A traffic stop on State Street in Roosevelt this week ended in arrest. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, first the driver was arrested because the vehicle had no insurance and the driver did not have a license. The driver told the officer he wasn’t sure of...
The Uintah Basin has incredible youth and several of the standouts were recognized at the 2025 Northeast Region Sterling Scholar awards ceremony held on March 10th at Utah Valley University. The Northeast Region includes 14 high schools competing in 15 categories....
A rising country band made a stop in Vernal this week to visit the Evans Family Media studios. Due West is a country music trio based in Nashville with all members originally from towns in the western United States. Due West’s new album Unbroken was written and...
There is an ongoing need to help put food on the table for local families and the Uintah Basin Association of Governments Food Pantries stays focused on helping families in need. Their hard work is meant to be combined with generous local donations and an opportunity...
Another Uintah High School athletic record has been broken, this time by a member of the track and field team. Gideon Owen broke the school record in the Discus at the Red Rock Invite in Moab with a throw of 149 feet and 5.5 inches. The previous record stood for 38...
While a fire is never a good thing, there were some lucky circumstances with a house fire in Vernal on Wednesday, namely it was in an abandoned structure. According to Uintah County Fire Warden Jeremy Raymond, Vernal Fire Department was paged to a structure fire on...
Outdoor recreation is the economic backbone of Daggett County and some projects in the works will only further support that. The Daggett County Commissioners reported on what projects are underway with County grants in their March newsletter. “With the backing of...
Wyoming’s Sweetwater County Jail had an influx of a dozen new inmates on Thursday delivered there by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Cowboy State Daily spoke with Sweetwater County Sheriff’s spokesman Jason Mower who said that many is well-above the jail’s...
Fisheries biologists from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources have updates to share concerning the Flaming Gorge fishery and community members interested in the status are encouraged to attend upcoming meetings. Biologists...
Vernal Regional Airport Manager Ken Campbell presented to the Uintah County Commission on Tuesday regarding a project to run utilities to one of the new taxiways at the airport. Campbell explained that the airport has been approved for a $250,000 dollar Rural...