A traffic stop ended in arrest on Tuesday and at least some Fentanyl pills are now off the streets. On the evening of December 5th, 41-year-old Kristine Phillips of Colorado was pulled over in Uintah County on SR-121 near milepost 36. When the passenger opened the...
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7CIC Planning Next Step After Court Denies Uinta Basin Railway Case Rehearing
A request for a rehearing concerning the Uinta Basin Railway was officially denied this month. The 7 County Infrastructure Coalition had requested a rehearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals before all judges rather than a three-judge panel of an August ruling. The Final...
Man Arrested On Robbery, Theft, And Assault Charges
Law enforcement caught up with a man who stole a vehicle last month in Roosevelt. 41-year-old Jarrod Timothy Reed has been charged with 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Robbery, 2nd Degree Felony Theft, and Misdemeanor Assault for events that allegedly occurred on...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Ute Fish And Game Officer In Uinta Canyon Shooting
A federal grand jury has indicted the Ute Indian Tribe Fish and Wildlife Officer that allegedly shot two unarmed people in Uinta Canyon north of Neola last year. According to the indictment, 40-year-old Waneka Rosebud Cornpeach, of Fort Duchesne, fired her weapon at...
Running Vehicle Stolen In Vernal Recovered In Craig; Driver Arrested
A vehicle stolen in Vernal was found quickly thanks to modern technology. According to court documents, Officers responded to a call that a white 2021 GMC truck, which had been running and unlocked in a driveway, was missing. This call came in around the same time as...
2023 Uintah County Clerk/Auditor Investigation Results
While an earlier investigation into allegations that Uintah County Clerk-Auditor Mike Wilkins concealed payments and falsified documents did not recommend Wilkins be removed from public office, a second investigation completed earlier this year came to the opposite...
Man Arrested After Stealing Car From Home In Uintah County
Grand theft auto only happens in the big city and having security cameras will deterthieves, right? Well in a case from Uintah County that happened last week you would bewrong on both accounts. According to court documents, homeowners called authoritieson November...
Roosevelt Police Officer Stops Wrong Way Driver With Head On Crash
A Roosevelt Police officer sustained minor injuries after a head on crash with a wrong way driver that finally put an end to a very dangerous situation. Roosevelt PD reports that on the afternoon of November 26th, a vehicle was reported driving in the wrong lane in...
Identities Released On Fatal Highway 40 Crash
Utah Highway Patrol has released the identities of two individuals killed in a 2 vehicle crash that took place on Friday, November 24th, at approximately 4:39pm on Highway 40. According to the UHP report, a gray Dodge Ram was traveling eastbound on SR-40 near milepost...
Uintah County 2023 Municipal Election Preliminary Results
Preliminary results in the Uintah County Municipal and Service District Election are as follows: In the Naples City Council race, Dan Olsen received 28.19 percent of the vote, Ross Morton received 24.69 percent, Kenneth Reynolds received 21.73 percent, Bruce Hacking...







