The prosecutor in a case of two Big Piney men charged with 1st Degree Murder says the death penalty is still on the table moving forward. 18-year-old Orion Schlesinger and 19-year-old Rowan Littauer allegedly forced their way into the home of 23-year-old Dakota Farley...
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Daggett County Announces Awardees Of Business Grants
A new grant program offered by Daggett County received a strong response and the recipients have been announced. The Daggett County Community Economic Opportunity Advisory Board along with the Commissioners announced in November that grant funding was available to...
Senator Lee Sponsors REINS Act To Restore Constitutional Government
Senator Lee is a co-sponsor of the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny or REINS Act which would require major rules to be affirmatively approved by both chambers of Congress and then be signed by the President. “Without the REINS Act, Americans will...
Creative Aging Acrylic Art Class Starting Back Up
Funding has come together to bring back a popular art program. The Uintah County Library announced that the Creative Aging Art program received new funding from the Utah Division of Arts and Museum. The free acrylic art class is for adults age 55 and older and classes...
DNA Results Confirm Identity Of Man Recovered From Starvation Reservoir
The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that the body recovered from Starvation Reservoir in 2024 has been confirmed as that of 47-year-old Steven Willard Anderson who had been reported as missing since 2004. At the time of the vehicle recovery...
5 Arrested In Drug House Where Baby Poisoned By Fentanyl
Individuals that were living in the home where a baby overdosed on Fentanyl in January have also been arrested. The baby was brought to Uintah Basin Medical Center unconscious on January 26th and was put on a Narcan drip and life flighted to Primary Children’s...
Drunk Woman Harrasses Strangers Outside Roosevelt Business
Two women walking to their vehicles outside a Roosevelt business were in for a surprise last week when they became the target of an intoxicated woman. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the women were approached by Sasha Morningstar who followed them while...
What’s The Future Of The Dinosaur North Travel Management Plan?
Those opposed to the Bureau of Land Management’s Dinosaur North Travel Management Plan which could restrict public access of up to 250 miles of road within the Vernal District likely have reason to hope or at least it certainly looks that way with Trump in office. In...
2025 UBECC Conference A Success
Even superheroes need training and the Uintah Basin Emergency Care Conference provides that to our local emergency response heroes each year. The conference invites emergency response and care providers from Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties as well as the Ute...
Uintah County Mother Arrested For Putting Borax In Children’s Drinking Water
A Uintah County mother has been arrested and is charged with Felony child abuse after it was discovered that she puts Borax in her children’s water. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, Child and Family Services received a report of the alleged behavior in...










