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Man Arrested For DUI Also Charged With Physical And Sexual Assault
An Attempt to Locate on an alleged drunk driver resulted in a variety of serious charges for the night’s events. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer saw the reported vehicle and observed the driver pull into a driveway and enter a residence. The...
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Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
Man Arrested For DUI Also Charged With Physical And Sexual Assault
An Attempt to Locate on an alleged drunk driver resulted in a variety of serious charges for the night’s events. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer saw the reported vehicle and observed the driver pull into a driveway and enter a residence. The...
USU Uintah Basin Community Summer Concert & Aggies in the Basin Social
07:00 PM
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Northeastern Utah Arrest On List From Department Of Homeland Security
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security released a list of 15 ICE arrests of “criminal illegal aliens” that took place over the weekend, one of which happened in northeastern Utah. Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated, “This weekend, ICE arrested a...
Uintah County Provides Report On Quarter 1 Of 2026
Uintah County has provided a report on the first quarter of 2026: The Recorder’s Office has processed 298 more documents this year than last with over $167,000 generated by recording fees and the subscription website. Most of the subscription revenue comes from...
Obituaries
Mary C. Karren
Graveside services for Mary C. Karren, age 86 of Vernal, will be held Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 12:30 pm at the Maeser Fairview Cemetery. The family will meet with Friends and relatives Saturday from 10:30-12:30 pm at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Larry Jedd Knight
Funeral Services for Larry Jedd Knight, age 90. of Vernal, will be held Friday, December 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM at the Glines Stake Center (78 South Aggie Blvd.) A viewing will be held Thursday evening frim 6-8 pm at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home and Friday...
Bettina Julianna Wissiup
Funeral services for Bettina Julianna Wissiup, age 60, of Myton,will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ft. Duchesne Community Building. She will be taken to the community building on Monday, at 4:00 p.m., for a Wake. Burial will be in the...
Judy Lee Abplanalp
Graveside services for Judy Smith Abplanalp, ate 73, the wife of Stephen Abplanalp of Vernal, will be held Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11 AM at the Rockpoint Cemetery. Viewings will be held Monday from 6-8 pm at the Blackburn Mortuary, and Tuesday 9:30 - 10:30 am at...
Kenneth “Heavy” Sursa
Funeral services for Kenneth “Heavy” Sursa, age 68, of Bluebell, husband of Patsy McKowen Sursa, will be held on Monday, December 18th at 11:00 a.m. at the Grace Events Center. Viewings will be held on Sunday evening at the Roosevelt Christian Assembly Church from...
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Woman Accused Of Stabbing Man While Camping Arrested
A woman was arrested this week in Uintah County after allegedly stabbing a man she was camping with. On October 1st,...
US-191 and US-40 Intersection Now Open
The Utah Department of Transportation has good news for those traveling US-191 into Duchesne. “The intersection at...
Roosevelt City Streets Schedule Update
Roosevelt City shared this week that BHI has finished all of the water line work associated with the streets project...
DWR Cutthroat Slam
Local anglers have had more than just the satisfaction of the catch as a reward for catching a variety of trout...
Help Name Vernal’s Newest Dinosaur Structure And Come Celebrate
The installation of a new prehistoric shade structure is among the finishing touches of the Cobble Rock Block...
Roosevelt City Hosting ‘Meet The Candidate’ Event
Now is the time to get to know the faces and ideas behind the names you will see on the upcoming election ballot and,...
Gold Cross Ambulance Named Business Of The Month
Gold Cross Ambulance is the October Business of the Month for the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce. Scott Adams, who...
New Drug Charges For Man Arrested On Warrant
A man was arrested in Duchesne County on September 22nd after an officer recognized him as one with an active no-bail...
Vernal Chamber Hosts Q&A With Ashley Valley Water Board Candidates
The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce is providing opportunities for the public to hear from the election candidates....
Obituaries
Nobody likes to think about death, but unfortunately, it is a part of life. At some point, we all have to say goodbye to the people we love. Our listing of local obituaries will help you remember and honor the member’s of our community who are no longer with us.
Public Affairs
Local politics and public affairs affect all of us. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to stay up to to date with all the ongoing events. We’ll do the work for you to make sure you always have up-to-date and accurate information at your fingertips.
Local Sports
Stay up to date with the athletes in our community. We give updates from their games both at home and away so that you can stay in-the-know from the convenience of your computer or smartphone. News about local sports from each of the local highschool teams.
