A man was tracked down and arrested last week after he and the woman he was with opted for the 5-finger discount while shopping at Cal-Ranch in Vernal. The door theft alarm was set off when the couple left the store and video footage provided to the investigating...
Business and local leaders gathered at the Uintah Conference Center on Thursday evening for the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Awards dinner. Having been established in 1949, the gathering celebrated the 75th anniversary of the organization. Utah...
Whether or not you’re signed up to enjoy some golf today as part of the Back the Blue Fundraiser Golf Tournament, all are invited to the Dinaland Golf Course to participate in the silent auction and lunch. Vernal City Police Sergeant Chad Watt was shot multiple times...
Prescribed burns are underway in the Flaming Gorge Ranger District and are expected to run through May 21st. As always, burning is contingent upon acceptable weather conditions. “Timing of the prescribed fire should allow for its completion prior to Memorial Day...
The Utah Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that nearly $95 million dollars in funding was awarded for 19 new paved trails across the state and one of those projects is located in Uintah County. “Generations from now people will look back at this...
Sexual assault allegations against a member of the Duchesne High School basketball team have surfaced publically this week and the Duchesne County School District Superintendent issued a statement in response. According to the KSL report announcing the allegations,...
A man with a history of DUI was arrested once again this week and is now facing a felony charge. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 59-year-old Anson Les Manning, a restricted driver with a revoked license, was sitting in the driver’s seat of a running...
The decision to use a false identity eventually caught up to a woman arrested this spring in Uintah County. On April 17th, a woman contacted central dispatch to say that while taking care of other citations with Pleasant Grove Justice Court, she was informed that she...
A group of 11 teachers in the Uintah School District were presented with an exciting bonus check this week as part of Utah’s Effective Teachers In High Poverty Schools incentive program. The program was created last year and the District opted to participate with half...
Mike Kennedy, a GOP candidate for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District, secured the Republican nomination at the recent State Republican Convention. As one of 10 candidates running for the office, Kennedy did not gather signatures but will be on the primary ballot as the...