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Leaders in the west are pleased by the initial report from Secretary Zinke on the Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act. Zinke specifically addresses Obama’s designation of 1.5 million acres of land as Bear Ears National Monument in the final weeks of his time in office.
Six months ago the call was sounded: get prepared for spring flooding! Emergency management leaders throughout the Basin distributed information and local stores stocked sandbags and other resources to help citizens get prepared to protect their property. Spring came and sporadic weather kept the mountain snow from all melting at once.
Community members were disturbed over the weekend after a body was found on a sidewalk in Vernal early Saturday morning. According to Vernal City Assistant Police Chief Keith Campbell, investigators are still trying to figure out cause and manner of death. The deceased was a 34-year-old male found outside his parents home.
A home is a total loss after a fire in Jensen. According to Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond, the fire happened around 4:00pm on Saturday at approximately 4000 South 4500 East. The home is considered a total loss of approximately $100,000 dollars in damage
A Denver man died Saturday while on a multi-day commercial river trip in Dinosaur National Monument. According to a park service news release, just before 3:00pm on Saturday, monument staff received a call that CPR was in progress on a client with Sheri Griffith Expeditions.
UBATC graduated another round of POST officers last week and the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is congratulating their six cadets. The group completed all three phases of the Peace Officer Standards and Training satellite academy.
It’s the season to hike and camp which also means it’s the season to be Bear Aware. Utah’s mountains and forests are home to thousands of black bears and the Division of Wildlife Resources is urging the public to be smart for the benefit of all. “Hikers and campers are out in full force,” shares DWR Outreach Manager Tonya Kieffer.
The Ute Tribe is sounding their opposition to a new series of oversight hearings by the House Committee on Natural Resources that will examine the Indian Reorganization Act(IRA) among other land management laws.
Travel delays can be expected through the Myton Bench construction on Highway 40. Traffic is down to one lane in each direction from 6250 South to Ioka Junction. This allows for crews to work and trucks to enter and exit the construction zone.
An accurate mapping of the Maeser Highway Fire reduced the size estimate to 885 acres, according to the latest update from Utah Fire Information. A Friday night estimate by aircraft mapped the fire at 2500 acres but as the smoke cleared Saturday a more accurate mapping of the fire was possible.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 dollars for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a serial bank robber that has hit banks and credit unions all over Idaho and Utah. The robber, dubbed the Great Outdoors Bandit, most recently robbed a bank in Orem just two weeks ago.
Crews continue to battle the Maeser Highway Fire that was reported at 1:40pm on Friday near the gravel pit off SR-121. As of late Friday night, the fire was estimated to have spread to over 1000 acres.