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Man Who Made False Report Of Stolen Vehicle Gives Himself Away

Man Who Made False Report Of Stolen Vehicle Gives Himself Away

Jun 18, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A man whose vehicle had evaded the police in an early morning chase in May and claimed that the car had been stolen at that time, gave himself away rather quickly. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 24-year-old Dillan Avery was questioned about the vehicle running from police during a check in at the […]

Duchesne County Teen Enters Guilty Plea In Shooting Of Stepbrother

Duchesne County Teen Enters Guilty Plea In Shooting Of Stepbrother

Jun 17, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne County 16-year-old initially charged as an adult with 1st Degree Murder in the fatal shooting of his 14-year-old stepbrother has entered a Guilty plea to a lesser charge. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office reported that on September 22nd, 2024, deputies were dispatched to a report of a “family fight” that involved the discharge […]

Natural Resources Officer Found Justified In Shooting Armed Man

Natural Resources Officer Found Justified In Shooting Armed Man

Jun 16, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

An officer with the Department of Natural Resources was found legally justified in the April shooting of an armed suicidal man the officer had pulled over for reckless driving in Duchesne County. On April 15th, an “Attempt to Locate” was broadcast in the Uintah Basin after it was indicated that a potentially suicidal West Valley […]

Further Expansion Announced For Uintah Community Center Property

Further Expansion Announced For Uintah Community Center Property

Jun 13, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

Further expansion has been announced for the property surrounding the Uintah Community Center. Uintah Special Service District 1 made the announcement on Thursday that funding has officially been awarded for the construction of a new Indoor Sports Court Facility. “Since the original construction of the current Recreation Center in 2008, expansion for additional indoor court […]

Convicted Sex Offender Facing Additional Felony Charge Behind Bars

Convicted Sex Offender Facing Additional Felony Charge Behind Bars

Jun 12, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Duchesne County Jail inmate is facing a new Felony charge for actions repeatedly taken in the jail that constitutes Lewdness. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 42-year-old Michael Paul Nelder has been recorded on at least 4 occasions pleasuring himself knowingly in front of male and female deputies and not listening when commanded […]

Man On Meth Calls For Help, Claiming Wife Is Dying In A Ditch

Man On Meth Calls For Help, Claiming Wife Is Dying In A Ditch

Jun 11, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A man that called dispatch claiming that his wife had been murdered and her body was in a ditch was eventually arrested for making the false report. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, law enforcement and medical personnel responded to the Tridell area after the call on June 6th at 3:30am in which the […]

Man Enters Not Guilty Plea In 1972 Vernal Murder Case

Man Enters Not Guilty Plea In 1972 Vernal Murder Case

Jun 10, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

The man charged in the 1972 murder of Gregory Nickell entered a Not Guilty plea in court this week. 75-year-old Darrel Eugene Choate of Tooele was taken into custody on November 26th, 2024, by Uintah County Sheriff Detectives at a Salt Lake City hospital in what had been a 50-year-old cold case. Choate was 22 years […]

Carbon County Standoff Ends In Arrest

Carbon County Standoff Ends In Arrest

Jun 9, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

A standoff in Carbon County was assisted by multiple agencies on Friday, including the Utah County SWAT Team armored vehicles and Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter. According to the Price City Police Department, a collaborative effort between local, state, and neighboring law enforcement agencies was utilized in taking an individual safely into custody at […]

Duchesne County Man Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse Material Shared On KIK

Duchesne County Man Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse Material Shared On KIK

Jun 5, 2025 · Basin Now · News

A Duchesne County man was arrested on May 28th following local investigation of a cyber tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children taskforce. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a KIK app account tied back to 24-year-old Allen Russell Miller had been used to share Child Sexual Abuse Material showing pre-pubescent children being raped, […]

Uinta Basin Railway Private Investment Partner Proud To Support Project

Uinta Basin Railway Private Investment Partner Proud To Support Project

Jun 4, 2025 · Kristin Forbis · News

With the Supreme Court clearing the way for the Uinta Basin Railway, the project has now resumed key next steps, among which is the finalizing of construction plans and securing necessary financing. In a press release from the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition issued following the Supreme Court announcement, the project’s private investment partner shared eager […]

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Neola Area

Repeat DUI Offender Arrested In Neola Area

Jun 3, 2025 · Basin Now · News

Calls to dispatch of a reckless driver unable to maintain safe lane travel in the Neola area ended in arrest for a repeat DUI offender. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, 39-year-old Shane Sandy Sangster was traveling in a Chevy truck and a responding officer located the vehicle as it sat perpendicular in the […]