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Emergency Change Announced Due To Low Water Levels At Crouse Reservoir

Emergency Change Announced Due To Low Water Levels At Crouse Reservoir

May 29, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Anglers, your skills are needed. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources issued an emergency change on Tuesday to increase the daily fishing limit at Crouse Reservoir, effective immediately. DWR Deputy Director Michael Canning issued the emergency change on May 27th, allowing anglers to keep up to eight trout of any species. Crouse Reservoir is currently […]

UBTech Celebrates Record Breaking Graduating Class

UBTech Celebrates Record Breaking Graduating Class

May 29, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

2025 is proving to be a record breaking year at UBTech as they celebrated the largest graduation ceremony in the institution’s history. Nearly 350 graduates crossed the stage of the 2025 commencement ceremony earlier this month and UBTech is on track to award over 880 certificates this year which is the highest number of completions […]

Motorcycle Safety Urged After Surge In Motorcyclist Deaths

Motorcycle Safety Urged After Surge In Motorcyclist Deaths

May 29, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The death of a motorcyclist in Duchesne County on Wolf Creek Pass is tragically just one of a string of recent motorcycle crashes in the state of Utah. The Department of Public Safety offers safe riding information and tips at RideToLive.utah.gov. First, never assume drivers see you. Be sure to be seen and make yourself as […]

Supreme Court Issues Decision, Clearing Way For Uinta Basin Railway

Supreme Court Issues Decision, Clearing Way For Uinta Basin Railway

May 29, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Supreme Court issued a landmark decision today in favor of the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, clearing the way for the proposed 88-mile Uinta Basin Railway project. The Coalition delivered their argument in December that the D.C. Circuit’s decision to withdraw the project’s permits was due to NEPA reviews being weaponized to hyper-regulate infrastructure projects. The Supreme […]

Child Sex Offender Arrested In Jensen And Facing New Charges

Child Sex Offender Arrested In Jensen And Facing New Charges

May 28, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A local child sex offender who was on probation was arrested last week after Adult Probation & Parole received a tip that he was violating his probation using Snapchat and dating an individual with a young child. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 23-year-old Joshua Zook was located on May 21st at a residence […]

Rocky Mountain Power To Appeal Public Service Commission Rate Decision

Rocky Mountain Power To Appeal Public Service Commission Rate Decision

May 28, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Rocky Mountain Power has confirmed their plans to appeal the Public Service Commission rate decision made in April. Originally, Rocky Mountain Power requested a rate increase of 30.5%, prompting major outcry from Utah leaders and citizens. Last August, Rocky Mountain Power amended the request to an 18.1% increase which was still unprecedented. State leaders promised […]

Uintah High Spring Sports Record Breakers

Uintah High Spring Sports Record Breakers

May 28, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The heat continued for Uintah High springs sports athletes. Lynlie Hall recorded 124 strikeouts during her freshman season for Uintah Softball which sets a single-season team record. The previous record was 46 strikeouts held by Maurlee Luck. With the boys soccer team, Paul Sturko achieved 23 career assists, the most held by any Uintah boys […]

Arrests Made In Connection To Local Trafficking Of Minor

Arrests Made In Connection To Local Trafficking Of Minor

May 28, 2025 · Basin Now · News

Arrests have been made in a local case of trafficking of a 15-year-old minor. Melissa Goodrich of Roosevelt was one of three Utahns arrested as part of a nationwide FBI operation called Operation Restore Justice in which 205 child sex abuse offenders were arrested. Goodrich was charged with Trafficking of a Minor on April 23rd. […]

Vernal Police Officer Saves Choking Student

Vernal Police Officer Saves Choking Student

May 27, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The quick thinking of a local Police Officer may have saved the life of a Uintah Middle School student earlier this month. Vernal PD shared that on May 14th, School Resource Officer Pummell was on duty at Uintah Middle School when he overheard a commotion in the cafeteria during lunch. “Upon investigating, SRO Pummell discovered […]