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Intoxicated Vernal Man Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Wife

Intoxicated Vernal Man Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Wife

Jun 30, 2026 · Basin Now · News

An intoxicated Vernal man was arrested on Saturday after allegedly stabbing his wife. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were called to a trailer park within Vernal City on report of domestic violence. When officers arrived, they heard yelling coming from the residence in question, then saw a shirtless male walking towards them […]

Duchesne City Bans All Personal Fireworks In City Limits; City Fireworks Show To Proceed As Planned

Duchesne City Bans All Personal Fireworks In City Limits; City Fireworks Show To Proceed As Planned

Jun 29, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne City Mayor and Fire Chief announced over the weekend that personal fireworks will not be allowed within Duchesne City limits, following the statewide fireworks restrictions announced through July 5. The letter signed by Mayor Deborah Herron and Fire Chief Russ Young states that “after carefully evaluating current fire conditions, watching the weather forecast […]

BLM Issues Stage 2 Fire Restrictions In Green River District

BLM Issues Stage 2 Fire Restrictions In Green River District

Jun 29, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Bureau of Land Management has issued Stage 2 Fire Restrictions due to a sustained increase in critical fire weather patterns and the cumulative drying of forest and rangeland fuels within the Green River District. The following acts are prohibited on all Bureau of Land Management lands administered in Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, and […]

Utah SD 20 Candidate Calls For Rejection Of Out-Of-State Wildfire Cost-Shift

Utah SD 20 Candidate Calls For Rejection Of Out-Of-State Wildfire Cost-Shift

Jun 29, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Annette McRae, the Forward Party candidate for Utah Senate District 20, has called on the Utah Public Service Commission to reject any attempt by PacifiCorp to recover out-of-state wildfire liability from Utah ratepayers. This is in connection with the company’s Wildland Fire Cost and Compliance Report for Calendar Year 2025, filed June 1, 2026. “This […]

Commission Seat B Preliminary Results Too Close To Call

Commission Seat B Preliminary Results Too Close To Call

Jun 29, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Very often the preliminary results from an election reveal the clear winner of a race for public office but occasionally the results are too close to comfortably say. The race for Uintah County Commission Seat B appears to be the latter. The preliminary results show that Danny Harrell received 2,417 votes for 49.95% of the […]

Applications Open Tomorrow To Hunt Cranes, Grouse, Swans

Applications Open Tomorrow To Hunt Cranes, Grouse, Swans

Jun 29, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Division of Wildlife Resources has an announcement for those hoping to hunt cranes, grouse, and/or swans in Utah this fall. The 2026 application period for the greater sage-grouse, sandhill crane, sharp-tailed grouse or tundra swan Utah bird hunts opens on Tuesday, June 30. “These permits provide a unique opportunity for hunters to pursue species […]

Vernal City Announces Designated Areas Where Legal Fireworks Still Permitted

Vernal City Announces Designated Areas Where Legal Fireworks Still Permitted

Jun 29, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Vernal City has announced the areas where personal fireworks may still be used as statewide fireworks restrictions allow municipalities to make the designations. Vernal City’s announcement states that the Vernal City Mayor and Fire Chief carefully reviewed low risk areas. “Vernal has always been a community that values personal responsibility and individual freedoms,” shares the […]

Man On Stolen E-Bike With Baggie Of Methamphetamine Charged

Man On Stolen E-Bike With Baggie Of Methamphetamine Charged

Jun 26, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A man has been charged after being arrested in Uintah County last week for illegal activity involving theft and drugs. According to the Probable Cause Statement, Eric Osborn was in possession of a stolen e-bicycle, the value of which was greater than $1,500. On Osborn’s person was a baggie of methamphetamine, which he admitted to. […]

Gov. Spencer Cox Announces Temporary Statewide Fireworks Restrictions

Gov. Spencer Cox Announces Temporary Statewide Fireworks Restrictions

Jun 26, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Governor Spencer Cox announced Thursday temporary statewide fireworks restrictions, citing that “Utah faces extraordinary wildfire conditions that have produced hundreds of fires, exhausted firefighting resources and created some of the most dangerous fire behavior in state history.” An executive order issued June 25, enables the state forester to prohibit fireworks statewide during the upcoming July […]

Vernal On Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch List For Rocky Mountain Power

Vernal On Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch List For Rocky Mountain Power

Jun 26, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Vernal is on a list of Utah communities where Rocky Mountain Power has issued a ‘Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch/Warning’ for Friday through Sunday. What does this mean? Uintah County Emergency Management has provided the following answer to that question. “A Public Safety Power Shutoff is a planned power outage that Rocky Mountain Power may […]

Employment Update

Employment Update

Jun 26, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Utah’s Department of Workforce Services has issued an updated employment report. Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for May 2026 increased an estimated 1.0% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 16,900 jobs since May 2025. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,790,100. Employment numbers in northeastern Utah reflect a slight decline […]

DWR Habitat Council Allocates Funding For Restoration Projects

DWR Habitat Council Allocates Funding For Restoration Projects

Jun 26, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has announced that a little over $3.4 million has been allocated to 71 selected habitat restoration projects, including two projects in northeastern Utah out of six that are listed as high priority projects. Little Montes Recreation Developments project will “help to provide more feed and habitat for wildlife and […]