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Accuttoroop Preliminary Hearing For Child Abuse Homicide Charge Scheduled For June 18
The woman arrested and charged with the child abuse homicide of a 3-year-old child in her care in Vernal City last fall is scheduled to be in 8th District Court this week. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, police were dispatched to a Vernal City residence...
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Accuttoroop Preliminary Hearing For Child Abuse Homicide Charge Scheduled For June 18
The woman arrested and charged with the child abuse homicide of a 3-year-old child in her care in Vernal City last fall is scheduled to be in 8th District Court this week. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, police were dispatched to a Vernal City residence...
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Zipp’s Laundry Building A Total Loss In Roosevelt Fire
A Roosevelt business is a total loss after a building fire on Friday evening. According to Roosevelt Fire Chief Lee Rockwood, the fire department was called to a structure fire at 7:51pm on July 10th. The Zipp’s Laundry building had a black column of smoke showing and...
Local Teacher Among Recipients of Classroom Grant
A local teacher made the list of 40 educators across Utah to be awarded a grant at Utah First Lady Abby Cox’s ‘Show Up for Teachers’ conference. This is the second year for the grants through Mountain America Credit Union thanks to their foundation supporting...
Obituaries
Charles Springer
Graveside services for Charles Springer, age 91, of Roosevelt, husband of Mary Kelsey Springer, will be held on Saturday, November 15th at 2:30 PM at the Lapoint Cemetery.Services under the direction of the Hullinger Mortuary.
Herb Gillespie
Funeral services for Herb Gillespie, age 75 of Roosevelt, the husband of Carol Winterto Gillespie, will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt 11th Ward Chapel (250 W 200 N). There will be a viewing on Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the...
Richard Vaughn
Funeral services for Richard Allen Vaughn age 13 of Vernal, the son of Marc and Carol Vaughn, will be held Saturday November 15 at 12:00PM at the Glines Stake Center (78 South Aggie Blvd). A viewing for family and friends will be held Friday evening from 6-8PM at the...
Emilio Jones
Funeral services for Emilio Jones, age 33 of Arcadia and Myton, will be held on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Myton Community Building. A wake will be held after 4:00 PM on Monday at the same location. Burial will be in the Myton City Cemetery....
Jay B. Hartle
Funeral services for Jay B. Hartle, age 81, the husband of Lois Whooley Hartle of Lapoing will be conducted on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Lapoint LDS Chapel, Viewings will be held on Sunday, November 9, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Blackburn...
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Gov. Spencer J. Cox issued an Executive Order on Thursday declaring a statewide state of emergency due to extreme...
Roosevelt Arts Alliance Holding Auditions For ‘Come From Away’
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Vernal Man Uses AI To Create Child Porn
A Vernal man is behind bars after allegedly using AI to create child pornography from a real image of a child known to...
Arrests Made After Vehicle Stolen From Roosevelt Gas Station
Three people were arrested on Saturday following the theft of a vehicle in Roosevelt. According to the Affidavit of...
Theft Of Copper Wire In Uintah County
A man was arrested in Uintah County this month for the alleged theft of copper wire from well locations. According to...
UDOT Warns Of Significant Memorial Holiday Travel Delays On Certain Roads
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Great Places To Go Fishing Over Memorial Day Weekend And Free Fishing Day
Memorial Day weekend and Free Fishing Day are just around the corner, and if you are itching to get outdoors to enjoy...
Roosevelt City Mayor And Councilman Teach Local 5th Graders
5th grade students in Roosevelt City have received a hands-on learning experience about the operations of city...
Traffic Stop Leads To Felony Arrest For Trafficking Fentanyl
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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.
