A Jensen woman is now facing new felony charges after her response to being arrested onoutstanding warrants in Uintah County. The Probable Cause Statement explains that onJanuary 11th, 39-year-old Crystal Zelazny was a back seat passenger in a vehicle that wasstopped....
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Search And Rescue Teams Assist Hundreds Of Travelers Over Weekend
Chances are you’ve never seen Highway 40 look like a parking lot and even thoughcircumstances over the weekend resembled this in some areas, those present likelycouldn’t see it either thanks to high winds creating near white out conditions. UintahCounty Search and...
Colorado Woman Threatens Uintah Basin Congregation
A Colorado woman is facing charges after making serious threats to a Uintah Basin community. On January 7th, law enforcement responded to a call of threat of violence in the Neola area after a family member of a local resident threatened to drive her vehicle into a...
Jail Inmate Wreaks Havoc On Jail Property
A Uintah County Jail inmate has not handled his situation well this month as he faces new felony charges associated with causing damage to the jail over multiple occasions on multiple days. 35-year-old Cort Warren first added to his charges on January 7th when he...
Erratic Driver From Park City Arrested in Duchesne
An erratic driver on Highway 40 in the early morning hours of January 8th is now behind bars and facing a list of charges. According to a press release from the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, Duchesne County Deputy Tim Davis was patrolling the area of Bridgeland...
Candidates Running For Local Office In 2024 County Elections
Monday was the final day to file for public office in Utah and the list for those runningfor Commissioner locally has grown. The Duchesne County 2024 Candidate list nowshows the following have filed to run in the Commission Seat C race: Vaughan Lichfield,Clel...
Final Day To File For Public Office Is TODAY
Today is the final day to file for public office in Utah so if you’re interested in adding your name to the list of candidates for local, state, or federal office it’s time to put a skip in your step. As of Sunday, the information on local counties websites showed...
Man Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse Charge
A man was arrested this week on one count of Felony Child Sex Abuse for actions thatallegedly took place in Fruitland. Detectives with the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Officetraveled to the Wasatch Front this week to take 60-year-old Roger Lynn Rasmussen intocustody. The...
Duchesne County Man Enters Guilty Plea To Aggravated Sexual Abuse Of Child
A sex offender in Duchesne County was in court this week and entered a plea of Guilty to 1st Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child. 40-year-old Lamar Elvin Sweat was booked into Duchesne County Jail in September on 10 counts of Forcible Sodomy of a Minor....
Police Chief Clarifies Connection Between Uintah County Deaths
The community is mourning a tragedy that occurred on Sunday that resulted in the deaths of a mother and son in Uintah County and a local Chief of Police has clarified what is believed to have occurred. Naples Police Chief Nathan Simper shared with KSL news on Monday...









