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Fishing With The Fox Heats Up

Fishing With The Fox Heats Up

Jun 26, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Anglers of all ages and abilities are having a great time this summer with Fishing With The Fox and all are encouraged to join them. Fishing With The Fox adds the possibility of cash and prizes to the fun of summer fishing as part of this annual event hosted by the Division of Wildlife Resources […]

Missing 15-Year-Old Found At Vernal Apartment Complex; Man Arrested

Missing 15-Year-Old Found At Vernal Apartment Complex; Man Arrested

Jun 26, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

On the evening of June 24th, Vernal City Police Officers were flagged down by a male individual who reported his 15-year-old son as missing. “Utilizing a cell phone location-tracking app, officers identified the juvenile’s possible location at an apartment complex within the city,” shares Vernal PD. “Officers responded to the complex and began canvassing the […]

Trump Signs Curtis Bill To Repeal Biden-Era Emissions Rule

Trump Signs Curtis Bill To Repeal Biden-Era Emissions Rule

Jun 25, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

President Trump has signed into law legislation introduced by Senator John Curtis to overturn the Biden era EPA’s ‘Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources’. According to the announcement from Senator Curtis, this rule prevented many industries vital to our nation’s economic and national security from reclassifying as Area Sources and […]

Highway 40 Resurfacing From Antelope Creek Bridge To Pole Line Road

Highway 40 Resurfacing From Antelope Creek Bridge To Pole Line Road

Jun 25, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Work is underway on the resurfacing of Highway 40 from the Antelope Creek Bridge to Pole Line Road. UDOT has emphasized that crews will be working both daytime and nighttime hours mostly Monday through Friday with Saturdays only as necessary. “The nighttime paving work will run through mid-July from Antelope Creek through Myton City,” shares […]

Red Fleet State Park Receives Beautification Award

Red Fleet State Park Receives Beautification Award

Jun 25, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Anyone that has seen the transformation at Red Fleet State Park will fully understand a recent award the park has received. The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Public Relations Committee named Red Fleet State Park as the recipient of their Beautification Award during Tuesday’s Chamber luncheon. The Chamber shared that before the remodel, Red Fleet […]

Sweetwater County, WY Man Injured In Saturday Night Shooting

Sweetwater County, WY Man Injured In Saturday Night Shooting

Jun 25, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office reports that at around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 21st, Sweetwater County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting north of Rock Springs. “Deputies found an adult male with a gunshot wound. Medics transported him to a local hospital before airlifting him for further treatment.” Preliminary evidence suggests the shooting occurred […]

Road Rage On Highway 40 Results In Arrest Of Both Drivers Involved

Road Rage On Highway 40 Results In Arrest Of Both Drivers Involved

Jun 25, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A road rage incident covering over 5 miles and involving two vehicles in Duchesne County on Highway 40 ended in the arrest of both drivers on Monday. According to the Utah Highway Patrol booking affidavit, the trooper observed a white truck traveling in one lane and a blue SUV passing the truck in the turning […]

BLM Considering Facility Expansion To Transfer Uinta Basin Crude To Rail Cars

BLM Considering Facility Expansion To Transfer Uinta Basin Crude To Rail Cars

Jun 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Bureau of Land Management announced last week their plans to conduct an environmental review for proposed expansion of the Wildcat Loadout Facility in Helper used to transfer Uinta Basin crude oil from tanker trucks to rail cars. “If approved, Coal Energy Group 2, LLC, could reconfigure the facility to accommodate new infrastructure within the […]

Dinosaur National Monument Swimming Hole Makes List

Dinosaur National Monument Swimming Hole Makes List

Jun 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A swimming hole in Dinosaur National Monument has made a list of the 9 Best Swimming Holes in our National Parks. Outside magazine puts just two other swimming holes ahead of the Monument: Muir Rock in Kings Canyon National Park and Bass Lake in Point Reyes National Seashore. On the list at number 3 is […]

DWR: Osprey Viewing Event At Flaming Gorge

DWR: Osprey Viewing Event At Flaming Gorge

Jun 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has a great opportunity to see ospreys at an upcoming event. The DWR shares that ospreys — sometimes called fish hawks or sea hawks — are unique birds of prey that primarily eat fish, which is why they are drawn to the Flaming Gorge area. They are the only […]

Red Flag Warning Issued Today

Red Flag Warning Issued Today

Jun 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Uintah County Emergency Management is helping spread the word that a Red Flag Warning has been issued. The announcement states that the Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11am to 8pm for gusty winds, low humidity, and dry fuels creating fire weather. The area affected includes Uintah County, Daggett County, and western Colorado. National […]