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Wyoming Man Charged With Rape In Uintah County

Wyoming Man Charged With Rape In Uintah County

Jun 15, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A Wyoming man is facing a very serious charge in Uintah County for an act that allegedly occurred in Uintah County in March. According to the Probable Cause Statement, 21-year-old Owen David Leseberg of Pinedale, Wyoming, allegedly picked up a 16-year-old female from her place of employment and took her to a hotel room in […]

Employment Report

Employment Report

Jun 12, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Department of Workforce Services reports that Utah’s nonfarm payroll employment for April 2026 increased an estimated 0.6% across the past 12 months, with the state’s economy adding a cumulative 11,100 jobs since April 2025. Utah’s current job count stands at 1,781,800. Daggett County showed slight growth from a year prior with total employment listed as […]

Sage Energy Partners Announces Recovery After Geopolitical Cyber Incident

Sage Energy Partners Announces Recovery After Geopolitical Cyber Incident

Jun 11, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Sage Energy Partners/Sage Water Resources(SWR) issued a press release on Wednesday, announcing that their Duchesne location had been the target of a geopolitical cyber incident in the spring and that they have now recovered and completed a comprehensive security hardening of its automation system. The press release shares that on March 15, SWR detected unauthorized […]

Book Cliffs Land Focus Of $30 Million Proposed Sale

Book Cliffs Land Focus Of $30 Million Proposed Sale

Jun 10, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

A hot spot for hunting and fishing enthusiasts is the topic of a major proposed sale that is said will preserve public access. A sale of 50,000 acres of land in the Book Cliffs is being explored in a potential $30 million sale by the Utah Trust Lands Administration to the Utah Division of Wildlife […]

Vernal Man Sentenced To Prison For Cyberstalking

Vernal Man Sentenced To Prison For Cyberstalking

Jun 9, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A Vernal man has been sentenced in a case investigated by the FBI. United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced on Monday that 22-year-old Jonas D. Saunders, of Vernal, was sentenced on June 4th, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for one count of cyberstalking and one count of using a telecommunications device to abuse, […]

Man Arrested For Aggravated Assault In Roosevelt City

Man Arrested For Aggravated Assault In Roosevelt City

Jun 8, 2026 · Basin Now · News

Officers responded to a welfare check in Roosevelt leading them to an alleged victim of an assault. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, the victim was reluctant to speak. Officers were able to observe that the victim had a laceration across the bridge of their nose, and numerous bruises on their right forearm and […]

North Carolina Signature Gatherer Avoids Jail Time For Fraud In Uintah County

North Carolina Signature Gatherer Avoids Jail Time For Fraud In Uintah County

Jun 5, 2026 · Basin Now · News

The North Carolina man who was charged, arrested, and released for forging signatures in Uintah County for the Proposition 4 ballot initiative has accepted a plea deal and will avoid jail time. Between December 30, 2025, and January 19, 2026, Chadwick Kluttz was in Uintah County gathering signatures as an employee of a signature gathering […]

Uintah County Traffic Stop Ends In Arrest For Meth And Prohibited Weapon

Uintah County Traffic Stop Ends In Arrest For Meth And Prohibited Weapon

Jun 4, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A traffic stop conducted on a vehicle with a Colorado license plate ended in arrest on May 29th in Uintah County. The Affidavit of Probable Cause states that during the stop, a records check of the vehicle VIN showed the vehicle registration had expired, and there was no insurance associated with the vehicle. A records […]

Vernal Woman Arrested For DUI After Ramming Ex-Boyfriend’s Car

Vernal Woman Arrested For DUI After Ramming Ex-Boyfriend’s Car

Jun 3, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A woman was arrested in Vernal for DUI and reckless driving after allegedly crashing into her ex’s vehicle and hitting it multiple times, all with 2 young children in the vehicle with her. On May 31, officers responded to a call of a hit-and-run in which a parked vehicle received significant damage. There were witnesses […]

Truck Driver Charged In 2025 Deadly Green River Tunnel Fire That Killed Three

Truck Driver Charged In 2025 Deadly Green River Tunnel Fire That Killed Three

Jun 2, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A semi truck driver is facing felony charges, including Aggravated Homicide, connected to the massive deadly pileup and fire that involved 26-vehicles on February 14, 2025, in the westbound Green River tunnel on Wyoming’s Interstate 80. According to court documents, 24-year-old Riaz Ahmad Noori is charged with 1 count of Aggravated Assault and Battery and […]

Lapoint Woman Arrested After Dealing Meth With Minors In The Home

Lapoint Woman Arrested After Dealing Meth With Minors In The Home

Jun 1, 2026 · Basin Now · News

On April 24th in Uintah County, law enforcement executed a search warrant on a residence in Lapoint, leading to arrest. According to the Probable Cause Statement, during a search of Gayl Rasmussen’s residence, a container of methamphetamine and multiple pipes were located. Additionally, a THC vape pen, a small scale, and containers and baggies used […]