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The personnel of Ashley National Forest are always hard at work. If you have noticed smoke, that has been the result of personnel burning more slash piles in the Greens Draw area this week. The locations they have focused on this winter contain piles of cut vegetation created during construction of a fuels break associated […]
The work to get Fentanyl and other drugs off the streets is ongoing and something law enforcement is focused on. A man with a criminal history had new charges filed in 8th District Court this week for actions performed in Uintah County in November 2024. According to the Probable Cause Statement, 36-year-old Adrian Silva of […]
A passenger in a Uintah County traffic stop this month was arrested on a no bail warrant and additional charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a narcotics detection canine was deployed giving a positive indication and a search was conducted of the vehicle. 30-year-old Shauntay Dawn Clark had an open bottle of alcohol […]
A USU Uintah Basin professor has been named the Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year in the Quinney College of Natural Resources. The Utah State Today announcement shares that Mark Chynoweth, who teaches courses in wildlife ecology and conservation biology for the Department of Wildland Resources, is now in contention for the university-wide Undergrad Research […]
Senator John Curtis took another opportunity this week to shine a light on a topic related to the energy industry. The Environment and Public Works Committee of which Senator Curtis is Chairman held a hearing this week titled “Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Process” during which the Senator emphasized permitting reform as an […]
A local family has requested the public’s help in spreading the word of a missing family member. Pam Weyerman has shared that Briana Marie Belk was last seen on the night of February 16, 2025 at her home in Vernal, Utah, and has not been heard from since. “Briana has intellectual disabilities that interfere with […]
Vernal City and Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District have announced an agreement that will ease development restrictions within the District’s boundaries and make water connections available. “This collaborative and forward-thinking initiative ensures that new water connections can proceed while maintaining service to existing customers and without the requirement to receive irrigation shares,” shares […]
The Equine Disease Communication Center announced on Friday a disease outbreak centered in eastern Utah. There are 2 confirmed cases of ‘Equine Herpesvirus – Neurologic’ in Duchesne County. The source of the information cited by the Equine Disease Communication Center is the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. Another case of Equine Herpesvirus was confirmed […]
The Wyoming Highway Patrol and the Sweetwater County Coroner have released the names of those who lost their lives in Friday’s crash in the Green River Tunnel on Interstate 80. 20-year-old Christopher Johnson and 22-year-old Quentin Romero, both of Rawlins, Wyoming; and 30-year-old Harmanjeet Singh of Nova Scotia, Canada, were killed at the scene of […]
A Uintah Basin native is a member of the Trump Administration Defense team. Colby Jenkins was born and raised in Roosevelt and grew up in a patriotic home. As a young adult he sought a congressional nomination and gained an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, launching him on a career […]
Winter is a great time to view one of the state’s largest rodents, the porcupine, and northeastern Utah is a great place to do so. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources announced this week an upcoming event at Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to see porcupines in the wild. Porcupines are best known for their long […]
A traffic stop east of Duchesne City on Highway 40 ended in arrest and a long list of felony charges. On February 18th, the officer conducting the stop recognized the driver as Tyson Grant who was currently a suspect in a case of using counterfeit $50 dollar bills throughout the Uintah Basin. The officer also […]