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The Uintah County Attorney’s Office has provided a snapshot of cases processed by their office over the past 5 years which provides some insight into criminal trends in the community. In 2023, District Court received 928 cases containing 2,869 charges for the year while Juvenile Court had 201 cases containing 361 charges. This was an […]
The Fentanyl crisis is spreading across Utah, including the Uintah Basin. Representative John Curtis gave remarks during an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing last week on the Biden Administration’s border policies and their effect on Utah. Curtis shared that since January 2021, there have been 8 million illegal crossings nationwide and more than 6.7 million […]
The Ashley National Forest has announced to the public that they are seeking proposals for a concessionaire to provide management of 30 family and group campgrounds and one cabin and bunkhouse complex on the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and Ashley National Forest. One special use permit will be issued to begin in 2025. “The […]
Locals attended a special training event in southern Utah over the weekend. The Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department shared that members of the Duchesne Fire Department attended the annual Utah Fire and Rescue Academy Winter Fire School held in Saint George on Friday and Saturday. They reported that it was a valuable training experience and another […]
A vehicle pursuit on January 16th ended in the arrest of a convicted felon who was in possession of a large amount of fentanyl pills and weapons. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the officer attempted to pull over a vehicle in rural Duchesne County at approximately 5000 South and 2000 West that had […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Friday that the Confederated Tribes of theColville Reservation will be a source for up to 15 more wolves for the Colorado graywolf reintroduction effort. The CPW announcement states that these wolves will becaptured during the capture season from December 2024 to March 2025. The agreementbetween the state of Colorado and […]
Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for December 2023 increased an estimated 1.7percent across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 28,900jobs since December 2022. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,734,700. Theemployment update by county shows Daggett County employment at 339 which is aslight increase from the year prior. Duchesne County employment […]
Two Uintah High School students represented the Uintah Basin over the weekend whileperforming in All State concerts at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City. Senior BreannaHelm performed with the Utah All State Band for her third consecutive year which is anextremely rare accomplishment. Junior Ryanna Baldwin performed for her first time inthe Utah All State […]
Utah State University has joined in a collaborative effort with other institutions in aproject to preserve Native American histories. To ensure the materials are accurate andculturally appropriate, the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art and the USU Librariesare working closely in collaboration with Native American educators and alumni fromIntermountain Indian School. “This digital collection will […]
The FBI is spreading a word of warning to parents, educators, caregivers, and children inUtah about the dangers of online activity, specifically of Sextortion. Sextortion involvesan offender coercing a minor to create and send sexually explicit images or video. Anoffender gets sexually explicit material from the child, then threatens to release thatcompromising material unless the […]
A man arrested on outstanding warrants has new charges after he tried to discard drugsduring his arrest. 29-year-old Jonah Grant Betts was arrested on January 12th in UintahCounty and in the process threw tin foil containing Fentanyl and other drug materialsunder a chair. Betts has a prior drug distribution conviction and at least 2 priorconvictions […]
Going from concept to construction with any kind of large infrastructure project is a long process and anything but simple. It may surprise some that the lawsuits and permitting challenges faced by the Uinta Basin Railway are an anticipated part of the process. Duchesne County Commissioner Greg Miles, who serves as the Co-Chair of the […]