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A traffic stop in Duchesne City on Monday ended in arrest for both of the vehicle’s occupants. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the driver was identified as 31-year-old Cody Austin Mayhew and it was found that he was on probation with AP&P and that...

The Thanksgiving holiday is expected to be a very busy travel weekend. AAA predicts that 79.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more away from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. This year’s projection of nearly 80 million travelers is an increase...

It’s the 10th year for Sub for Seniors and organizers need your help. Sub for Seniors provides a holiday gift and food bag for each of the Uintah Basin seniors on their list. “These seniors are generally isolated, lonely, and unable to provide for themselves,” shares...

Tickets are now on sale for the Uintah Basin Orchestra and Chorus Christmas concert. The Uintah Basin Orchestra and Chorus has been a local staple of the Christmas season since 2013. In 2012, the new Dean of USU Uintah Basin at the time, Dr. Boyd Edwards, had moved to...

An inmate in the Duchesne County Jail that admitted to sprinkling meth on fellow inmates' food has charges now filed in 8th District Court for what took place. 20-year-old Kane Olvera-Swain was originally arrested on October 21st on charges of lewdness, disorderly...

A Craig, Colorado, man is facing felony charges for a DUI arrest this fall. According to the Probable Cause Statement, 51-year-old Francisco Alverez Salas was the driver of a vehicle observed weaving back and forth within its lane of travel. An officer matched the...

USU has announced that they have received $500,000 dollars in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help increase retention and graduation rates among Native American students and USU Uintah Basin is among the campuses to benefit. “As Utah’s land-grant...

Duchesne County School District has announced an extension on the District-Wide Video Competition. The competition deadline was November 22nd but it was announced on Monday that an issue had occurred with the upload folder as it had become full and stopped accepting...

Dinosaur National Monument might have the solution to the problem of finding creative gifts for loved ones this holiday. Most people don’t realize everything that is offered at the Dino Store at the Quarry Visitor Center. How about “a Josie Bassett Morris pack, or a...

Winter conditions have arrived and are affecting travel throughout the region. As oneexample, Moffat County Sheriff’s Office shares that on Sunday, November 24th, acommercial motor vehicle jack-knifed on Highway 40 between mile markers 73 and 74at about 10:30 am about...