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KNEU 1250Detectives are asking again for the public’s help to identify individuals who are potential victims in a case of voyeurism that keeps multiplying. 28-year-old Ryan M. Flaten was arrested on November 17th after a GoPro video camera was found in a public restroom in a Maverick Country Store in Lyman, Wyoming.
The final case in the Daggett County Jail scandal was resolved this week in Summit County Justice Court. 27-year-old Logan James Walker was scheduled for a jury trial starting Thursday but instead entered a guilty plea to misdemeanor official misconduct, according to a KSL report.
A Resolution nicknamed by supporters as “Parker’s Bill” and sponsored by Senator Kevin Van Tassell and Representative Scott Chew was passed in the Utah State Legislature on Wednesday. Officially named SCR4: Concurrent Resolution on Deaths from Opioid-induced Postoperative Respiratory Depression, the Resolution urges further research on the potentially fatal effects of opioid use after surgery.
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A Washington man has been charged with Human Trafficking and Sexual Servitude of a Minor after stopping at Little America on I-80 in Sweetwater County. According to Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, 63-year-old David Peter Vier was arrested on January 20th after deputies responded to a call of two girls hiding from a man in the restaurant of Little America.
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office and many in the community were devastated last summer when K9 “Q” passed away from a rare form of cancer. Among the very real grieving that followed, came the question of now what? Purchasing and training a new K9 is extremely expensive and the Sheriff’s Office began to explore their options.
There’s plenty of excitement on the Terra Academy campus these days. The school’s much anticipated band building arrived in giant pieces this week and assembly will soon get underway. Also highly anticipated, an event fundraiser that will benefit the Choir and Band program among other activities is scheduled for tonight, February 9th, at 5:00 PM.
A four vehicle crash on 500 North in Vernal could have been much worse on Wednesday. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a pileup occured when two young girls darted into traffic. The accident took place around 5:00pm near 900 West as the girls crossed north across 500 North after leaving the park.
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to keep an eye out for a stolen pickup truck and the person responsible. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle was stolen from a gas station in Fruitland early Tuesday morning. The truck is a silver 1998 Dodge with a white camper shell. It was taken around 2:30am from the Big G Store. The stolen vehicle’s license plate is X289XG. The suspect’s vehicle was also identified on store surveillance video, shares the Sheriff’s Office. The suspect’s vehicle is a white 4-door Ford pickup truck with a tarp covering something in the truck bed. Both vehicles left the parking lot traveling west on Highway 40. Anyone with tips or information are asked to call 435-738-2015.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released their final report of investigation on the fatal accident that occured on August 3rd in the Deserado Mine in Rangely, Colorado that resulted in the death of a Vernal man. The tragic accident took the life of 32-year-old Jason Stevens who was found under a two-ton trough at the mine production facility. The MSHA report concludes that “the accident occurred because the mine operator did not ensure that the water box being dismantled was securely blocked against motion during the process.”
Scouts in the Vernal area of the High Uintah District are gearing up for their annual Klondike Derby with a few changes from the usual event. The annual event has typically been held at the James Bacon Memorial Park but thanks to last year’s heavy winter snow, the venue is not an option for this year’s Klondike.
A good group of community members invested in local trail planning attended the Uintah County Trails Master Plan meeting at USU in Vernal on Tuesday night. Around 50 people attended, mostly interested in an update on planning and when the Master Plan will be done. The Master Plan will be complete in May, explained project engineer Aaron Averett, and public comment continues to be accepted online with a link through the Uintah County Trails Master Plan Facebook page. The link leads to fourteen proposed projects, outlined with a clear map and description of each one along with an easy to use comment box. “We’ll be accepting comments through that link for another month,” explains Averett. As those involved put the finishing touches on the plan, Averett is prepping to get started on the Daggett County Trails Master Plan in the coming months, which he says will be complimentary to the progress being made in Uintah County. http://sunrise-eng.maps.arcgis.com/apps/CrowdsourcePolling/index.html?appid=e4ee72aa240f46e891de9b14f530ec26