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A repeat offender was arrested for DUI in the Fruitland area with minors in the vehicle. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, dispatch received a call that a woman had been drinking and was driving in the Fruitland area. An Officer observed a vehicle matching the description that was speeding and a traffic stop […]
Senator John Curtis continued on his mission yesterday of sounding the alarm on social media, algorithms, and what it is doing to children and adults alike. During a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing, “Curtis asked witnesses to confirm whether social media algorithms are designed to be addictive, whether companies track unhealthy usage patterns like compulsive […]
The Uintah County Commission held their regularly scheduled weekly meeting on Tuesday. The Uintah County meeting recap shared the following: The Lucky Acres Subdivision Amendment was approved, adding a trail easement and a retention basin to support both recreation and responsible stormwater management. A Letter of Agreement with Ashley Creek Properties was also approved for […]
A Rangely High School graduate is making his mark on the world and the Town of Rangely is helping share the exciting news. Aaron Parson is a class of 1998 RHS graduate who is now a PhD astrophysicist and professor at UC Berkeley. He is also a recently published science-fiction author with his book ‘Coherence’. […]
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office has celebrated more DARE graduations of Duchesne County 5th graders. First, the Sheriff’s Office celebrated with the Altamont Elementary 5th graders. The DARE essay winners in Altamont were Sanford Esplin and Rebecca Allen. Special guests at the ceremony included members of the Duchesne County Fire Department who gave hands-on demonstrations […]
The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office reported that at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14th, a 14-year-old juvenile was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bike. According to witnesses, the juvenile was riding an e-bike southbound on a gravel canal access road near 1500 South 1350 West when he crossed […]
Data from the 4th quarter of 2025 paints a less than ideal picture for the Utah Water Supply Outlook to start 2026 but northeastern Utah is actually in a better position than most of the state. Other areas of the state, including the Wasatch Front down through southern Utah, is below 50% of the average […]
The Bureau of Land Management recently announced updated plans aimed at striking the balance between conservation and public lands access when it comes to greater-sage grouse. This has been a topic for well over a decade in the Uintah Basin, along with lands throughout the western United States. The BLM reports that the updated plans […]
The Department of Workforce Services has released updated unemployment data for the state of Utah. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is estimated at 3.6%, up two-tenths of a percentage point compared to September. Approximately 66,000 Utahns are unemployed. The national unemployment rate is estimated at 4.6%. Unemployment data for northeastern Utah is at 3.5% for […]
The second half of Season 10 at Vernal Theatre: Live kicks off tomorrow with the opening of ‘Steel Magnolias’. While most people know Steel Magnolias for the 1989 star studded film, the origin is actually as a stage play. Robert Harling wrote the play based on his family in Louisiana and his sister’s struggle and […]
2025 was a successful year for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Dedicated Hunter Program, a program that Uintah Basin hunting enthusiasts may want to participate in. In 2025, there were 8,737 people who participated in the program completing 1,176 projects but why do they do it? DWR Dedicated Hunter Coordinator Bryan Christensen explains that […]
A welfare check in Uintah County resulted in the arrest of a man with multiple warrants. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were conducting the welfare check on an individual believed to be staying at a residence near 1000 West 700 South in Vernal. While there, officers performed a warrant check on 46-year-old […]