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Duchesne County Commission Sends Message To Congress On Permitting Reform

Duchesne County Commission Sends Message To Congress On Permitting Reform

Apr 24, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Duchesne County Commission is sending a message to Congress on the need for permitting reform as they announce their endorsement of the SPEED Act and any similar permitting reform legislation. The SPEED Act stands for Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development. “The stakes could not be higher – and the data bears that out,” […]

Repeat DUI Offender Receives Delayed Arrest In Uintah County

Repeat DUI Offender Receives Delayed Arrest In Uintah County

Apr 23, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A repeat DUI offender has new felony charges out of Uintah County. On April 16th, 48-year-old Alonzo Jim was arrested for failing to stop at command of a peace officer, interference with arresting officer, open container in vehicle, DUI with 2 or more prior convictions, driving on revoked license with qualifying circumstances, failure to install […]

First Physical Marker Of Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail To Be Installed

First Physical Marker Of Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail To Be Installed

Apr 22, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The first physical marker honoring the Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail is scheduled for installation this weekend at Strawberry Reservoir, marking the continued effort to memorialize the Buffalo Soldiers and their contributions. The Utah Cultural Site Stewardship program in recent years established the map of the Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail that covers 475 miles and shows […]

Burglary In Duchesne County; Public’s Help Requested

Burglary In Duchesne County; Public’s Help Requested

Apr 21, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The public’s help is requested following a burglary and theft in Duchesne County over the weekend. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release stating that they are currently investigating a burglary and theft that occurred on April 19th, in the morning hours near 6000 South 19750 West in Duchesne County. The suspect was […]

Bureau Of Reclamation Officially Announces Flaming Gorge Releases

Bureau Of Reclamation Officially Announces Flaming Gorge Releases

Apr 20, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Bureau of Reclamation has officially announced plans to prop up Lake Powell through releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The April 17th release states that in order to stabilize the system, Reclamation is moving quickly and initial plans include adding up to about 2.48 million acre feet of water to Lake Powell by moving water […]

Upcoming Flaming Gorge Releases; Working Group Meeting April 21

Upcoming Flaming Gorge Releases; Working Group Meeting April 21

Apr 17, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Flaming Gorge is once again set up to provide relief downstream to Lake Powell. While the Bureau of Reclamation has yet to make the official announcement, water stakeholders are reporting being told that releases from Flaming Gorge will likely near or exceed 1 million acre feet over the coming months, amounting to around a third […]

Compliance Check Leads To New Felony Charges

Compliance Check Leads To New Felony Charges

Apr 16, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A Duchesne County woman who was on parole has again been arrested and is facing additional felony charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers were conducting a compliance check at the residence of Heather Marron in Bluebell when an officer observed a glass pipe with burnt residue in plain view. A search warrant […]

2026 Uintah County Republican Convention Results

2026 Uintah County Republican Convention Results

Apr 15, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Uintah County GOP Nominating Convention was held last night at the Uintah Conference Center where Republican Party delegates from across the county voted for the candidates to represent the Republican Party on the 2026 election ballot. Steve Labrum for Sheriff was unopposed. Nathan Rawlings for Uintah County Attorney was the Convention winner with 87% […]

Roosevelt Restricts Public Restroom Hours Due To Vandalism

Roosevelt Restricts Public Restroom Hours Due To Vandalism

Apr 14, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Roosevelt City announced Monday some changes as a result of recent vandalism. “Due to damage and vandalism happening at our public restrooms during daylight hours, we will be closing all public restrooms between 2:30pm to 5pm each day,” shares the announcement. “Roosevelt Police is working on finding those responsible for the damages. Until they have […]

Flaming Gorge Draw Down Proposed; Upper Basin Governors Issue Statement

Flaming Gorge Draw Down Proposed; Upper Basin Governors Issue Statement

Apr 13, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Governors of the Upper Division States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming have joined together to issue the following statement regarding the proposed draw down of Flaming Gorge and other upper basin reservoirs: “This is an unprecedented year on the Colorado River, and likely will be one of the worst on record. A […]

Graffiti Artist Charged With Additional Case Of Vandalism

Graffiti Artist Charged With Additional Case Of Vandalism

Apr 10, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A local who was arrested and charged for Graffiti and Criminal Trespass last month is facing a new charge as evidence has tied him with additional vandalism. 37-year-old Vincent Scott Webb was arrested last month for graffiti and damage inside the fenced area of the baseball diamonds in the Vernal City Park as well as […]

USDA Announces Finalizing Of NEPA Reform

USDA Announces Finalizing Of NEPA Reform

Apr 9, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on April 7th that regulatory reform to NEPA has been finalized. This Final Rule adopts the changes introduced in the Interim Final Rule published on July 3, 2025, which consolidated seven agency-specific NEPA regulations into a single, department-wide framework, reducing the overall volume of regulations by 66 percent. “NEPA […]