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KNEU 1250The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office had a very special guest on Tuesday to kick off a new program aimed at keeping community members safe. Project Lifesaver is a search and rescue program used around the globe by public safety agencies that utilizes cutting edge technology to locate its participating members who are typically “at risk” individuals prone to wandering off.
The Duchesne County Jail is the latest to join the trend of installing video visitation kiosks for inmates to use to visit with friends and family. According to the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, the kiosks were expected to be installed by July 15th and the new system eliminates the need for an inmate’s family and friends to travel to the jail for a visit. Commander of the Duchesne County Jail Lt. Travis Givens explains that regular in-person visits are still an option but in-person visits will eventually be phased out.
A fire in Gusher has left a family without a home and all their possessions. According to the Uintah Basin Interagency Fire Center, the South Gusher Fire was called in at 2:49pm. Responding agencies included Lapoint, Roosevelt, and Avalon with resources also coming from the State of Utah, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Land Management. Uintah County Fire Marshal Jeremy Raymond reports that crews arrived on scene to find multiple trailers, vehicles, ATVs, equipment, and a home on fire.
Local stores, restaurants, hotels, and baseball diamonds are full of young baseball stars and their families this week thanks to the 11U Cal Ripken Pacific Southwest Regional Baseball Tournament being hosted by Vernal Youth Baseball.
The beauty, grace and speed of hummingbirds is always something to behold but we are still learning about them. DWR biologists are teaming up with Bureau of Land Management and Utah State Parks to learn what they can about the migration patterns of hummingbirds.
A crash involving a semi truck and a passenger car resulted in tragedy on Saturday evening near Strawberry Reservoir. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a white Kenworth semi truck pulling two tankers was traveling eastbound on Highway 40 around 7:40pm near Mile Marker 40 while a gray Honda Accord had been traveling northbound on Strawberry Road.
The #HealthRocks challenge has inspired many locals to get out into nature and while most of the prize rocks have been found, the best is still out there. Vernal City and the Active Healthy Lifestyles Committee joined up with ‘Vernal Rocks (Official)’ for the #HealthRocks contest where painted rocks from local businesses have been hidden along popular local trails and those who find the rocks receive prizes!
The PRCA was quick to acknowledge a special win at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo that took place over the weekend at Western Park in Vernal. Roosevelt cowboy Rhen Richard won the tie-down roping competition at the rodeo, a success that he hopes to build upon. “It’s been a rough couple of weeks,” shared Richard in the PRCA ProRodeo.com highlight.
Officials are assessing the damage of a road north of Rifle that was discovered Friday morning to have an entire lane crumbled away. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, Highway 325 was closed on Friday north of Rifle at Mile Post 7 after road damage was reported on the northbound lane.
A unique local event this week will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were the first humans to land on the moon on July 20th, 1969. Perhaps most memorable was the moment Armstrong took his first step on the moon and stated, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Once something hits the internet it becomes virtually impossible for it to be deleted. This is dangerous on its own but it has taken on a new life in the form of a crime still unheard of by some, that being the crime of sextortion.
As more and more crimes take place or gain validity utilizing the internet, the office of the Utah Attorney General reminds the public of internet safety measures. Be sure to share with care, there is no delete button to the internet.