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Baggie Of Fentanyl Pills Discovered Inside Vehicle During Traffic Stop
A man was arrested on Tuesday after his vehicle was searched during a traffic stop near 4800 South 1500 East after crossing out of Duchesne County into Uintah County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, upon approaching the vehicle, the officer observed that...
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Baggie Of Fentanyl Pills Discovered Inside Vehicle During Traffic Stop
A man was arrested on Tuesday after his vehicle was searched during a traffic stop near 4800 South 1500 East after crossing out of Duchesne County into Uintah County. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, upon approaching the vehicle, the officer observed that...
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Operation Dry Water To Increase Patrols On The Water
Everyone knows there are consequences for DUI, Driving Under The Influence, but did you know that Boating Under The Influence, BUI, is also illegal? A national campaign is focused on educating boaters and increasing on-the-water patrols and enforcement as part of...
Cruz Robb Wins Title At National Junior High Finals Rodeo
A young cowboy from the Uintah Basin is already climbing the ladder to success within the national rodeo scene. Cruz Robb is the Chute Dogging World Champion following the National Junior High Finals Rodeo held this summer. This is hardly a surprise to those that are...
Obituaries
Kaleb James Spaulding
Funeral services for Kaleb James Spaulding, age 46, of Vernal, husband of Tamara Batty Spaulding will be held Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 12:00PM at the Ashley 3rd Ward LDS Chapel (235 East 600 South). A visitation for family and friends will be held Friday evening from...
Shaun Galen Oaks
Funeral services for Shaun Galen Oaks, age 59, the son of Gaylynn and Lila Oaks, will be held Friday, May 8, 2026 at 1:00PM at the Maeser 7th Ward Chapel (2745 West 1000 North). A visitation for family and friends will be held Friday 11:30-12:30PM at the Church....
Belva Garner
Funeral services for Belva Elaine Garner, age 93, of Roosevelt, will be held on Monday, May 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Roosevelt East Stake Center. A viewing will be held that morning from 9:30 - 10:30. Burial will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park. Services under...
Dan Hill Richens
Graveside Services for Dan Hill Richens, age 90 of Vernal, will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 11 am at the Vernal Memorial Park with a viewing held Monday, May 4th 2026 from 6-8 PM at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Friends may meet at the Cemetery Tuesday.Services...
Carolyn Walker
Funeral Services for Carolyn Walker, age 87, will be held Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:30am at Vernal 1st Ward LDS Chapel (475 West 100 South). Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm at Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home and...
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Community Spotlight
The Uintah Basin hosts thousands of visitors during the summer months for recreation and community events. Evans Family Media has shared a special highlight about a father-son duo that traveled from Oklahoma to Vernal for the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. Check out the feature story about professional rodeo photographer Jake Brake Hodnett and his father Jim, shared on Feature Story: Guts, Glory, And Another Kind Of Rodeo Dream
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Accuttoroop To Stand Trial For Child Abuse Homicide
The caretaker charged for the death of a child last fall in Vernal City has been ordered to stand trial. 51-year-old...
Dinosaur National Monument Announces Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Dinosaur National Monument has announced that Stage 1 fire restrictions have been implemented, starting this Friday,...
UBTech And Big 4 Services Announce New Scholarship Partnership
Uintah Basin Technical College and Big 4 Services, LLC have announced a new scholarship partnership. The announcement...
Uintah County Preliminary Election Results
Preliminary election results have been reported for the 2026 Primary Election. Uintah County reported a 38% voter...
Former Uintah County Corrections Officer Sentenced
A former Uintah County corrections officer was sentenced last week in 8th District Court for a conviction tied to...
Fatal Semi Crash In Duchesne County
A fatal semi crash took place in Duchesne County last week. According to Utah Highway Patrol, on June 19 at...
Vernal City Water Conservation Report
Vernal City continues to monitor water conditions and is seeing decreased use among residents. Vernal City...
Senator Curtis On Passage Of Housing Affordability Bill
Senator John Curtis had a lot to say following the Senate’s passage of the 21st Century Renewing Opportunity in the...
Uintah Teacher’s Painting Selected For National Juried Exhibition
Artwork by Uintah art teacher Chris Manwaring has been selected for an annual juried exhibition. Uintah High School...
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.