Representative Christine Watkins provided a legislative update with ETV News following the first week of this year’s legislative session. HB 267 is the hotly debated bill in the public limelight this year. It would “amend provisions governing public employee, public...
A man is behind bars after brandishing a gun during a bar fight in Uintah County over the weekend. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were dispatched to the Gateway Bar during the early morning hours of January 26th on a report that a man wearing a...
The State of Utah announced that the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services is seeking small town partners to operate retail liquor stores known as “package agencies” and Uintah Basin communities are on the list. “Package agencies often look like small retail...
The Uintah County Commission has made a scheduling change and wants the public to know. The Uintah County Commission meeting will stay on Tuesdays at 3pm but rather than hold the work session meeting on Monday, the work session meeting will now be held on Wednesday at...
You don’t have to be an avid bird watcher to get excited by the chance to see a rare, alpine bird species in the beautiful Ashley National Forest. The Division of Wildlife Resources has paired up with the Forest to host a free rosy-finches bird viewing event coming up...
Dinosaurs, oil, and the outdoors! The Uintah Basin is known for many things and the list is growing. The latest episode in the ‘Small Town Comeback’ series goes into the growing attention on supposed paranormal activity in our neck of the woods. “The Uintah Basin is...
The Utah Coalition Against Pornography has its annual conference coming up and all are invited to attend the live event or tune in virtually. This year’s conference is titled ‘Hope, Help & Healing’ and is being held at the Karen Gail Miller Conference Center in...
The Ute Indian Tribe Business Committee issued a public notice on January 25th giving tribal members instructions on what to do if confronted by ICE Agents. It reads, “The Ute Indian Tribe Business Committee is issuing this notice in response to concerns about...
Uintah Basin winter ozone was a topic during the Senate confirmation hearing for Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin. Senator John Curtis took the opportunity to welcome Zeldin and urge him to look closely and fairly at issues around...
Uintah School District issued the following statement on January 24th: New guidance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week states that federal immigration officers will now be allowed to enforce immigration laws in and near sensitive areas, including...