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Slow Down: Investigators Determine Speeding Remains Leading Cause Of Crashes

Slow Down: Investigators Determine Speeding Remains Leading Cause Of Crashes

Mar 3, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

It’s time everyone on the road take a deep breath and just slow down. Colorado State Patrol investigated over 500 fatal and injury crashes that involved a speeding driver and the problem goes beyond just Colorado. Speeding reduces reaction time; makes it harder to handle turns, curves, and emergencies; extends stopping distances; and increases the […]

Vernal City Launches Community Wellbeing Survey

Vernal City Launches Community Wellbeing Survey

Mar 2, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Do you have 10 minutes to help shape Vernal’s next 10 years? Vernal City’s Community Wellbeing Survey is now open and your feedback is needed and wanted. “This short, mobile-friendly survey gathers insight on resident wellbeing, community priorities, growth, housing, public safety, economic opportunity, and overall quality of life,” shares Vernal City. “In previous survey […]

BLM Opens Public Comment Period On Upcoming Lease Sale

BLM Opens Public Comment Period On Upcoming Lease Sale

Mar 2, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Bureau of Land Management announced the opening of a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans for the upcoming sale of oil and gas leases. The announcement states that the sale will include 39 oil and gas parcels totaling 54,114 acres in Utah and the comment period ends March 30th. The […]

UBTech Students Come Together For Skills Showcase Event

UBTech Students Come Together For Skills Showcase Event

Mar 2, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

150 UBTech students came together last month at the Roosevelt campus to compete across 8 skill-based categories at the annual UBTech Student Showcase. Area businesses participate as judges, prize sponsors, and subject-matter experts, providing students with valuable feedback and real-world insight into their chosen fields. “It was an honor to participate in the Showcase and […]

Museum Of Uintah County Hosting Wish Wall For U.S. 250th Anniversary

Museum Of Uintah County Hosting Wish Wall For U.S. 250th Anniversary

Mar 2, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Museum of Uintah County has a special way it’s inviting the community to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States. All are encouraged to stop by the museum and add a personal wish to the Wish Wall, a nationwide initiative capturing Americans’ hopes and dreams for the future. “I’m excited to learn what […]

Project Authorizations In Uintah Basin

Project Authorizations In Uintah Basin

Mar 2, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The BLM issued several authorizations on Friday, including two in the Uintah Basin. First, the BLM authorized 5 new oil wells for the Evelyn Project in Duchesne County. The record of decision authorizes Fourpoint Resources to drill five oil wells from a well pad on private land about 4 miles northeast of Myton. Second, the […]

Senator Curtis Statement On Strikes In Iran

Senator Curtis Statement On Strikes In Iran

Mar 2, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Senator John Curtis released the following statement on the U.S. and Israel strikes in Iran: “For decades, Iran’s regime has acted as a destabilizing force—arming terrorist proxies, mass slaughtering its own people, and pursuing nuclear capabilities with explicit intent to destroy Israel and America. They have targeted and killed Americans abroad and are actively attempting […]

Uintah High Senior A National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Uintah High Senior A National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Feb 27, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

A Uintah student is a finalist in a prestigious scholarship competition. Uintah High senior Rykan Hacking has been selected as a finalist for a National Merit Scholarship. “Students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test,” shares the announcement. “Each year, about 15,000 finalists are selected from the […]

Randlett Man Facing Felony Charges OF Theft And Forgery

Randlett Man Facing Felony Charges OF Theft And Forgery

Feb 27, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A Randlett man is facing felony charges of theft and forgery after allegedly depositing life insurance settlement checks that did not belong to him. According to the Probable Cause Statement, “between April 2024 and September 2025, Redd ‘Rock’ Serawop knowingly and intentionally intercepted at least 10 structured settlement checks totaling $13,500 dollars belonging to his […]

Knowingly Helping Stabbing Suspect Results In Charge For Uintah County Man

Knowingly Helping Stabbing Suspect Results In Charge For Uintah County Man

Feb 27, 2026 · Basin Now · News

There are consequences for knowingly helping or harboring a person being searched for and under investigation for a crime as one Vernal man recently learned. The Probable Cause Statement explains that on September 30th in Uintah County, the man knowingly engaged in deceptive conduct and provided assistance to a suspect under investigation of committing an […]

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