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Search Warrant Connected To South Jordan Shooting Issued In Duchesne County

Search Warrant Connected To South Jordan Shooting Issued In Duchesne County

Dec 29, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A search warrant issued in Duchesne County on Sunday brought a second suspect in a fatal South Jordan shooting into custody. The South Valley SWAT team traveled over 100 miles to the property where the suspect, 25-year-old Zachary Prescott, was located and brought into custody. Just the day before, the other suspect, 38-year-old Kevin Scarbourough, […]

Vernal Caretaker Charged in September 2025 Death of 3-Year-Old Child

Vernal Caretaker Charged in September 2025 Death of 3-Year-Old Child

Dec 24, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Vernal PD made the following announcement on Tuesday: On September 4th, 2025, Vernal City Police officers responded to a local residence following a report of an unresponsive 3-year-old male. The child was transported to the emergency room and later flown to a Wasatch Front hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Following his death, the […]

Flaming Gorge Drowning Victim Identified

Flaming Gorge Drowning Victim Identified

Dec 23, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

It’s a tragic ending after a man was reported missing last week after not returning from a trip to Flaming Gorge. KSL reports that 68-year-old Brad Flinders from Kamas was expected home on Thursday last week but had not been heard from. He had been camping and fishing out of the Lucerne Marina on Flaming […]

Heber Valley Corridor Draft EIS To Be Published January 7th

Heber Valley Corridor Draft EIS To Be Published January 7th

Dec 22, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Utah Department of Transportation will have new information next month on a project aimed at detouring heavy industrial traffic, much of which travels to and from the Uintah Basin, off of Highway 40 through the Heber Valley. The Heber Valley Corridor EIS began its NEPA overview and early scoping in Spring of 2020 followed […]

Uintah County Arrest Made For Aggravated Assault

Uintah County Arrest Made For Aggravated Assault

Dec 19, 2025 · Basin Now · News

Officers in Uintah County responding to a report of a possible domestic assault made an arrest after investigating the situation this week. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, neighbors heard someone screaming for help. The individual was able to get out of the house and officers located the possible victim running south on 2500 […]

Victim In Fatal Auto-Pedestrian Accident In Duchesne County Identified

Victim In Fatal Auto-Pedestrian Accident In Duchesne County Identified

Dec 18, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office has identified the pedestrian killed in the auto-pedestrian accident that happened in Duchesne County on Tuesday. The Sheriff’s Office updated their news release on Wednesday, stating, “On December 16th, deputies with the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian accident near the area of […]

Vehicle-Pedestrian Accident In Duchesne County

Vehicle-Pedestrian Accident In Duchesne County

Dec 17, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Law enforcement alerted the public of an accident on Tuesday evening encouraging travelers to avoid the area. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office shared around 10:00pm that first responders were currently on scene of a vehicle-pedestrian accident involving a 19-year-old man near 6387 South 12000 West in Duchesne County. The incident occurred [Tuesday] evening when the […]

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Fort Duchesne

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Fort Duchesne

Dec 16, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A man with a prior DUI was arrested earlier this month in Fort Duchesne on DUI. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer was driving when a vehicle allegedly rapidly approached from behind and began to pass the officer in the center turn lane before rapidly decelerating and pulling back into the travel […]

Duchesne County Registered Sex Offender Arrested Looking To Meet Up With Minor

Duchesne County Registered Sex Offender Arrested Looking To Meet Up With Minor

Dec 15, 2025 · Basin Now · News

The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office issued the following news release: On December 11th, 2025, detectives with the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office were conducting an undercover chat operation as members of the Internet Crimes Against Children(ICAC) taskforce. Detectives had become aware that an individual who was currently on the sex offender registry, and also on probation […]

Semi Pulls Down Power Pole After Catching Cable Line

Semi Pulls Down Power Pole After Catching Cable Line

Dec 12, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Power was knocked out and a portion of Main Street in Vernal was closed after an accident near 900 West Main Street on Thursday afternoon. According to Vernal PD, a semi was pulling out of a parking lot at around 3:30pm and the cargo trailer hit one of the lines above. This pulled the power pole […]

Local Children Add Magic To Nathan Pacheco Concert

Local Children Add Magic To Nathan Pacheco Concert

Dec 11, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Nathan Pacheco concert on Wednesday evening was a special event, especially for a group of local children who sang with Pacheco for two numbers in the concert. Heaven had a hand in how it all came together, according to local Amy Hartman who personally made the request to Nathan Pacheco to include children’s voices […]

Vernal Main Street Closed Near 1500 West Through December 18th

Vernal Main Street Closed Near 1500 West Through December 18th

Dec 10, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Main Street in Vernal near Kid’s Canal will be fully closed starting today as work is completed on the canal piping project. “A section of Main Street near 1500 West will be closed December 10th through December 18th for extensive work on the storm drain, culvert, and canal piping,” shares Vernal City. “Please plan for […]