A vehicle stolen in Vernal was found quickly thanks to modern technology. According to court documents, Officers responded to a call that a white 2021 GMC truck, which had been running and unlocked in a driveway, was missing. This call came in around the same time as...
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Yale Researchers Find New Lizard Fossil At Dinosaur National Monument
Yale researchers have discovered a new lizard fossil at Dinosaur National Monument that they believe is the ancestor of modern day geckos. Yale News shares that the researchers have named the new species Helioscopus Dickersonae. "This discovery emerged from a larger...
Uintah High Theatre Receives Nominations For Fall Musical
Nominations have come in for the talented actors of Uintah High Theatre. Their fall production of ‘The Percy Jackson Musical’ is the first of two musicals the group is entering this school year to be adjudicated at a state level and the judges have announced their...
Local Family Invites All To Pierce’s Roosevelt Holiday Light Show
The holidays can bring out the creative bug in everyone but for the Pierce family of Roosevelt it has become a tradition to share their creative outlet with the community. Bill and Tammie Pierce kick off the holidays with an elaborate Halloween Light Show that they...
Utah Wildlife Board Approves Mandatory Harvest Reporting For Deer/Elk Hunts
The Utah Wildlife Board has approved a proposal to require mandatory harvest reporting for general season deer and elk hunts. For about 20 years, harvest surveys were required for all limited-entry big game hunts in the state and this year there was mandatory harvest...
2023 Uintah County Clerk/Auditor Investigation Results
While an earlier investigation into allegations that Uintah County Clerk-Auditor Mike Wilkins concealed payments and falsified documents did not recommend Wilkins be removed from public office, a second investigation completed earlier this year came to the opposite...
Fugitive Apprehended In Whiterocks Area
A fugitive on parole was located in the Whiterocks area and arrested last week after awarrant was issued and officers received a tip of a residence where he may be located.Officers observed lights on in a trailer behind the residence and as officers...
Uintah Wrestling Coach Selected To Coach At Pan American Championships
The USA Wrestling Utah organization has put a spotlight on an amazing wrestling coachwho spends most of the year coaching the Uintah High School team. “Coach CandaceTriggas (Workman) has earned the honor to represent the United States and Utah inPanama as a coach at...
Uintah County Library Helping With Christmas Breakfast Food Drive
Christmas can bring out the best in people and the community. Counting on thecommunity members’ big hearts, the Uintah County Library has partnered with the USUExtension to once again host a Christmas Breakfast Food Drive. The effort began fouryears ago with the idea...
DWR Shares When to Report Wildlife Sightings
Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources reports that they have definitely seen an increasednumber of wildlife encounters across the state. The growing population of Utah and theurban expansion might lead to encounters or animal sightings but not every sightingneeds to...










