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It was another impressive year of bodybuilding competition at the Mr. and Miss Uintah competition at Uintah High School. The event took place on Wednesday evening and this year’s Mr. Uintah winner was someone familiar. Josh Scow successfully defended his Mr. Uintah...

Randy Vincent visited the Evans Family Media studios last week for an interview as part of the Meet The Candidate series. Vincent is a Republican candidate running for Uintah County Commission Seat A as a convention and signature candidate. Also running for Uintah...

TriCounty Health Department confirmed on Tuesday an increase in local cases of measles. According to the announcement, there have been 10 additional measles infections since March 5th, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the area to 15. “If you...

The identity of the victim in a tragic fatal accident north of Dutch John on Sunday has been reported by Wyoming Highway Patrol. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol PIO Arron Healy, the fatal accident occurred at Mile Post 547 on US 191 early Sunday morning. The crash...

Senator Ron Winterton recently visited the Evans Family Media studios for an interview recapping the 2026 legislative session. Senator Winterton shared that the session had over 1500 bill files opened, over 900 of those presented in committees, and 542 bills passed...

The BLM announced additional energy development projects authorized in Uintah County and Duchesne County this week. The BLM Vernal Field Office approved the Middle Fork Energy Uinta LLC Loafer Gas Well Development project, including 10 drilling permits. The...

Joe McKea visited the Evans Family Media studios last week for an interview as part of the Meet The Candidate series. McKea is a Republican candidate running for Uintah County Commission Seat B as a convention only candidate. Also running for Uintah County Commission...

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a vehicle was found on fire and property damage was reported at a Vernal business on Saturday. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers responded to a call at about 5:30am on March 14th that a white...

Utah Highway Patrol has identified the victims in the fatal crash that took place on Highway 40 near Strawberry Reservoir on Saturday afternoon. Further details of the crash have also been shared. UHP released on Monday that on March 14th, at about 2:30 pm, a box...

The Uintah School District has announced plans to hold a large-scale safety exercise this Friday, March 20th, at Uintah High School and Ashley Valley Education Center. “A large number of first responders and emergency vehicles, including medical helicopters, will be...