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Man Requests Ambulance After Swallowing Bags Of Methamphetamine

Man Requests Ambulance After Swallowing Bags Of Methamphetamine

Jan 23, 2024 · Basin Now · News

One man quickly reconsidered a decision made at the moment police arrived at his location and instead requested medical attention. 29-year-old Dominic Walter Hendrickson was part of a group of people found trespassing at a residence in Roosevelt. Police were called by the property owner who reported that no one should be at the residence. […]

Uintah County Attorney’s Office Shares Caseload Data

Uintah County Attorney’s Office Shares Caseload Data

Jan 23, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Uintah County Attorney’s Office has provided a snapshot of cases processed by their office over the past 5 years which provides some insight into criminal trends in the community. In 2023, District Court received 928 cases containing 2,869 charges for the year while Juvenile Court had 201 cases containing 361 charges. This was an […]

Fentanyl Crisis Event Tonight; Rep. Curtis on Effect Of Illegal Border Crossings

Fentanyl Crisis Event Tonight; Rep. Curtis on Effect Of Illegal Border Crossings

Jan 23, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Fentanyl crisis is spreading across Utah, including the Uintah Basin. Representative John Curtis gave remarks during an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing last week on the Biden Administration’s border policies and their effect on Utah. Curtis shared that since January 2021, there have been 8 million illegal crossings nationwide and more than 6.7 million […]

Ashley National Forest Solicits Campground Concessionaire Proposals

Ashley National Forest Solicits Campground Concessionaire Proposals

Jan 23, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Ashley National Forest has announced to the public that they are seeking proposals for a concessionaire to provide management of 30 family and group campgrounds and one cabin and bunkhouse complex on the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and Ashley National Forest. One special use permit will be issued to begin in 2025. “The […]

Locals Attend Winter Fire School Over Weekend

Locals Attend Winter Fire School Over Weekend

Jan 23, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Locals attended a special training event in southern Utah over the weekend. The Duchesne Volunteer Fire Department shared that members of the Duchesne Fire Department attended the annual Utah Fire and Rescue Academy Winter Fire School held in Saint George on Friday and Saturday. They reported that it was a valuable training experience and another […]

Agreement Reached For 15 More Wolves As Part Of Colorado Reintroduction

Agreement Reached For 15 More Wolves As Part Of Colorado Reintroduction

Jan 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Friday that the Confederated Tribes of theColville Reservation will be a source for up to 15 more wolves for the Colorado graywolf reintroduction effort. The CPW announcement states that these wolves will becaptured during the capture season from December 2024 to March 2025. The agreementbetween the state of Colorado and […]

Employment Update

Employment Update

Jan 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for December 2023 increased an estimated 1.7percent across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 28,900jobs since December 2022. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,734,700. Theemployment update by county shows Daggett County employment at 339 which is aslight increase from the year prior. Duchesne County employment […]

Uintah Students Represent At All State Concerts Over Weekend At Abravanel Hall

Uintah Students Represent At All State Concerts Over Weekend At Abravanel Hall

Jan 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Two Uintah High School students represented the Uintah Basin over the weekend whileperforming in All State concerts at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City. Senior BreannaHelm performed with the Utah All State Band for her third consecutive year which is anextremely rare accomplishment. Junior Ryanna Baldwin performed for her first time inthe Utah All State […]

USU Project To Preserve Native American Histories

USU Project To Preserve Native American Histories

Jan 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

Utah State University has joined in a collaborative effort with other institutions in aproject to preserve Native American histories. To ensure the materials are accurate andculturally appropriate, the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art and the USU Librariesare working closely in collaboration with Native American educators and alumni fromIntermountain Indian School. “This digital collection will […]

FBI Warns Of Sextortion And Need To Educate And Protect Youth

FBI Warns Of Sextortion And Need To Educate And Protect Youth

Jan 22, 2024 · Kristin Forbis · News

The FBI is spreading a word of warning to parents, educators, caregivers, and children inUtah about the dangers of online activity, specifically of Sextortion. Sextortion involvesan offender coercing a minor to create and send sexually explicit images or video. Anoffender gets sexually explicit material from the child, then threatens to release thatcompromising material unless the […]

Man Attempts To Discard Fentanyl During Arrest

Man Attempts To Discard Fentanyl During Arrest

Jan 22, 2024 · Basin Now · News

A man arrested on outstanding warrants has new charges after he tried to discard drugsduring his arrest. 29-year-old Jonah Grant Betts was arrested on January 12th in UintahCounty and in the process threw tin foil containing Fentanyl and other drug materialsunder a chair. Betts has a prior drug distribution conviction and at least 2 priorconvictions […]