week. The Utah State Legislature approved the implementation of the tax in the last legislative session to...
A tragedy occurred earlier this month in Roosevelt that has resulted in a new safety push from Roosevelt City Police Chief Mark Watkins. The tragedy occurred near Golf Course Drive and Areva Road when several children (aged 11, 12, and 13) were driving down the road...
The possibility of a speeding ticket quickly escalated to serious charges for a driver in Uintah County last week. On July 18th, 39-year-old Joshua Michael Dover was pulled over for speeding. As the officer approached the vehicle the odor of marijuana was detected....
A Daggett County man has been charged in a case of alleged sexual abuse of a minor. 46-year-old Eldon Jimmy Harper was arrested on July 18th after an officer responded to a call reporting sexual abuse of a minor. Harper was waiting at the location with the caller when...
A Uintah County man was tragically killed just minutes from home on his return from a cross country trip on his motorcycle. Utah Highway Patrol reported that on Sunday night a Mazda traveling on Highway 40 turned and entered the path of a westbound motorcycle. The...
The State of Utah has issued a Stage 1 Fire Restriction Order that will go into effect for Uintah and Duchesne Counties at 12:01am on Friday, July 19th. The order states that “due to current and forecasted weather conditions coupled with the extremely dry vegetation...
It was a full house on Tuesday at the Ashley Valley Water & Sewer Improvement District board meeting held at the District Office in Vernal. The topic of Uintah County’s Via Ferrata project launched at the onset of the meeting during the public comment time...