A Duchesne County father is being held without bail after being arrested on Child Abandonment and Child Abuse charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 40-year-old Jesse Colt Jensen was arrested on Monday after allegedly kicking out his teenage children...
A man was arrested on multiple felony charges of road rage after a terrifying instance in which he shot at travelers on Highway 40 east of the Vernal area. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to a call that a firearm had been discharged on...
Utah Senator Mike Lee gave a radio interview on Newstalk KVEL discussing a range of topics. When asked about President Trump’s first 100 days in office, Senator Lee said that he’s been pleased so far by the movement as the previous administration left a lot of issues...
Today is Earth Day and the Division of Wildlife Resources has suggestions on what you can do to restore and preserve nature, including fish and wildlife and their habitats. First, be sure to reduce plastic use and never litter. If animals eat paper, plastic or food...
Safety is always important and that’s what the Wyoming Sweetwater County Commissioners had in mind when they passed a Resolution last week. On April 15th, the Commissioners adopted the Resolution that sets a 45-mph speed limit on all unpaved, unmarked county roads,...
After 8 years of legal battles, a jury has found Duchesne County liable in the 2016 death of 21-year-old Duchesne County Jail inmate Madison Jensen. In December 2022, a judge declared Jana Clyde, the Duchesne County nurse charged in the death of Madison Jensen, Not...
Uintah School District provided an update on the response to the cyberattack on theDistrict’s network that occurred in the early morning hours of April 9th. A letter sent onApril 18th to parents and guardians of students in the District stated, “This is an updateon...
Vernal City is welcoming public input as they start to envision the future of the VernalCommunity Block. Vernal City Council announced in February the successful negotiationto purchase the Lamplighter Inn property at 120 East Main Street. A federal grantawarded to...
USU Uintah Basin participated in the USU Statewide Student Research Symposium thismonth. The event, spearheaded by USU Uintah Research Center director Dr. Seth Lyman,provided the opportunity for USU students across the state to present their research totheir peers,...
Leadership in states that are especially vulnerable to wildfire are speaking up in supportof Senator John Curtis’ ‘Fix Our Forests Act’ that aims to combat catastrophic wildfires,restore forest ecosystems, and make federal forest management more efficient...