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KNEU 1250An accurate mapping of the Maeser Highway Fire reduced the size estimate to 885 acres, according to the latest update from Utah Fire Information. A Friday night estimate by aircraft mapped the fire at 2500 acres but as the smoke cleared Saturday a more accurate mapping of the fire was possible.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 dollars for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a serial bank robber that has hit banks and credit unions all over Idaho and Utah. The robber, dubbed the Great Outdoors Bandit, most recently robbed a bank in Orem just two weeks ago.
Travel delays can be expected through the Myton Bench construction on Highway 40. Traffic is down to one lane in each direction from 6250 South to Ioka Junction. This allows for crews to work and trucks to enter and exit the construction zone.
Crews continue to battle the Maeser Highway Fire that was reported at 1:40pm on Friday near the gravel pit off SR-121. As of late Friday night, the fire was estimated to have spread to over 1000 acres.
A Maeser subdivision has been evacuated with SR-121 closed due to a fire that started Friday afternoon. According to fire PIO Don Jakes, the Maeser Highway Fire was reported at 1:40pmlocated near the gravel pit off the LaPoint Highway.
The Utah Department of Health has designated Ashley Regional Medical Center as a “Stroke Receiving Facility.” The hospital was visited by the Bureau of EMS and Preparedness on May 18th in order to verify that a proper system was in place to treat stroke patients.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke signed Secretarial Order 3353 late Wednesday which local leaders hope will restore common sense to the local management of sage grouse populations.
The man in custody following a double shooting on Thursday has been identified. 21-year-old Jayson John Dean is a Vernal resident who recently relocated from California. He is being held on two counts of attempted homicide. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received calls of shots fired at 6:30am on Thursday at a residence located at 666 South 2500 West.
After a long search, the Vernal City Council has approved the hiring of a new City Manager. Quinn Bennion is a native of Vernal that graduated from Uintah High School before going on to school at the University of Kansas.
The EPA announced Tuesday that the deadline to determine non-attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards on ozone will be delayed by one year. The standard is part of the Clean Air Act and in 2015 designations were lowered from 75 part per billion to 70 parts per billion, affecting many areas including the Uintah Basin.
Two men are in the hospital being treated for gunshot wounds after an incident in Maeser on Thursday morning. According to the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received calls of shots fired at 6:30am near 2500 West and 660 South.
June activities are in high supply at Dinosaur National Monument. Quarry Visitor Center hours run from 8am to 6pm daily with the Quarry Exhibit Hall open daily until 5:00pm.