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Two Arrested In Moffat County During Bonnie And Clyde Crime Spree
Responding to a call of a panhandler bothering multiple shoppers, a lieutenant with the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office helped put an end to a multi-state Bonnie and Clyde style crime spree this month. The lieutenant spoke with the woman and gave her a few dollars....
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Find all the accurate information you need about local news and events from one convenient, trustworthy source
Two Arrested In Moffat County During Bonnie And Clyde Crime Spree
Responding to a call of a panhandler bothering multiple shoppers, a lieutenant with the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office helped put an end to a multi-state Bonnie and Clyde style crime spree this month. The lieutenant spoke with the woman and gave her a few dollars....
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Local News
Senator Curtis FIRE SMART Act Aims To Help Rural Areas
As a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator John Curtis is part of a team that introduced the FIRE SMART Act, aimed to help rural areas like the Uintah Basin. Thursday’s release from Curtis’ office shares that the legislation would help build...
Utah DWR Acquires Book Cliffs Roadless Area Property As Wildlife Management Area
The purchase is final of a roughly 50,000-acre parcel of land in the roadless area of the Book Cliffs. The Division of Wildlife Resources issued an announcement that the purchase officially finalized on Thursday and the land will become part of an existing DWR...
Obituaries
Dean Merkley
Funeral Service for Dean Merkley, age 91 of Vernal, the husband of Twila Ann Merkley, will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12 noon at the Rockpoint LDS Chapel (2575 North 1500 West ).Viewings will be Friday 6-8 pm at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Saturday...
Marilyn Margaret (Watson) Gibbons
Funeral services for Marilyn Margaret Watson Gibbons, age 76, the wife of Leland Gibbons, will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12Noon at the Maeser Stake Center (2745 West 1000 North). Viewing and visitation for family and friends will be held Friday evening from...
Kenneth Kirk Santio
Funeral services for Kirk Santio, age 51, of Ft. Duchesne will be held on Tuesday, June 11th at 10:00 AM at the Hullinger Mortuary. Midnight and Sunrise Prayer's will be held at his home on LaMesa Drive.Burial in the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery. Services under the...
Tracy Jay Williams
Funeral services for Tracy Jay Williams, age 71, of Bluebell, the husband of Lori Cox Williams, will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Altamont Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There will be a viewing at the...
Kathy Jo (Powell) Quinto
Funeral services for Kathy Jo Quinto, age 64 of Vernal, the wife of Jose Quinto, will be held Monday June 10th at 12:00pm at the Ashley Valley Spanish Ward LDS Chapel (150 South Aggie BLVD). Visitation for family and friends will be held that morning from 10:00am ~...
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It’s hard to believe but it’s Back To School time! TriCounty Health Department
is hosting a Back To School Vaccine Clinic at the Uintah Middle School on Tuesday, August 18th from 5 to 6:30pm. Typically school vaccines are required for Kindergarten and 6th grade students.
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Driver Arrested After Allegedly Traveling 100mph Through Vernal Downtown
Traveling at 100 mph in a 45 mph zone will attract attention and for one driver heading west through downtown Vernal...
Woman Charged With Child Abuse Homicide Had Been Caretaker For 6 Weeks
Vernal Police issued a press release last week on the arrest of 50-year-old Angela Accuttoroop who was booked into...
Safe Celebrating Urged While Ringing In 2026
Local law enforcement have a message for all as we say farewell to 2025 and ring in 2026: Make safety the top...
2026 Election Candidacy Filing Dates Open This Friday
The opportunity to run for office in 2026 begins with the candidacy filing which opens this Friday. In both Duchesne...
Dinosaurland Cornhole Classic Coming Up
January is a tough month for many so thankfully there are fun local events to help battle the winter blues. The...
Vernal Man Sentenced For 2024 Attempted Aggravated Murder Of Vernal Officer
The 8th District courtroom in Vernal was full of uniformed officers on Tuesday, there in support of their fellow...
Input Invited On Northwest Pipeline’s New Daggett Compressor Station
The time to give input is now for a Wild Trail Project proposed by Northwest Pipeline in Daggett County. Northwest has...
Rural Utah Receives Funding To Modernize Care
The Uintah Basin and other rural areas of Utah are eligible for help aimed at modernizing health care across the...
Registration For Self Defense Classes Opens This Week
If you’re a woman and learning self defense is among your goals for 2026, an opportunity is coming up to help you...
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.
