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A Candlelight Vigil For Charlie Kirk is being held in Vernal on Sunday evening. The national public memorial service is being held earlier that day at the Arizona Cardinals stadium and local organizers wanted to hold a local service on the evening of the same day. The...

As of September 15th there are 21 waterbodies under Harmful Algal Bloom watch and warning advisories across Utah. While the Utah Division of Water Quality will stop monitoring as temperatures decrease, harmful algal blooms can still persist throughout the fall and...

The public is invited to today’s Uintah County Commission meeting to give input on a proposed pay increase for certain elected officials. The notice of the public hearing states that it will be held Tuesday, September 16th, to consider a planned compensation increase...

A change in Vernal City Mayor is approaching and the unopposed Mayoral candidate had a chance to answer questions recently at the Vernal Chamber luncheon. Corey Foley is currently a member of the Vernal City Council. He and his wife Jackie have two children and are...

Industry and state leaders will flock to Vernal as Uintah County is hosting the 2025 Uintah Basin Energy Summit next week. “The Uintah Basin has long been a hub of energy innovation and production,” shares Travis Campbell, Director of Economic Development. “We are...

The American flags that line Main Street in Vernal on patriotic holidays are in need of some care and the Vernal Elks Lodge is inviting the community to donate to the cause.  “We would love to see our town in a sea of flags for the days we put up our flags,”...

The Bureau of Land Management announced on Monday that they will spread herbicide across roughly 2,500 acres in the McCoy Flats area to prevent the establishment and spread of invasive annual grasses. “These treatments will help the land resist fire,” explains Charles...

UDOT shared on Friday an update on projects in Indian Canyon accompanied by a straight forward safety message. “At the end of September and into October, a separate maintenance project will take place to seal cracks in the road between milepost 260 and 269,” shares...

The Uintah Basin’s own Jayden Murray made his first major league start on September 12th as pitcher for the Astros against the Atlanta Braves. KSL Sports highlighted the moment, sharing that he threw 3 innings of one-hit baseball in the game. What was his journey to...

A geologist has shared his analysis of the Magnitude 4.1 earthquake that rattled Northeastern Utah on September 10th. Geology professor Shawn Willsey did research following the quake because he immediately recognized it as having several odd qualities and called it a...