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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

The 2026 midterm election includes several state offices relevant to Uintah Basin residents. Those that have filed for State Senate District #20 are incumbent Republican Party candidate Ronald Winterton and Forward Party candidate Annette McRae. Those that have filed...