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Man Arrested After Alarming Hotel Guests In Parking Lot
A man was arrested last week in Vernal after officers responded to calls in the early morning hours of a man with a glass tube pipe about the size of a baseball bat in the hotel parking lot brandishing weapons, talking about selling drugs, and displaying disturbing...
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Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
Man Arrested After Alarming Hotel Guests In Parking Lot
A man was arrested last week in Vernal after officers responded to calls in the early morning hours of a man with a glass tube pipe about the size of a baseball bat in the hotel parking lot brandishing weapons, talking about selling drugs, and displaying disturbing...
At Home In Vernal
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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 him. According to the Probable Cause Statement, on or about May 19th, in Uintah County, it was discovered that a Vernal man had produced child sexual...
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 Probable Cause, on May 16, Taylor Thorn along with Richard Nelson and Jesse Jones took a motor vehicle while they were at a gas station in Roosevelt....
Obituaries
Wilma O’Driscoll
Graveside services for Wilma Hayes O'Driscoll, age 92 of Myton, will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at the Strawberry Cemetery. A viewing will be held at the Gateway Senior Center (Gateway Senior Center has recently moved into the same building as...
Winifred (Smith) Pilling
Funeral services for Winni Pilling, wife of the late Larry Pilling, will be held Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 11:00AM at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. A visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday 9:45-10:45AM at the Funeral Home. Interment will...
Ray Lorainne Hadlock
Funeral services for Ray Lorainne Hadlock will be held Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:00pm at the Vernal Christian Church, 1845 W 750 S. Visitation for family and friends will be held that morning from 10:45am ~ 11:45am at the church. Interment will be in the Maeser...
Donald Horrocks
Graveside services for Donald McKowen Horrocks, age 69, of Roosevelt/Neola, will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Roosevelt Memorial Park. A viewing will be held that morning at the Hullinger Mortuary from 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
LeeRoy Danny Luna
A visitation for LeeRoy Danny Luna, age 74 of Vernal, the husband of Betty Luna, will be held Friday, March 21, 2024 from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Interment will take place at a later date.
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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.
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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.