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Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day which is a time to safely dispose of unused medications. As prescription drug abuse is on the rise, one of the simplest ways to be safe is to turn in expired, unused, and unwanted prescription pills. The Drug Enforcement Administration shares that “the drug overdose epidemic in the […]
A man was arrested early Wednesday morning after travelers saw a van had run off of SR-191 in Duchesne County down a steep embankment. Officers responded and made contact with the driver who stated he had fallen asleep and ran off the roadway. The driver was stumbling and could not keep his balance. Alcoholic beverages […]
A woman released from Duchesne County Jail late last week was arrested shortly after for stealing a truck from students in Provo Canyon and driving it into the Provo River. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 35-year-old Heather Leann Murray was arrested on October 15th in Duchesne County after claiming that someone had shot […]
Officials have confirmed that the Summit County man reported missing in September and believed to be in the Uinta Mountains was found dead earlier this month. KPCW reported this week that the Summit County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the body found off the Mirror Lake Highway on October 4th was 39-year-old Thomas Roger Lund who […]
USU’s Bingham Research Center in Vernal has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a $480,000 dollar project. A press release from Utah State Today shares that USU researchers will work to assess the air quality impacts of a carbon capture and storage project (Uinta Basin CarbonSAFE) that is being explored […]
Pictures are being gathered for a very special project happening throughout the Uintah School District. The School Foods Department will be setting up a “Veterans Wall” in each school in the month of November. Veterans Day is a federal holiday and will be observed on Monday, November 11th. “These will be a bulletin board or […]
Duchesne County School District has several offerings coming up that the public needs to know about. First, English classes are being taught for Spanish speaking adults and teens 16 and older every Wednesday and Thursday evening. For more information, call 435-725-4514. Substitute Bus Driver and Aide training for Duchesne County School District is coming up […]
The Utah Department of Transportation has reopened State Road 35. North Fork Road and Mirror Lake Highway were also closed due to the Yellow Lake Fire and have reopened as well. Ashley National Forest reports that the Forest Closure remains in effect on both the Ashley and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests. “Please drive cautiously and stay […]
A case of a stolen vehicle in Uintah County earlier this month ended in charges last week. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the theft was reported on October 9th. The complainant stated that he had last driven the Chevy Silverado on October 7th when it was parked near 1085 East Highway 40, possibly […]
Video footage was the key to solving a case of a missing wallet at the Roosevelt branch library. Back in July, a library administrator received a note requesting that video footage from a week before be reviewed because a patron had reported losing her wallet at the library and was hoping for some video clues […]
The owner of a phone that contained child sexual abuse material on it was recently arrested in Duchesne County. In September, a phone that was found was turned over to police and it was reported to have child sexual abuse materials on it. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a warrant was obtained, and […]
The last year and a half have been full of devastating loss for one Uintah Basin family, prompting neighbors and a local company to step in to help. BHI shared in a press release that “the Barton family’s world began to crumble in June 2023 when Sarah and her husband, Cody, a dedicated local law enforcement […]