High avalanche danger was reported across Utah over the weekend with warnings in effect on most Utah mountain ranges. Heavy snow and wind drifting were listed as having created instability across all elevations and those in the backcountry were instructed to avoid...
A DUI crash could have been much worse for a local celebrity if it weren’t for a concrete sign taking the damage. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to the area of 800 West Main Street in Vernal near the T-Rex dinosaur statue where the...
A repeat DUI offender was booked into Uintah County Jail after police responded to a rollover accident on Thursday. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the GMC pickup truck was on its side when authorities arrived and the vehicle’s occupants enlisted the...
A delivery driver is charged in 8th District Court for allegedly stealing tools from a work site he delivered to in Duchesne County. According to the Affidavit for Arrest Warrant, the driver for Yuma Express Services made a delivery to a work site in Arcadia on...
The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee made the most of attending Utah Chamber Day on the Hill last week, taking time to meet in person with legislators to support or advocate legislative items important to the businesses or citizens in Uintah...
The Utes Girls Wrestling Team battled hard and finished 3rd in the 4A State Tournament at UVU in Orem this weekend. Uintah earned 189.5 team points while Mountain Crest in 2nd had 225.5 points, and 1st place Bear River had 303 team points. Uintah’s Sadie Rhoades and...
A tragic event with multiple fatalities took place on Interstate-80 just after 11:37am on Friday at milepost 90.2 inside the westbound Green River Tunnel in southwestern Wyoming. As the emergency response effort got underway, traffic in both directions was routed away...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued a 2025 wolf update on Thursday and among the information provided, CPW stated that wolf DNA was confirmed in Moffat County near the Utah border. “CPW relies on sightings from the public to let us know if other wolves are being seen...
Ashley Regional Medical Center announced this week that it has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “It is an honor to be named a top rural and community hospital in the nation,” shares Alan Olive,...
Growth has slowed down in Utah as a whole but what about Uintah Basin Counties specifically? New state population data compiled by the University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute reports that in 2024 Utah grew by 1.5 percent while growth in 2023 was 1.6...