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Naples City has announced the following determination in regards to fireworks for the 24th of July Holiday: All aerial fireworks are banned in the city limits of Naples. Citizens may not light any fireworks, aerial or ground, within 200 feet of high risk areas on the wild land urban interface map. Copies of this map […]
A nurse with Ashley Regional Medical Center was recently honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Pennie Johnson was presented with the award as part of the not-for-profit DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. The nomination submitted was by a patient facing a difficult decision regarding care after […]
Another wildfire is burning in western Colorado. The Big Gulch Fire is burning in the area of Moffat County Road 3 and County Road 106. The Moffat County Sheriff’s Office shared on Monday that the fire reached approximately 1,500 acres and was 0% contained. Road closures were enacted, including Moffat County Road 3 at County […]
Another attorney has withdrawn from representing Darrell Eugene Choate, the man charged in the 1972 murder of Gregory Nickell. 76-year-old Darrell Eugene Choate of Tooele was taken into custody on November 26th, 2024, by Uintah County Sheriff Detectives at a Salt Lake City hospital in what had been a 50-year-old cold case. Choate was 22 […]
The high temperatures made the McCoy Flats Death Race held over the weekend in Uintah County even more appropriately named and yet a new unbelievable record was set. If you haven’t heard of this race before, prepare to be dumbfounded. The participants run a 4.1 mile trail route every hour until only one person is […]
The Utah Department of Transportation announced that construction is getting started today on a multi-use trail in Vernal that aims to make it safer and easier for students and residents to safely walk and bike between schools, neighborhoods and community destinations. Friday’s announcement shares that the 1.9-mile trail will extend from 500 North (State Route […]
The PL Gulch Fire in Colorado’s Rio Blanco County continues to burn as evacuations were in place and eventually paused over the weekend. The PL Gulch Fire was reported on July 13th about 20 miles Southwest of Meeker. It is now 1,580 acres and 45% contained. There are over 200 personnel assigned to the fire […]
SkillsUSA officially announced the election of its 2026-27 National Officer Team and a young man from the Uintah Basin is on the list. Composed of 15 exceptional career and technical education (CTE) students, the team serves as the national face and voice for over 444,000 student and educator members shaping the nation’s future skilled workforce, […]
Enjoying Broadway under the stars is always part of summer plans for many in the Uintah Basin but, in case this year’s Outlaw Trail Production was not on your radar, the word is spreading like wildfire that ‘Prince of Egypt’ is absolutely not one to miss. Friends and family were able to attend a preview […]
Those mourning an unthinkable tragedy that took place when a family was caught in a flash flood last week include family and friends in the Uintah Basin. Provo Fire Captain Spencer Long, his wife Katrina, and their three sons Reid, Thayne, and Gage were killed in a flash flood in Wayne County near the Sunglow […]
It’s always hard to say goodbye, especially to a dog as epic as K9 Riddick whose passing was announced this week. K9 Riddick enjoyed a few years of retirement after nearly 7 years of service in Uintah County with his partner Deputy Amy Leishman. Riddick responded to over 400 calls for service during that time, […]
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has approved the Antelope 2 Pad Kudu Oil Wells, authorizing three Applications for Permit to applicant WEM Operating LLC to drill oil wells. The project location is on split estate lands approximately 8.7 miles southeast of Duchesne in Duchesne County. The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field […]